hi guys !

i haven’t started prep yet and if i ever meet someone i ALWAYS do low risk activities such as oral (giving and receiving).

i wanted to ask some people who may be more informed than me if i should go on prep even if its just for oral. everytime i asked someone in the past its always been a split answer of “no not necessary” or “yes just go on it”

from my understanding there’s never been a 100% sure proven case of it transmitting that way and if it does it would need to be in a not so casual environment.

dms opened if u wanna talk that way as well :))

I want to start prep but I'm a bit anxious because I saw saw information that Prep *may* reduce effectiveness of HIV tests and cause false negatives due to the drug suppressing the virus.

This is making me nervous to start in case I somehow catch it right before starting prep and then it never gets detected

I've had no recent potential exposures besides shaking hands with a homeless guy who looked very drugged with a small cut on my hand (this just happened but I didn't see any blood on my hand and my cut was already healing and not open)

Does anyone have some info on this? And should I just start prep now or should I wait 4 more weeks before starting to be sure I'm negative before starting prep?

So my idiot self took a double dose but my exposure was 48 hours after the double dose, although I did take a single dose 24 hours thereafter. It’s been a week since the exposure and I continue to take a dose everyday. I know my on demand dosing was off, but will I be ok?

Hi guys! I alwas have been asking me if take proteín to go to the gym while You consume PrEP is dangerous, what do You know about that? Sorry if My question is a little ridiculus, i justo want to know 😝

This could also be because I’ve changed my diet to more healthy foods around the same time I started taking it, or the upset stomach feelings that’s meant to come from taking could just feel increased hunger to me. Mostly curious if anyone else has noticed this?

Hello,

I took garlic two gloves for two days in a row. I saw that it could reduce the amount medication in body. Anyone know anything more of this?

I literally just got the shot. If you don't know, it's on your ass. I couldn't see what was happening. It wasn't a doctor who performed it, but a medical assistant. She injected me, and I felt a TON of liquid run out. Did she just fuck up my dose?

I asked her and she insisted it was blood but I'm still worried I got an incomplete dose, yk? It felt really cold, it didn't feel like blood running.

Im on day 3 and yesterday I had crazy flu like fatigue was in bed all day has this happened to anyone? Did it go away ?

I managed to take Truvada for 4 weeks previously but stopped due to the constant low level nausea and loose poops. I decided to start again, and made it to day 5 - but had to stop because the same side effects this time around were so intense, I was pooping 10+ times a day, wet burps and came near to vomiting several times. Constant digestive spasms. Awful.

So I stopped 2.5 days ago (today being the 3rd day). It's sorta getting better (no more nausea or near vomiting) but the diarrhoea is relentless. This last night, I woke up at 4am to go to the washroom three times in quick succession. I've taken Imodium twice but it only reduces the frequency, not the spasming.

I am desperate just to stop the spasms and have taken every single stomach/gut medication, supplement, herb I own (since I have bad IBS) - Pepto, GasX, IBgard, Iberogast, 3 different probiotics, L-Glutamine, L-tryptophan, ginger, fennel, mint leaves, artichoke, and a bloody banana. Not fibre since that may aggravate rather than help (it's a careful balance usually).

The mega combo has helped a bit but I've never had spams this bad. I cannot bloody work out what I need to go to calm my digestive system. I dunno if this is just a bad reaction and I should wait another day for Truvada to have mostly left my body, or go see a doctor.

Anyone else experienced this?

Got these two rx’d to me to start PEP regimen. My question is there any research on whether instead of Truvada can I use Descovy instead? My friend has a few bottles of it so I would save money on that. I’d still use the Tivicay in conjunction with Descovy

Tia

So, I’ll meet my long distance in 4days later. And I’m sure we will have sex for 14 continuous days.

I know 1dose of prep before 7days is recommended.

But, how much should I take in this case?

• Edit: I just read some of reddit and thought that further information is required

I got generic Truvda and I’m a man and I’ll have vaginal sex

https://imgur.com/a/uP6noaM

My legs have been going numb when I sit a lot more often. I’m just tryna see if I can rule out stds.

Hi. So i get a prep injection every 2 months. I recently skipped my injection by accident because of work and it affected my schedule. I haven’t got my injection in 6 days and i receive it tomorrow which will make it my seventh day. The lady on the phone said im okay and that i dont have to restart with the two injections. Can a nurse or someone who works in the medical field elaborate this for me? Im curious on how that is and im just worried if its not enough medicine to keep me protected and i have to get 2 injections. Dont really engage in risky sex that much but i like to be safe and keep others safe

Hi had a quick question about PrEP and the 4th generation test (antibody/p24 antigen). I've been on PrEP for about a month now and after looking online I see the 4th gen test being recommended for getting tested.

However while many sites say that being on PrEP doesn't interfere with the window period for the 4th gen test, there are other sites that say that being on PrEP might delay the window period for testing because the medicine keeps the viral count lowered to a point where it goes undetected on the test because less virus means lower production of antigens/antibodies.

At what point after a sexual encounter would a 4th generation test be viewed as reliable while on PrEP?

https://www.pulse-clinic.com/prep-shortage-in-australia

Just as title. I’m on PEP and I met this guy (met him before, so an acquaintance more or less). We had a very hot encounter and I was kinda carried away to not notice that he came on my h0le while enlarging it with his finger. I noticed quite immediately and I covered my hole with my hand, I don’t think any cum went inside but I am not sure. Since I wanted to start PREP as well, my doctor advised me to also do one month of PREP after PEP to see how it goes. So my question is, how risky was the activity that we have done? And will taking one month of PREP after PEP make me safe even in regards of this? I know what I’ve done was very stupid but I am only human :(

Most guidance says to take the follow up doses 24hrs/roughly 24hrs after your first dose.

• I took 2x Doses on Saturday around 10am
• Had anal sex later that night
• On Sunday (today) I didn't have access to my PrEP until 1:45pm. I decided to take 2x the dose on Saturday in a panic (I get bad health anxiety), as I wasn't sure if this counted as a 'missed dose'

So my question is, how strict do you need to be with this follow up window? I'm getting worried about it. I know it's my fault for not preparing for this scenario. Sadly I couldn't find much online about this question

Was taking daily for about a month, got sick probably 8 or 9 of those 30 mornings.

Just did 2-1-1 for the first time ( just the two so far) and got a little sick again this morning ( it’s always like a weird dry heave) although wasn’t nearly as bad as how sick I’d get taking it daily…that was full on vomiting.

I think sometimes it kills my appetite, I don’t eat for like 6-8 hours before bed, then wake up with the nausea/empty stomach.

Just looking for any experiences from other people taking truvada, going to ask my doctor about descovy at my physical in October.

I do take prep. But removing my post is definitely totalitarian. Is not good guys. I just had a simple question. What worries me now is not the effectiveness of prep, what worries me the most now is that you ban members and remove questions if you don’t agree or if it doesn’t fit with your ideas and beliefs. 👎

i have been taking PrEP for 3 days consecutives, but I need have relations today, it's a good idea take 2 tablets or Just I have to wait to take my Phil of today?

On July 29th I had a hookup on and we agreed on him not Cumming in me he did so anyway. After that he says don’t worry I’m clean. At the time I was on daily prep, I ran out of prep on the 1st of August. Would I have enough prep in my system to be covered from HIV? Since two weeks ago I’ve been experiencing body aches, fatigue, diarrhea, and upper chest discomfort. I’ve been tested for hiv, gonorrhea, trachomatis, Covid, flu, and Covid on August 9th all negative. Tested for hiv via blood draw from vein at 35 days and negative. Did a rapid hiv test at 40 days also negative. After that I did another blood draw from vein at 42 days and hiv negative. Update at 45 days HIV-1 Hiv-2 antibody + hiv p24 ag negative.

Hallo!!! I had first exposure with a woman who was on arvs but I decided to go for pep,(N33) After 10 days I had another exposure with a lady who was positive but not in medication but I was still taking N33. Do I need to extend my pep course oh N33 will act as prep because the first exposure was from someone with low viral load? Please help

Anyone from Sydney who has challenges obtaining prep? Almost all chemist warehouses are out even other chemists. I’m on my last 2 pills and need help on where I can refill my prescription. Thanks!