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My current provider is Blue Shield and my companies plan has a very high deductible so even with the assistance, I would have to pay $300/month for 5 months until I reached that deductible. And it resets annually.

Hey there, I looked and didn't find a thread discussing this already, please correct me if there already is.

I've been in a behavioral study for the past 6 months and have received PrEP for free, even get paid to be in the study. Come October, that study will be over and I'll be on my own. I'm also leaving my current job that has insurance and moving to a new job that doesn't have insurance. I plan on utilizing the ACA and exchange program to get insurance but would like to go with a provider and plan that covers PrEP and has a low copay.

I wanted to ask those that are getting PrEP through their insurance providers, what is your cost and who are you with?

Thank you

Is anyone going to the CumUnion party in PS this weekend?

congrats on starting @versgeek, I've been on it since October. No side effects and I feel comfortable and confident taking neg and poz loads and giving too

Other thing to try is a small pot of natural yogurt every day to help replace the bacterial cultures in your gut that the diarrhoea will be stripping away...

The doctor actually said to stay away from dairy :/ But I do love froyo lol

honestly I doubt its the PrEP causing your issues. About a year ago when taking no medication I got the shits for about a week and half before I went to my doctor. I felt great, just had the shits. They informed me that there was a really contagious virus going around that caused it, and that's likely what it was. Sure enough they went away on their own a bout a week later. Gastrointestinal bugs are pretty common, and given the timing, it doesnt make sense that PrEP caused it. If that was the case you probably would have seen it within the first few days.

congrats on being in the study and make sure you take it at the same time everyday and don't miss a dose!

You may be right, regardless it's always good to add more fiber to ones diet

And thanks, I already have other daily medication that I've been on since I was a kid, so adding one more pill isn't difficult for me. I've been on it since October 5th and haven't missed a dose and have taken the pill consistently within a 30min window which the doctor said was fine. Other than this issue, which may or not be a side effect, I haven't had any issues with the drug.

Thanks for all the help. I'm taking PrEP as part of a behavioral study from a clinic, which means I can get them to answer health questions a lot quicker than I can with my own doctor. They gave me some diet suggestions to help with the stool and also recommended taking Calcium supplements. On the down side, they said it could last 4-8 weeks. I'm hoping that's not the case.

Hey guys, I just started taking PrEP a little over 2 weeks ago. A few days ago I started getting the shits, the runs, diarrhea. I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and if so, when will it go away?!?!