Advice On Dealing With Prep Side Effects?

[adam4adam]

I just started truvada. The side effects are awful started out with diarrhea and now bad stomach pains.

[Johnny84]

then stop taking them asap and go back for more tests 

[drscorpio]

Having short-term, bad digestive upset is normal. It should subside after a day or two.

 

If you were taking it on an empty stomach, try taking it with food. Some people have better luck with food in their stomach.

I had terrible problems taking it in the morning that went away when I switched to taking it at bedtime, but other people have the reverse. 

[Eppigbtm]

I had bad stomach pain, but not diarrhea, for the first 5 days. Then fine.

[C10H15N]

The gastric upset only lasted a week for me.

[adam4adam]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I am on the 3rd and i am doing better already. The first day was rough

[tallbtm]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I am on the 3rd and i am doing better already. The first day was rough

 

 

I had very loose bowel movements (diarrhea) for the first few days on PrEP but those side effects stopped by the 3rd or 4th day. No side effects since that (2+ years now on PrEP).

Most guys who start PrEP have no side effects; for those who do, the side effects usually end in the first few days, or at most a couple of weeks.

 

 

Glad you're already feeling better, adam4adam.  

[C10H15N]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I am on the 3rd and i am doing better already. The first day was rough

Hang in there and keep thinking about taking all the raw loads you can get without worrying about HIV.

[cman54]

I`ll take the other side on this one. Stop taking prep and once you feel better get out there and fuck bare and enjoy it. Don`t worry about getting knocked up?