I Took My HIV Meds An Hour Late

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Accidentally took my meds a minute late

Hi, I am currently on Lamzid and aluvia, I always take my meds at 9am and 9pm but yesterday I took my meds at 9:01 pm. What are the side effects, will I develop resistant?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.You're doing great. 1 minute (or 100 minutes for that matter) won't have any effect on your HIV medications. If anything, I'd suggest that you focus your energies on whether your a minute late but devote... Read more »

Really scared: PeP dose late by a few hours (sometimes 2-3 hours) the first two weeks

Dear Doctor,I have been put on PeP (combination of 2 meds only) after I had unprotected sex with... Read more »

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P. »

I took PEP way to late

hi dr bob I had a exposure about 7.5 weeks back like a weirdo I went and got pep at 6 weeks and... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Just took the test!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I just wanted to say that I just took the ehivtest.com at the local lab and they said it would probably only take 24 hours for results. I will call them tomorrow night. I am the one who has been posting on here lately about the encounter in 1992... Read more »

HELP! Took Atripla By Mistake

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 4 Replies

I brought my medicine bottles to work today to reorder my them by phone. While rushing to take my vitamins, I took an Artipla pill by mistake. (I usually take one at night). Im beginning to stress out about this.

There was a post in one of the... Read more »

late serconversion

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Has there ever been a case where someone has tested negative out to 10 months post exposure and then later went on to test positive, with no further risks of exposure to HIV. Does Everybody make antibodies. Thanks

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Late presenter......

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I have just recently been diagnosed with the following labs:
CD4 count - 8
Viral load - 780,000
Potentially, I was infected over 10 years ago, but have been relatively symptom free.
I was just wondering what percentage of others found themselves in this... Read more »

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