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can my eye/back and neck pain be acute HIV symptom

Posted by chirags, 2 Replies

Hi;
I am a 25 year male from India.In my country no one gives a proper advise about HIV/AIDS.People feel shy to talk about sex.Thats the reason I am writing to you.Doctor I had sex with a sex worker with double condom 1 month back. The condom... Read more »

Could this be HIV symptoms??

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I just found out that I was exposed to the HIV virus a couple of times, and I am worried. The last possible exposure was in July. Back in February I had what I thought was the flu. So did my doctors. I had a really high fever, fatigue, severe... Read more »

Early HIV symptoms?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I've had weird symptoms for the last month (more intense the last two weeks).

They started with itching and then came a huge headache (constant with front and back of the head), pain in my neck, a little bit of diarrhea (gone now), a white tongue... Read more »

for hiv- people with long lasting symptoms

Posted by Jambasher, 4 Replies

And for anyone interested. Its my first post. Great site, helping probably millions of people. Wonderful work!

This is maybe not the right place to do this but still:

There seem to be the rather frequent occasion of people suffering from long lasting... Read more »

HIV Symptoms does not indicate HIV Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I wanted to share briefly with everyone that just because you may have symptoms of HIV does not necessarily mean that you are HIV positive.

I would come onto this website everyday for hours and surf the web for the risks, symptoms, exposure rates,... Read more »

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PCP cough symptoms

Please answer to this question.I have a cough which is rather mild and dry which stops during the sleep, it is on and off and I wonder could it be a PCP. I am HIV positive for 2.5 years and I had a thrush a month ago.I will be evaluated after 3...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Even without knowing your T cell count, you are at increased risk for PCP because of the thrush-- it is a common precursor to PCP. I urge you not to wait for 3 more weeks, but to seek medical advice now. Chest X-rays can sometimes be normal in... Read more »

are the following symptoms: muscle pain, joint pain, throat pain, night sweats, lymph gland pain all together only connect to hiv?

are the following symptoms: muscle pain, joint pain, sore throat, night sweats, lymph gland pain, oral thrush all together only connect to hiv? There are no other diseases it could realte to really, right?...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Those symptoms are all related to HIV, and many other viruses including flu, mono and others.MH... Read more »

Insertive Oralisterine Sex, Dry Cough, Chest Pains (LISTERINE 2010)

Dear Dr Bob, I only ask this question as I am genuinely unable to find the answer to it in the archives. The closest question to my question is the one titled "Oral Sex with Listerine" dated November 8, 2005 in the Oral Sex forum, which...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Worried in Singapore,Another Listerine question??? What's up with that? (See below.)Listerine or no Listerine, the HIV-transmission risk from unprotected insertive oral sex with a naughty lady from Shady Lane is extremely low.You are... Read more »

Hiv, fatigue, and...coughinsanity?cough

Hey Dr. Bob!Thanks for inviting me over to this forum - I'm still cackling over that letter from Dubya. Geez, is it '08 yet?I think I have a fatigue-related question. I'm a 25yo female, about to go in for more labs but the last ones...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Is HIV making you insane? Nah, anyone who laughs at my Dubya jabs is perfectly sane in my book. Now the folks who think Dubya's "New New Way Froward Part 2, The Surge" will work, they are the real whack jobs!HIV-related fatigue... Read more »

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Table of Contents Stress and HIV Signs of Stress Common Causes of Stress How to Decrease Stress Depression Other Tips for Reducing Stress Stress and HIV Everyone deals with a certain amount of stress every day. But if you're... Read more »

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Symptoms Are Highly Prevalent Among HIV Outpatients and Associated With Poor Adherence and Unprotected Sexual Intercourse

Noting the scarcity of data on the prevalence and burden of pain and symptoms among HIV patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the authors set out to measure symptom prevalence and determine associations with key variables:... Read more »

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