Hi,
I had gay anal sex with an anonymous person, but the condom broke, so I went to an ER and was prescribed PEP (Truvuda and Isentress). The pharmacist told me that I have to be extremely meticulous about taking the pills on time (Truvuda every 24 hours at around 7:30pm, and Isentress every 12 hours at both 7:30pm and 7:30am.
I set my alarm for 7:30am to take the Isentress.
Hi, after being exposed to HIV 15 days ago, I'm on day 14 of PEP (Truvada & Isentress). I wonder if facial lipoatrophy (sunken cheeks, temples, eyes, etc) can develop as early as two weeks of being taking these meds. I'm a male model and I make a living of my face. Last week I was fired from 3 photo-shoots in a row. I don't know if I'm really experiencing facial fat waste, or if my face just reflects all the emotional distress I've been through for the past 2 weeks.
Sorry, let me clarify, there was another exposure prior, about 3 months before, the one with warranted PEP that worried me, I found out in this process more about the girl which turnd out to be an escort. Could I trust a negative hiv test after 2 truvadas and 3 isentress?
You had an unquantifiable risk but if the other guy tested negative and always uses a condom the odds might be good that he is negative anyway. Can you contact him to find what test he used and if there was any unprotected anal or vaginal from the beginning of his window until your encounter? Oral sex is not a risk for HIV so you can ignore if that happened.
There is a 28 day window for a duo test and you will have to wait until the PEP is completed before your 28 window starts.
It will have no effect on PEP.
Looking at your other thread, you were at lower risk than you think. Even without PEP, your risk of catching HIV in this situation was probably no higher than 1 in a couple hundred -- that's the average risk from receptive anal (bottom) with a known infected partner. If your partner's story of low viral load was true, your risk was even lower.
Don't get me wrong: PEP was the right thing to do.
Same thing happened to me and my doctor told me at least they knew i could get pregnant so dont worry you will. Its sad i would cry so much but i had a little girl after that shes about to be 3 and now I'm expecting another one. I cant lie im scared after that first miscarriage but im staying positive and hoping for the best.
My husband and I just got into a huge argument because he accidentally threw away my baby girls ultrasound pictures. I had them in an envelope because I was taking them to work to show people, and he mistakenly thought it was trash while he was cleaning and threw them out. Unfortunately the garbage man has already come and gone so they are definitely gone. Of course I was upset, but I didn't get angry with him because mistakes happen.
My parents doesn't know I'm pregnant yet I've been scared to tell them especially my dad. But me and my boyfriend found a house and are moving in togather I told parents about the house and that I wanna move with him. And my dad's response was that I'm gonna get pregnant and be his biggest disappointment. This totally just crushed me now I don't even wanna tell him about his little grandson at all.
I had a sexual encounter and they have put me on truvada and isentress for 4 weeks. It is one week over but I have very bad stomach. I usually have a chronic gastritis due to helyco bacter that I have not managed so far to get rid of.
My doctor said I could take Nexium 20 which is my usual medication for this matter but to try no to take it everyday beacaus of interaction with isentress but he is gone on vacation now and I have a really upset stomach and I dont know what to do.
It is one Truavada and two Isentress a day. I am really scared about the side effects and I am wondering if I should continue taking the pills.
So, far I have had no side effects what so ever, so I'm wondering what the pills are doing.
I had sex with a guy on Sunday and he didn't ejaculate at all. I believe he let his dick get limp and then withdrew from me. Once he withdrew, there was no condom on his penis and he said that it came off while he was removing his penis from my vagina.
Sometimes in the heat of passion. Condoms can be forgotten.
I was in a one-car accident on April 18. I was placed in an Aspen Collar (for about 3-months), dislocated a shoulder and broke three-ribs. I blacked out prior to the accident and have no memory of anything strange or any unusual feelings prior to blacking out. The original angiogram and x-rays also show degenerative disks C5,-C6 & C7. Could this be the problem.? The doctors tell me my injuries will heal themselves but we need to find out why I blackout out.
Hello - I understand that oral with a person who is HIV+ is low risk, but would it be a good idea to take PEP anyway? My concern is the side effects of the Isentress and Truvada combination. I have the medication, but if infection is very highly unlikely, I think I shouldn't. Friends are telling me not to worry and doctor says it is up to me (which I know). Opinions?
m taking Truvada and Isentress for the last 17 days and today I got another possible exposure in the form of a needle stick injury, ive been so stressed I have not be able to work correctly and now have a panicing fear of hiv thinking I will step on needles or be stuck by some crazy person walking in the street.
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