Treatment

According to the CDC, a person diagnosed at the age of 20 who does not take proper medication will have an approximate lifespan of 32 years. In comparison, a person who is diagnosed with HIV and does take the proper medications will have an approximate lifespan of 71 years. This is while taking into consideration that the average lifespan for a person without HIV is 79 years. CDC also reports that approximately 14% of people with HIV have never been diagnosed and only 40% of the population of people living with HIV have received the proper medical care in terms of medication and treatments to protect themselves and their partners. In addition, only 76% of all HIV patients under treatment have been able to obtain viral suppression. 
Patients who are diagnosed with HIV are put on antiretroviral therapy (ART) medications. Although there is no cure available for HIV, there are medications offered to suppress it and allow for a normal lifestyle. Taking these antiretroviral medications as prescribed allows for the amount of HIV in the blood (the viral low) to remain low and for CD4 cell count to increase. Obtaining viral suppression results from a low viral load or HIV amount in the bloodstream and per the CDC, this is considered as less than 200 copies of HIV per milliliter of blood. Missing dosages of medications or simply not complying with the medications will result in more weakening of the immune system and can lead to faster development of AIDS. If you currently live with HIV, if you obtain viral suppression, then your partner can be saved from obtaining the disease sexually. This also applies to pregnant mothers who can reduce the risk of transmission to their baby to >1% by taking the medication as prescribed during the pregnancy according to the CDC. Taking the medications regularly as prescribed will also result in a higher chance for the medications to be successful in suppressing HIV.
The ART medications have had several recorded symptoms according to the CDC including nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty sleeping, mouth dryness, headache, rash, dizziness or fatigue, and pain.