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Night Sweats Could I Have AIDS

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sweating a lot? (NIGHT SWEATS, 2011)

Hey Doc,i need ua help.i was diagnosd HIV+ in 2008 n i had herpes but dey usually cum n go,but my problem is dat i am sweating alot in an abnormal way especialy when i sleep or doing some activ work,do you think i might b having a serious problem or...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Unfortunately I cannot evaluate the cause of your night sweats over the Internet. Certainly your increased sweating could be caused by anxiety due to your recent problems with the mother of your child. However, there are many other potential... Read more »

Atripla & Night Sweats

I have Recently started taking Atripla. This is the first HIV medication I am on. I had a count of... Read more »

Fatigue And NightSweats

A very close friend of mine has AIDS. HIV positive since 1985 and hes been basically doing great on... Read more »
Articles
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Screening HIV-Positive Patients for TB in Resource-Poor Settings

The "[a]bsence of all of current cough, fever, night sweats, and weight loss can identify a subset of people living with HIV who have a very low probability of having TB disease," write the authors of a PLoS Medicine study that used individual... Read more »
Test Positive Aware Network

Pickett Fences: Day and Night, Night and Day and Night

It is the day after my 35th birthday. It is five-and-one-half years since I tested positive for HIV. It is nearly one year since I kicked my triple combo to the curb. It is minutes after watching, for the first time, a video journal I collaborated... Read more »
Being Alive

MY2K: A Coming of AIDS Story

On the eve of the millennium, while others prepared for a global meltdown as a result of Y2K, I had my own personal catastrophe. I got HIV. In truth, it may have been Halloween night or Christmas Eve. Happy New Year, Trick or Treat or a gift from... Read more »
Housing Works

Blood, Sweat and Tears: An HIV Primer

Should a person who bites a cop and who has AIDS -- or who spits at a cop and who claims to have HIV -- face extra penalties because of his or her status? Two recent court decisions may relate to this issue. On Friday, the New York Court of... Read more »
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Night Sweats Help Please...(GMan or Switch)

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Help...

I have a seriuous question..what do HIV/AIDS related night sweats look like? For about 3 years now I find that I get on occasion light night sweats ( top of my head, neck and maybe upper chest are damp). The sheets are dry and only a few... Read more »

Night Sweats

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Question: At what point in HIV or AIds, does a person exihibit Night Sweats? Is at the beginning or later on? Would other symptoms be evident? Thank you. Read more »

NIGHT SWEATS

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
If you have any thoughts please advise. I tested negative on the HIV six months past exposure. I had numerous symptoms that led me to believe I would be + for sure. Now one year later I am having night sweats, 3 weeks now, that are soaking my... Read more »

Questions about night sweats please anyone

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
What would be consider the intesity of the sweating to be related with hiv, when would you experience it and how often, many episodes or is it a one night thing? Read more »

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