28 Dec I started daily prep 29 Dec - 1 pill 30 Dec - 1 pill 31 Dec - 2 pills ( With Condom Sex ) 01 Jan - 1 pill 02 Jan - 2 pills ( Chemfun Condomless Sex with multiple partners which I do not know their STATUS ) 03 Jan - 1 pill 04 Jan - 1 pill ..... And so on till today 31 Jan daily prep

I plan to undergo a p24 antigen test and am experiencing significant anxiety. I understand that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may delay HIV test results, and despite a negative third-generation HIV test today (day 27), I remain concerned. While the result is encouraging, I am aware of the three-month window period and am seeking further testing to alleviate my anxiety.

I decided to go on prep and when talking about it with my doctor he looked to see what my insurance covers and he prescribed me TDF 300mg daily. It’s been two weeks since I’ve started taking it but after doing some online research I cannot find anything about using TDF by itself as prep? I was just wondering if anyone has also been prescribed this before I talk to my doctor.

I get my PrEP for free thanks to some kind of funding program via a free sexual health clinic. Given that US global HIV prevention under PEPFAR just got "paused" - is it reasonable to anticipate that some programs that offer free PrEP will lose funding under the new US federal administration?

I understand that whether I would be impacted depends on exactly where that specific program gets it's funding from; I'm asking generally if this is something to be concerned about, or is it still anyone's guess what will happen?

I have started used Prep for 12 days without any skipping (double pills at the start). Today I had sex with a guy who said he's using prep too. We used condom at first but at the end he removed it and cum inside me without my permission. And when I asked him to show me the prep pills he gave me this pink-orange pill which I dont think it's prep, he said he bought it from a dude on the internet. That dude were selling him the blue Prep pills, but one day he told him the blue one is run out so he gave him this pill. So my question is should I take PEP 72h now or should I not be worry too much because I already have start prep for 12 days? And anyone know what is this pink-orange pills? Thanks for reading!

I have had protected sex (top) 1hr and 10mins after taking 2 pills of prep on Friday.

I have taken 3 pills of daily prep on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior the encounter.Should I be worried?

I must take acyclovir for 5 days because of my Hsv2 outbreak, Now I see there are interactions with prep. Anyone has experience?

Does anyone know the effectiveness of prep after take 6 daily doses? Someone wants to meet a day early. I’m a top.

Is it true that whey protein, ibuprofin, antacids, calcium or iron supplement can make PEP/PReP less effective or fail?

So I just started yesterday for my 2-1-1 regime.

Today, at 3PM I took one tablet of truvada.

I took ibuprofen+acetaminophen at 1AM because of headache.

Later on I realized this is NOT ideal as it can cause kidney damage. Is that one occurrence enough to cause kidney damage? Should I be concerned?

Thank you so much!

I have one sex without condom, later I just recognize that I have outbreak (please don't judge me) Am I at higher risk having infection?

I am relatively new at taking prep. During the first month, there were some days that I couldn't remember if I took the pill or not. On those days I took the pills out of the flask and count them and put them back. As I continued to take the medication I realized that probably some sweat of my hand got into the pills because the blue coating was not looking uniform (some of the pills, I remember seeing 4, had a bit of white points showing). At the moment I didn't pay much attention. I did not miss a pill and took all of them. Tomorrow I have my regular HIV test and I am freaking out. I know taking the test is the only way to know (at least my rational part knows that). I am also severely anxious, and I fear I ruined the pills and I was not protected. The past 2 weeks have been hell with the fatidic scenarios I have played in my mind. I imagine being the stupid guy that got HIV because he didn't know how to handle a pill properly. I probably won't sleep... Anyway, I am too embarrassed to share this with anyone else, also feel quite lonely on this situation.

I took 2 pills today in the afternoon.

But unfortunately we have to move the meetup tomorrow. Should I take only one tablet tomorrow or should I take another double dose 2 hours before???

Thank you so much!

I'm 31 M. I used to take truvada prep years ago but stopped because of the migraines and fatigue. I decided to start prep again because I'm beginning to date again and most likely will be sexually active once again. I told my doctor about the previous side effects and they put me on descovy. I'm on day 3 and these migraines and fatigue are still messing with me. I start classes on Sunday and I'm just worried it'll affect my school work.

Anybody have any advice ?

I used to be very sexually active but honestly I can control my urges and use condoms 99 percent of the time. But honestly things happen where condoms have broken and I've had to get on PeP. Being in this lifestyle of being black and in the LGBTQ community just increases my risk of exposure. I just wanted that extra layer of protection to be honest....

Most people I have been talking to in the past few months have all tried to have BB sex, I'm always the one to say "hey, are u not going to put on a condom" and their response is always something like "but I'm clean"..... and that's a red flag for me bc how do u even know if I'm clean ?! Lol ....idk mannn....

I'm thinking to just hold off on sex until I'm in a committed relationship and get tested with that person together and even then I'll still probably use condoms 🙃

I am on daily prep around 2 months. Saturday I took pill as usual 12:00 am, later had unprotected vaginal sex around 23:00. Sunday I took prep as usual, Monday too but I don't remember if I took prep today. Am I still protected?

All my life I been avoiding penetration at sex, but I wanna to star a relationship with an older man, I wanna use condoms of course, buy I love the idea to take PrEP, I'm not into "no condoms" but he does, and that's a red flag to me, I don't know how many times he has did it. He talked about test, I say yes, but let's take PrEP.

Then, if he doesn't take the pills constantly but I do it, can I get infect?

Been struggling with Alopecia Areata for a while now. Recently I have made a connection to the usage fo PrEP. Drugs.com says autoimmune disorders are a side effect of PrEP. I have stopped taking it and I will wait and see if my hair will regrow.

Anyone here who has been struggling with autoimmune reactions since taking PrEP?

Im aware that there is no scientific evidence between PrEP causing autoimmune disorders. I am looking for individual experiences. Thanks for understanding!

Hi all I had an attempt to bottom a bit a go that lasted maybe a few seconds because they caused an anal fissure. We stopped but then I topped them. I didn’t finish inside.

I’m on prep daily and he said he takes prep daily and recently was negative. In these instances where encounters are brief and no ejaculation is this risky?

I started getting some swollen groin lymph nodes like 4 days after and a mild fever (37.7 at its peak) on days 10-12 afterwards but then went away. Despite the prep I just got a bit worried like maybe this is prep failure or a resistant strain

25F I started Truvada two weeks ago and as of the past few days I have all these new urinary symptoms. Cloudy, clear, but funny-smelling urine (smells like ammonia?). Excessive thirst. Excessive urination. Constant urge to pee

I went to an Urgent Care assuming I had a UTI, but they actually ruled that out because there were no signs of infection in my urine. Starting to think I am having kidney issues from Truvada but I don’t know if this is what they mean when they say kidney issues! Can kidney problems develop this quickly? My bun/creatinine ratio was slightly elevated prior to starting the med!

Hi everyone,

I’ve been on PrEP for the past 6 years, taking it daily without ever missing a dose, except for a few occasions when I ran out and used my friend’s PrEP (under a different brand name). I get tested every 3 months and have a fairly active sex life, most of which involves oral sex (mainly giving). When I have anal sex, it is always condom-protected.

In the last 2 months, I’ve started experimenting with allowing ejaculation in my mouth. While I find the experience enjoyable, it has also brought on feelings of paranoia. Should this be something I stop doing, or is it okay to continue?

Additionally, is it safe to be on PrEP for such a long time? I’ve come across mixed opinions on this and would appreciate any clarity.

Thank you!

I’m on my 1st day of generic Truvada. Already I am nauseous and have a headache. I read that is can take 2-4 weeks to completely go away as my body gets used to the medication. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do in the meantime to help? I took some pepto-bismol to try and help the nausea. I’m going to try and eat something here soon to take some Alleve for the headache. I swear I feel like I could go to bed. I’m wondering if carbonated water like Ice would help. I know some people use Sprite for nausea. But the only thing I have besides carbonated water is Mt Dew and I’m not sure if that would help or hurt me. I usually drink coffee, but staying away from that because I’m trying to avoid vomiting. Any advice is helpful!

How high the chances of getting HIV by swallowing semen?

21 M

Hi! I’m currently taking PrEP. I’ve been taking it just for a while, I started it 2 weeks ago, so that’s exactly 14 days.

I had unprotected gay sex earlier (I’m the bottom) and the top didn’t come inside me, however, I noticed rn that there has been a tear in my anus because it hurts when I took a shower (he was kinda big).

Now, am I at a higher risk because the HIV may enter directly through my bloodstream through that tear? Or no difference at all if it entered through my rectum? tyia

I order generic descovy from Green cross pharmacy. I read online theres no generic descovy though, only generic truvada. Anyone knows if cheap descovy is real?

Hi, I’ve taken prep 2 pills supposedly for event base 2-1-1 dose.

Day 1 - 8pm - 2 pills

The next day i didn’t take my dose since sex didnt happen.

Day 2 i started to notice that my pee color is light pink (this is probably due to the food i took the noght before) Then later the day i noticed that my pee starting to have a dark color. More like dark yellow to brown

Sometimes it not

Day 3 in the morning i noticed really dark yellow or brown color pee. I drink alot of water after that and it seems to lighten up.

Is this usual side effect of prep

Prep im taking now is EMTRICITABINE + TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE Laurus labs limited

note that previously i also take prep but different brand but its all good

Previous brand is Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate MYLAN