Can Antihistamines and Steroid Nasal Spray Delay Seroconversion?

[AxiousMan]

I received oral sex and had protected vaginal sex with a girl 3 months ago, this was the last exposure with her and she looked sick, depressed and strange at that time. She told me her son is sick. 2 weeks later I had a severe sore throat, taken antibiotic and anti-inflammation for 1 week, my throat was better but still with mild sore. At the same time I have diagnosed to have hemerroid by a general physicaian and receiving ciprobay and teflon for 1 week. I become highly anxious after searching in the internet and knew this is one of the ARS and I remember during my last exposure with her my semen was extremely less when I removed the condom after finish but the condom looked not broken and I can't recall my memory whether I had checked the semen had goes from the tip to the penis sides, I found her big ear rings han been dismantled and put on the table where I put my condom on that before having sex with her and I went to the toilet for awhile. I suspected she  I did a elisa Ab/Ag test and a Rapid HIV AB blood test as well at 6 weeks post exposure, both were -ve. The results didn't ease my mind, I visited an ENT physician and he diagnosed me to have allergic rhinitis and presribed me antihistamines and steroid nasal spray. Later, I develop some symptoms similar to ARS which are mild sore throat, neck pain, muscle ache, dizziness, prickly/odd(dunno how to explain) pain at my hands and legs(lasts few seconds each time) especially around joints area, few days severe nausea, mild headeache, skin itchiness,redness and a bit rashes which didn't last long(1-2days each time) and weight loss of 5% in 2 months. All symptoms not last long with recurrent attacks. I had visited so many doctors and a total of more about 15 times in these 2 months, all find nothing except some of them diagnosed I had allergic at my nose since my nasal passage was swelling and generating post nasal drip. I done a full body check 2 months post expos. all normal except left maxillary sinus has thicken musosa found in a CT scan. And a rapid HIV Ab test was also done in the checkup and result was -ve.

I waited to 3 months post expos.(yesterday) and took 1 Elisa Ab/Ag and 1 Rapid AB tests, both -ve. However, until now I still experiencing some of the symptoms those are nasal congestion, mild sore throat and prickly pain at some parts of my body.

Question:
1) I have been taking antihistamine and steroid nasal spray for 1.5 months during window period, will it delay the seroconversion and give inaccurate result at this 3 months mark?
2) Is this test conclusive or i still need to retest at 6 months mark?
3) What is the possible sickness relating to my symptoms?

Thanks for opinions and advices.

AnxiousMan.

[LIZZIE LOU]

I am an Asian with small body size, could people like me seroconvert later than the western people(considerably strongger)?

NO

[AxiousMan]

Sorry for irritating you guys with questions. I am an Asian with small body size, could people like me seroconvert later than the western people(considerably strongger)?

Thanks LIZZIE LOU.
I will take medications and hope my throat cured soon.
Thanks again to the group of people that developed this helpful website.

[LIZZIE LOU]

#1...you were never at risk and did not need testing
#2...your symptoms are not indicative of hiv
#3...the ENT is clueless
#4...you have a RELIABLE and CONCLUSIVE test proving that you do not have hiv.

take your meds...

kindly move on...you do not have a hiv concern.

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[AxiousMan]

I went to visit a new ENT specialist today he checked out my whole throat was all red, got bacterial/virus infection, also found my nasal passage got greenish mucos, i told him my story and ask whether this symptoms a possible cause of hiv, he said it could be possible. HUH!! This makes me worry again.


What the doctor said make me very worry now.

[Zedicus]

first of all i dont believe people will try to actively give another person hiv.. and your test at 12 weeks is definitely conclusive so u dont have hiv and i dont believe the medication you took will delay the seroconversion. If you are worried consult a doctor for your anxiety.
for your other possible illnesses to give you these symptoms can only be diagnosed by trained professional which means a doctor.

[AxiousMan]

'I found her big ear rings han been dismantled and put on the table where I put my condom on that before having sex with her and I went to the toilet for awhile. I suspected she'

I miss out something, here continues: I suspected she just knew herself infected with HIV and want to transmit it to me and use her ear ring to make some holes on my condom because this was the only time that she helped me to on the condom on my penis. (Continue to I did a elisa....... above)