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HIV Ars Symptoms or Pep Side Effects
On 9th Dec I had deep kissing a Thai massage girl with ulcers. I am getting nervous cause I heard someone got hiv positive through kissing. So I go consult with my doctor, he said the possibility is very low and he gave me pep treatment (took it on 70hours).
On 23th Dec(13 days on pep) , I had very dry mouth/throat , skin rashes, fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, mild sore throat, and nausea.
Q) The symptoms that I described are ARS or Pep Side effects since I'm having them in ARS period (2-3 weeks)?
Thank you.
On 23th Dec(13 days on pep) , I had very dry mouth/throat , skin rashes, fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, mild sore throat, and nausea.
Q) The symptoms that I described are ARS or Pep Side effects since I'm having them in ARS period (2-3 weeks)?
Thank you.
COMMUNITY LEADER
Are you sure your doctor recommended you ARV drugs for kissing some one? Or you're just making this whole thing up?
COMMUNITY LEADER
Kissing is NO RISK, no matter what. AnxiousNoMore gave you the risks, but I am just confirming that testing is not needed. You definitely did not need PEP. Whatever is causing your symptoms isn't ARS since you had zero risk for HIV.
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Ok understand now, thank you for advice.
Stop taking the Pep now. It is not a harmless medication and you should not have been given it.
I had dry cough too with white mucous
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This answers all of your HIV questions, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3. You had zero risk therefore testing is irrelevant to your situation because you had zero risk. HIV is a fragile virus, which is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing hollow needles that you inject with.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor, therefore no one will get HIV from what you did in the next 40 years of your life either. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you can add to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
Find a real doctor next time you need one. There are potentially serious side effects from Pep. Stop taking PEP now and throw it away because it is a waste of time.
People cough on your lips and door knobs, so colds are to be expected at any time, so you need to get rid of the idea that you cant get a cold 2 weeks after having sex.
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing hollow needles that you inject with.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor, therefore no one will get HIV from what you did in the next 40 years of your life either. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you can add to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
Find a real doctor next time you need one. There are potentially serious side effects from Pep. Stop taking PEP now and throw it away because it is a waste of time.
People cough on your lips and door knobs, so colds are to be expected at any time, so you need to get rid of the idea that you cant get a cold 2 weeks after having sex.
I guess is the side effects of pep or other diseases. I'm relieved now and thank you for your comment.
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