At day 22, i took raltegravir from the box but im not sure whether i drank the pill with the water or not. Normally, I remember the pills that I drank through glass of water but i cannot remember this time whether i drank this pill with glass of water or not but i counted pills and i concluded that their numbers are as expected.
I searched couple of papers and i concluded not to double the dose in the case of i used that pill.
ve been following the XMRV news closely. At present, there are two commercial labs offering XMRV testing. The Whittemore Petersen Institute who published the study in Science has released a press release endorsing VIP Dx Laboratories for XMRV testing.
http://www.wpinstitute.org/WPI%20Release%20Diagnostic%20Test.pdf
The other laboratory is Cooperative Diagnostics.
This is a question that I asked Dr Hook and his response is below
Why does it seem that nobody is too familiar with XMRV in the infectious disease/ STD field? I have seen where people who have experienced what they thought were ARS symptoms and tested numerous times for all STD's including HIV multiple times and obviously testing negative.
combining emtricitabine and tenofovir from the NRTI class, and raltegravir, from the integrase inhibitor class. There ARE alternative drugs available and possibly in Thailand they use lamivudine in place of raltegravir. I am definitely NOT a chemist, so I can't tell you for sure if the combination you're taking is appropriate. You should discuss your concerns with the doctor who prescribed PEP or a pharmacist/chemist. I wish you the best.
s duration we both ended up with Fibromyalgia, did my mother catch Fibro from me or is it just a co-incidence and seeing as we got it from a virus should we both get tested for the XMRV virus
of Research at the Whittemore Peterson Institute, which discovered the connection of the XMRV retrovirus with XMRV, does say that hormones reactivate the XMRV retrovirus, so this is something you might want to follow up on.
I wish you the best with this. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help.
I was diagnosed by Mayo in 2002 with CFS and continue to get worse. If I took the XMRV test(I have the kit) and came up positive, can anything be done? I was a trooper for 20 years and lost my job. I am physically and mentally fit but I was told nothing could be done for me. Is it worth taking the test now ?
This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/1148536'>Cause for violent symptoms in CFS, XMRV?, FMS</a>.
Hi,
I started to have some of the same symptoms after an unsafe sex incident. My symptoms started with penile irritation and pain, then deep prickly groin pain, and trouble with urination. It then progressed with diarrhea, constipation, anal pain, cognitive difficulties. Later on I developed aching eyes (an autoimmune symptom) allergy-like symptoms, extreme fatigue, further cognitive decline, continued penile pain, and neuropathy (odd combination of pain/numbness) throughout my body.
Currently there is some new studies being done to determine if a new retrovirus that was recently brought to light late last year is the cause of CFS. It's called XMRV. HIV is also considered a retrovirus. If I were you I would Google XMRV when you have some time.
The virus is still being researched at this point, so it has not been cleared as the definitive cause for CFS (or even FMS), but it does show some promise.
I know of one person who has XMRV who is being treated with an antiviral. She was being treated with an HIV antiviral called Zidovudine. Many doctors are not comfortable at this point with treating XMRV at all though. She is a lucky one. Perhaps you will get more answers from the community.
I started PEP 2 hrs later (truvada, norvir, raltegravir, and preszita), my initial results are negative. I do not know the viral load of the patient yet, i can only pray that it is low. I know odds are 0.3% but that doesnt settle my fears, i am young and want to live a happy healthy life with KIDS! DR. please tell me if you have honstly heard of any cases like mine that have converted. I am in awe and feel like my life is totally over and ruined.
ve been watching the Whittemore Peterson Institute rather closely since the breaking news about XMRV. This is very fascinating research.
I am currently taking truvada and isentress (raltegravir) is this enough I couldn't get my prescription for dolutegravir filled...is this pep enough?
m confused on the prescriptions given to me I have a 7 day dose of raltegravir and dolutegravir...thought it was supposed to be 28 days?
Sorry to hear how bad you feel. I know what you mean. It's a never ending cycle for me, too. Wish we had some answers. Have you been tested for XMRV? I'm hoping that the Wittemore Peterson Institute will have some answers soon.
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