PEP related query - TheBody.com's Bulletin Boards

Hey everyone,

So I had a possible exposure to HIV on Sunday Jan 20th. I have been on PEP since monday the 21st (started 30-36 hours PE). My question is - should I have started PEP in the first place? and is Combivir alone an effective PEP regimen?

Backround:
I was performing insertive anal intercourse, and noticed the condom broke. I noticed immediately when it happened, pulled out, and put on a fresh condom - i would say sub 5 seconds inside without protection
I also received oral sex without a condom
I was also slightly concerned because i had nicked the skin near the base of my penis while trimming up (about 12 hours prior to sex), although i imagine it would have been well on the way to healing by then
I currently do not have any std's

About the person i was with:
They have been pos for 10+years and have been on top of their treatment. they currently have an undetectable viral load

After this happened i went to my local emerg and they gave me a five day course of pep (kaletra and truvada), and booked me in at the aids clinic at the hospital. At my appointment they were able to offer me the remaining 23 days of pep for free, but they could only offer me combivir on its own.

Is it unusual for them to only recommend combivir on it own? I know it contains two drugs, but from what I've seen it's usually prescribed with another drug

Why i wonder if i should be on pep:
Although they did recommend pep for me at the clinic, I was reading some other information from a UK based aids organization (aidsmap.com) that said it would not recommend pep in my case. They would recommend it only if my partner had a detectable viral load - or if they had an undetectable load and i were the receptive partner

I want to stop taking pep because the sides are killing me. constant nausea despite taking gravol, mood is bad, tired despite ample sleep and constant naps, stomach upset, etc. I also feel like it may be damaging my liver.

Sorry for the long winded post, just wanted to convey as much info as possible.

Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.

Cheers

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