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READ THIS, don't believe your symptoms

READ THIS, don't believe your symptoms

I'm a 22 years old gay boy who had flu like symtoms (symptoms) 8 days after having protected anal sex  (me being receptive) but I used hands cream as lube, despite not noticing any rupture on the condom, I freaked out when I got this flu like symptoms, myalgias, fever, and headache for 2 days.
Well...I had a 4th gen. HIV Ag/Ab test at 7 weeks being that one negative. I relaxed.
After almost 3 months of waiting for the window period to pass, I remembered using Imiquimod, a medication used for treating genital warts, on my penis (because I thought I had a wart there, which I didn't after all). The point is that this medication causes flu like symptoms. How did I know that it was Imiquimod the responsible of causing all these? Well, I used it again yesterday because I had a small wart on my hand and voilá, the exact same fever, myalgias, headache and all. So, my experience for all the WW. Calm down, It took me 3 months to know that it was a medication the one causing me that flulike illness after my sexual encounter. I was so freaked out I took an hiv test, and all.
So, DO NOT BELIEVE YOUR SYMPTOMS; THERE ARE MANY, MANY other causes that could be causing yours, I'd say that 80% are due to stress. Not matter what they are.
Thanks.
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My man i wish what you say to be true, i hadnt had a good nights sleep for a month-all sorts of ars symptoms...im dreading my next tests in 6weeks and 6weeks after that.Peace of mind is priceless.
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