Drinking After Someone Do I Need To Get Tested For HIV

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Drug Level Testing

What Is Drug Level Testing? How Can TDM Help? Does TDM Work for All HIV Drugs? Difficulties With TDM When Can TDM Help? Future Directions What Is Drug Level Testing? It can be helpful to test a patient's blood to check the levels of a medication they are taking. Drug levels that are too high sometimes cause serious side effects. Levels that are too low might allow HIV to multiply and develop resistance. Testing drug levels is also...

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i know drinking and smoking weed doesnot effect hiv test . i just want to know do smoking(cigratte) tobacco afftect hiv blood test

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Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.You want to know if smoking "cigratte" "afftect" HIV blood test? You need to spend less time smoking and more time spellchecking! Cigarettes will not affect HIV test results; however, they will kill you in a very painful... Read more »

Can drinking alcohol affect HIV test results

I had an HIV test yesterday, just after lunch where I had drank 2 glasses of wine. Will the alcohol from the wine affect the test results? I just read somewhere that drinking too much alcohol can affect the test results, and now I am afraid the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You're worried that two glasses of a fine chardonnay would affect HIV test results? Dude, come on; be reasonable. If that were the case, don't you think you would have been advised by your doctor or testing clinic? Besides, we've... Read more »

was on anti depressant(citalopram) for two years and was drinking alcohol in the same two years time, before i got tested. WIll that effect my HIV test result or any other STD test results.

Dear Dr. ConwayI had an exposure, and due to the stress, I was on an antidepressant(citalopram 20 mg everyday) and I was also drinking alcohol everyday again because of the stress. In the morning I used to take citalopram 20 mg everyday and in the...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

None of the drugs you are taking (and no drugs that I know of) have any effect on the HIV antibody test results. I would say the same thing about any of the other tests you have undergone. If the results were negative (for HIV-1 and everything... Read more »

Anxiety, lots of drinking as result...Need help

About 6 weeks ago I had an encounter in where I was the top. The man I was with was very forthcoming and told me that he gets tested every three months, practices safe sex and assured me he was clean. During sex I pulled out because I was losing...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:From what you are describing, it doesn't sound like you were at risk in this situation. If the condom had come off while you were inside of him, it's likely that it would have been inside of him when you pulled out. It was hanging... Read more »

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HIV2 - Do I need to test for this??????? HELPPP

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was with someone from South Africa. (unprotected) Took HIV tests out to 10 months, negative. Should I test for HIV2?? Now I am freaking out all over again!!! Please help me. He is a young white hetero male. I am female. With each other... Read more »

Need HIV 2 testing

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have been tested over the last couple of years with the ELISA test. A three times with the Home Test approved by the FDA and once at a private test facility. All tests have been negative and I assume that these tests are just for HIV 1 with... Read more »

Need advice regarding my HIV antibody test

Posted by goingcrazy1000, 1 Reply

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I really need some feedback regarding my HIV antibody test I took on August 25, 2008. Here I go with my story...I am married for 12 years with three children. I made the biggest mistake of my life!! I started having an affair September 2007... Read more »

Urine Testing for HIV

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Hello, I need your help. I may be positive for HIV (waiting on results). Recently, I accepted a new position with a new company. The company's insurance vendor requires that you take an HIV test via urine sample. If I am positive, I definitely... Read more »

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