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for sir teak again and others

I know i should move on with my 85 day negative test thru CMIA for hiv ag/ab. I just forgot i took a drug with the name "JOVIA", i researched it and here are its stats:

Generic : Escitalopram oxalate

PPD Drug Class: Central Nervous System Drugs (CNS)/ Psychotropic Drugs/ Antidepressants/ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)

Needs a Prescription: Yes
Indications: Listed in Dosage.

Recommended Dosage: For dosage information of prescription medicine, please consult with your doctor.

Contraindication: MAOIs, pimozide. Patients in manic phase. Pregnancy.

Precaution: Monitor patients for risk of suicidality. Screening for bipolar disorder; serotonin syndrome or neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)-like reactions; abnormal bleeding; hyponatremia; activation of mania/hypomania; diabetes; discontinuation of treatment.

Drug Interaction: Other SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, serotogenic drugs, NSAIDs, alcohol, tryptophan, aspirin, warfarin, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, dipyridamole, TCAs, phenothiazines, thioxanthines, butyrophenones, mefloquine, bupropion, tramadol, desipramine, clomipramine, nortriptyline, risperidone, thioridazine, haloperidol, flucainamide, propafenone, metoprolol, carbamazepine, ketoconazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, lansoprazole, ticlopidine, cimetidine, digoxin & other CNS drugs.

Side Effect: Dry mouth, headache, nausea, sweating, somnolence, insomnia, diarrhea, constipation, decreased appetite, sexual dysfunction, fatigue, pyrexia, sinusitis, rash, pruritus, bradycardia, tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension, spontaneous abortion.

would this delay my seroconversion or window period? thx again and sorry for the bother.
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Thx very much mam for the response.Maybe i need to seek some mental therapy. Anyways thx again for helping all us here. !!!
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186166 tn?1385259382
if your test results were contingent on any of the things you have mentioned above...i would NOT have told you that your result was CONCLUSIVE !
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i would just like to wrap it up once and for all with the following questions...

1. is there any std that could delay window period? (ie, hepatits, syph, gonnohrea)?
2.and that my 12 weeks are not going to change in relation to my exposure?
3.was my test valid? lab based tests are also 12-week conclusive?
4. can i continue having unprotected sex with my longterm gf?
5.any medicine that would delay window period?

i'm just finding a hard time trying to digest all these...i just like to get definitive answers. thx all very much!!!
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186166 tn?1385259382
time to accept your negative status and move on.  your results are CONCLUSIVE
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Your results aren,t likely to change at 3months.
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thx again!! i just heard that powerful drugs could delay seroconversion,,and based from my experience this drug has some nasty side effects. i just though this would be one of those "powerful drugs"that could prolong my window period. i just needed reassurance from people around here. so my 85 days would be conclusive right?
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It is an antidepressant drug,part of the SSRI Family,and NO,it doesn't delay seroconversion.
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thx!! i guess this would be an antidepressant drug? so it wouldn't classify as one of those that could delay seroconversion?
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No it wouldn't sir jeremy.
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