Tiredness After Eating Food Made By Someone With HIV Worried I Have HIV

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Tiredness and HIV

Hi,My husband is HIV positive and has been taking antiretrovirals since 2009. He is also taking Warfarin. He goes to the gym 6 days per week, and has a healthy lifestyle.I am a little worried as he gets tired easily. Is this normal? He has a...

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

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Fatigue is a common complaint and can result from both the virus and medications. Getting regular physical exercise and living healthy can only help. Adequate rest is also extremely important both to combat fatigue and to maintain health. He... Read more »

extreme tiredness after lap dance

First of all, i appreciate your wonderful work..i don't have enough words to thank you for this..this is my situation..i am a decent guy who have a good relationship with my wife..due to some stress, visited a strip club 9 days back. this was...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Tired Lap-Dance-Guy,1.Yes, I believe your fatigue is indeed related to stress, anxiety and depression. You most likely still feel tired because you are still stressed out by this entire episode. You may also be feeling... Read more »

Constant Fatigue, Tiredness

Hi i am 24yrs old 5'7 113ibs 26w. I was diagnosed May 1, 2003 with hiv+ test/and having aids syndrome. My cd4 was 96 my VL was 550,000. I tested negative 1 year previous so i know i havent been infected long or even sexually active very long...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time with your illness. First off, are you under the care of an HIV/AIDS specialist? If not, you definitely need to be.Potent anti-HIV therapy came into wide use in 1996 when protease... Read more »

From an HIV-worrying afficiando

Dr. Bob,Let me first say that your work and compassion is greatly appreciated for the many folks who come with questions and worries. I hope you know that your receptive ear and gentle voice means the world to all of us here.I practice safer sex,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Worrying Aficionado,You describe yourself as a 12-year anxiety sufferer with extreme hypochondria and specific issues pertaining to HIV. From reading your story, I absolutely concur with that description. I also concur with the AIDS hotline.... Read more »

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Is tiredness a symptom?

Posted by James1941, 5 Replies

Tested HIV+ in Sept 2005, contracted it in March or April 2005 (I think) regular monitoring, still no medication, readings holding steady. What I want to know is whether tiredness is a symptom of HIV. For example, my home is fairly small but more... Read more »

early hiv, worried

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi folks, just wondering if you guys who are HIV+ out there can remember when you first got infected, if you experienced any of the suite of symptoms known as acute retroviral syndrome (ARS, also called AVS acute viral syndrome). This means, sore... Read more »

acute hiv symptoms? very worried....

Posted by veryworried, 1 Reply

hi, thanks for taking time to read this. first, let me say i almost never get ill & i haven't thrown up once in 15 yrs. worst thing i got must've been a cold. i had unprotected vaginal sex with a woman about a month ago. exactly 6 days later, in... Read more »

HIV Through Food?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I was wondering what the odds are of getting HIV through food.

I was eating a crunchwrap from taco bell recently, probably a month ago, when I distinctly tasted iron/blood (which may have been the beef, because I recall having taco bell beef have... Read more »

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