I am eating zidovudine and lamivudine !and I am a smoker so i just wanna know smoke will influence medicine or not?
After investigation, the doctor prescribed PEP for 28 days. The tablet name is DUOVIR (Lamivudine 150MG/Zidovudine 300 mg). The doctor told to take "half tablet" in the morning and "1 full tablet" in the night.
When I read the leaflet inside the tablet, it is written that it should be given to adults or children over 12 years of age. It is mentioned that it should not be given to children below 12 years of age.
My son is 7 years old. I don't know what to do?
When I realized of him diagnosis, I went to a doctor who gave me profilaxis about 18 hours post-exposure with lamivudine-zidovudine. At 24 hours post-exposure, I received Efavirenz, but at 36 hours post-exposure my regimen was changed with ritonavir-lopinavir. My question is : What is my overall risk of acquiring HIV, taking in consideration all that I have described above?.
Thank you very much in advance.
I performed oral sex on a guy that I later found out has HIV. I certainly swallowed a bit of his cum during the oral sex and the next day discovered he is taking Atripla (medicine for hiv treatment which is said to reduce the viral load to undectable in most cases).
I freaked out and bought lamivudine/zidovudine 150/300mg as a preventive measure (I'm travelling so that was my option). What are my risks? Am I overreacting?
my regimen was Zidovudine+Lamivudine+Aluvia, i mean, i missed one dose of Zidovudine+Lamivudine+Aluvia...you mean I should add one dose more on the end?
1 - would PEP be effective even if the source has a high viral load?
2 - After the 28 days, can I drink alcohol?
Thank you very much in advance, I am quite distressed about it.
Dear Doctor
I am straight male 28 years old. On may 20, I had one possible exposure with involve with broken condom with KTV girl in Cambodia. I asked the girl about her HIV status she replied to me, "I want you feel scary for couple months". I told my friend about incident then he went to ask the girl to test and it came back negative. 12 hours after incident I was prescribed PEP for a month.
sir,
i went to prostitute and used condom while doing sex with her. at that time on my right hand's middle finger, there is a 24 hour old small abrasion of 1cmx1cm which was not bleed, and i removed the condom with my right hand. then i feared that the hiv virus may enter through the abrasion. i don't know whether she had hiv or not. at the 14th hour of that exposure i started PEP with zidovudine and lamivudine. on 15th day of PEP course, i missed two doses and then completed in 28 days.
combivir is adeqaute depending on your risk, most doctors prescribe this, it is the standard regimen, it consists of 2 drugs, lamivudine and zidovudine. PEp is a combination of 2 or 3 drugs which can reduce the chances of hiv infection by up to 85%. If you want more u can get more, but in most low risk encounters like yours combivir works just fine.
t trust him so i reffered to an STI clinic and doctor prescribed PEP for me. drugs were consist of zidovudine + lamivudine that i should have take twice a day. i should say that i started my PEP after 60 hours post probable exposure. after 5 days taking the pills i experienced fatigue and dizziness and discomfort so that i couldn't tolerate people around. it faded after 1.
m a 26 yr old male and had a supposed exposure to HIV (insertive vaginal sex) on January 4, 2008. Following which I had started with PEP, Zidovudine 300 mg + Lamivudine 150 mg, for 6 weeks. The PEP started within 36 - 48 hours of exposure. Since, I couldn't afford to the expensive PCR tests, I decided to wait for 3 months after completion of PEP to go for an ELISA test. Today, June 17, 2008 I had given the sample for testing and will have the results by tomorrow.
s assume that my PEP treatment was needed. Currently I am taking lamivudine zidovudine teva tablets - lamivudine (150 mg) and zidovudine (300 mg). I started the treatment 29 hours post-exposure.
Is this a good treatment?
How efficient will this treatment be in preventing a possible HIV infection?
Thank you...
I saw a dr and he put me on a regimen of pep due to the risk of hiv in the phillipino sex worker population. This regimens is lamivudine/zidovudine. After reading through these forums I am concerned that I am using pep when it isn't needed. I have been on this for two weeks so far. Should I stop or continue the pep? Was pep warranted? Could the reasons listed make me a higher risk. Anyone's help is appreciated.
I was concerned so started PEP within 42 hours of the incident and plan to complete the 4 weeks. The PEP program is a combination of Lamivudine/zidovudine.
Realistically, what is the probability of contracting HIV on the basis of less than 10 second contact with normal vaginal secretions? She did not have any herpes or other lesions. I have tested negative for other STD's.
Please advise. When and what tests should i do to check for HIV.
I searched internet and found that a combination of zidovudine 300mg and lamivudine twice daily is used for PEP. Three days later (around 80 hours by that time) I anyway started taking this medicine. After two and a half day of taking medicine, I started feeling uncomfortable (I guess the side effects) and out of frustration went for lab test this was on the seventh day after th exposure. I tested negative. But I know that window period may be much longer. I am very much worried.
Hello Doc, am 28yrs Male from Africa Uganda,8 days ago i got sexually involved with a girl of 19yrs we used a condom for most of the intercourse but before i climaxed my condom broke at bottom tip, am not sure how long i lasted their in her virgina after my condom broke cos i was drunk but it was around 5 mins when i realized my penis head was not covered i did not continue sex stoped there and i did not cum cos i got scared right away ,then the following day i took her to test and she turned ou
11,12am), I take hiv block drugs from doctor, these drugs are Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets , Aluvia (Lopinavir and Ritonavir Tablets) and Lamivudine Tablets. I have take these drugs for 28 days (until 2013.10.8),at 2013.10.9(1 day after taking drugs) , I have take a HIV Duo or Combo (4th generation) test and the result is negative .
so, I want to know
1. Could these drugs delay the hiv window period , so that the combo tese was not correct?
2.
it has been post 36hrs of exposure and i am planning to take a pep called zidolam--lamivudine 150 mg, zidovudine 300 mg. what are my chances of it being helpful, the escort i have spoken to who has told me she has been tested a month before(my paranoia here causes disbelief) and assures me she is clean! i have spoken to her madam as well who tried to reassure me to saying they take immense care+again i cannot believe this.
2. what are my chances of contracting hiv given the above?...
Zidovudine and Lamivudine Tablets ,Lopinavir/RitonavirOral Solution .i want to know ,will it work?how much percent will i avoid being infected?thank you all!
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