Hollywood was in shock after actor Charlie Sheen came forward about having HIV. He's faced a tremendous amount of backlash. However, the actor is determined to get better and has been seeking treatment ever since.

People reports that The Two and a Half Men appeared on The Dr. Oz Show to announce that he's leaving for Mexico to find an alternative treatment and will be going off his meds in the process.

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"I've been off my meds for about a week now. Am I risking my life? Sure. So what? I was born dead. That part of it doesn't phase me at all," Sheen explained.

After getting in touch with a Dr. Sam Chachoua - who is not licensed to practice in the U.S., Sheen is reportedly back on his meds after seeing the Mexican doctor.

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 "Charlie is back on his meds. He tried a cure from a doctor in Mexico but the minute the numbers went up, he started taking his medicine," Sheen's manager Mark Burg tells said.

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