Hiv And Strange Noise In Head

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Restless, noise sensitive and can't even watch TV.

I've been HIV+ for about 12 years. I stopped taking my meds about one year ago due to severe depression. I recently got back on them (Sustiva and Epzicom). Even before restarting them, however, I experienced profound mental changes. I have...

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Thanks for writing. There are several varieties of the sensitivity to noise that you describe: misophonia (sensitivity to specific sounds ) and hyperacusis (difficulty tolerating everyday sounds), among others. Your symptoms seem more typical of... Read more »

Strange symptoms.. no answers!

Hi Doc,I really need another brain on this as my current doctors are scratching their heads.. here... Read more »

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strange question-don't laugh

Since the other forum is not accepting questions right now,I hope you will answer this for me. It... Read more »

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Feeling strange and a little lost..

Posted by Scotchula, 10 Replies

Hello all,

I was just given the news yesterday that I am HIV positive. This was after a hospital stay due to weight loss and watery stools. At first it was thought it was Crohns or UC, but one by one all thoes were discounted until all that was... Read more »

Very Strange

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I have been reading this board for a while and haven't seen anything similar and I am getting concerned it may be something more serious.
I have sex quite a bit and still feel the need to masturbate quite often. I mean like everyday! at least twice.
D... Read more »

acute period working like clockwork? strange days.

Posted by troubledguy, 1 Reply

I have never thought i would go thru something like this in my life.

17 april my potential risky one time exposure -
19 april burning / tingling sensation when i peed -
21 april a strap infected cyst forming on my left chest -
24 april skin infection on... Read more »

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Posted by sunflower, 5 Replies

It seems weird that women are one of the fastest growing groups of new infections and there are so many topics that are female specific and yet we don't use this forum much. Why is that??? Have many of you been identified with the HPV virus? I... Read more »

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