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Are these HIV ARS Symptoms?
Hi everyone,
I had an HIV exposure on May 20th at around 9pm. The next day on May 21st at 2pm I started on PEP (Truveda and issentress for 28 days). During PEP, I started to get sick a week after treatment. I had headaches, muscle aches, felt dizzy, s little loose stool (only 3 times). I never had a fever or enlarged lymph nodes. I did decline some pimple rash on my chest but it's stuff that I've had before so I didn't think of it. I got tested with a 4th generation test on day 30 and the results came back negative. However, my headache hasn't come to an end and now (6 weeks after exposure) I have a stiff neck and a headache that won't go away. I haven't had any fevers or enlarged lymph nodes. Should I get tested again now? Is my test at 4 weeks valid? Could my on going headache and new stiff neck be ARS? Could PEP given me a false negative at 4 weeks?
I had an HIV exposure on May 20th at around 9pm. The next day on May 21st at 2pm I started on PEP (Truveda and issentress for 28 days). During PEP, I started to get sick a week after treatment. I had headaches, muscle aches, felt dizzy, s little loose stool (only 3 times). I never had a fever or enlarged lymph nodes. I did decline some pimple rash on my chest but it's stuff that I've had before so I didn't think of it. I got tested with a 4th generation test on day 30 and the results came back negative. However, my headache hasn't come to an end and now (6 weeks after exposure) I have a stiff neck and a headache that won't go away. I haven't had any fevers or enlarged lymph nodes. Should I get tested again now? Is my test at 4 weeks valid? Could my on going headache and new stiff neck be ARS? Could PEP given me a false negative at 4 weeks?
No condom....It was oral and anal.
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You have to wait 4 or 6 weeks after you stop the Pep before you take the duo test.
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