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| AFTER PEP MUSCLE TWICH Sep 30, 2002 I have a real short question. After oral sex w/o ejaculation.... (bad oral hygeine), I started PEP. I took it for 25 days. I developed several sores in my mouth within days of starting treatment, they healed no problem. But after I stopped the meds, I developed 3 more and severe muscle twitching. The twitching has gone on for over a week now. Im taking valium hoping that its anxiety. It doesnt seem to help. Could this be a sign of infection? Could this be due to the toxicity of the drugs and withdrawl? Please help me, the twitching doesnt stop. I took an hiv test at 4.5 weeks. And my WBC was at 6.1, which is a little low for me, its typically 7-8. Im so scared, and the fact my dr's contribute it to stress, makes me think they arent taking this seriously. Please take a moment to tell me if the drugs or stress is doing this. If you think its infection, please let me know, so I dont pass it on to a loved one. I have no HIV specialists in my area. Thank you so much. Bless you and all you do. |
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Response from Dr. Henry
The twitching you described would be very UNLIKELY to be due to either HIV infection or a residual effect of your PEP regimen. The odds that you are infected with that exposure and PEP are extraordinarily low. | |||||||||
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