Twinkbottombare Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 An infection made me realize the disadvantageous component of contracting this virus. Thus I will abstain from any sexual activity until I am U=U. Any advice on how becoming U=U asap? Which ARTs is recommended? 1
1hornyjohn Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 22 minutes ago, Twinkbottombare said: An infection made me realize the disadvantageous component of contracting this virus. Thus I will abstain from any sexual activity until I am U=U. Any advice on how becoming U=U asap? Which ARTs is recommended? You need to take whatever your doctor recommends. I started on Biktarvy and after a few months was switched to Duvato. I'm undetectable now and have a good sex life taking raw cock and cumloads inside my hole. Good luck 3 1 1
BootmanLA Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 @1hornyjohn is absolutely correct. Most importantly, you cannot just walk into a pharmacy (US), chemist (UK), or whatever the equivalent is in other places and say you'd like to order a month's supply of <whatever>. An HIV specialist needs to run substantial lab work on you, to determine what your viral load is, what your T-cell count is, how well your kidneys, liver, and other organs are functioning, whether or not you have pre-diabetes or diabetes, your heart and lung function, and so forth. With that data they can narrow down to the best choice of medication for you. For instance, if you already have impaired kidney function (you wouldn't realize it, necessarily, but the lab tests would show it), then the doctor would want to avoid certain treatments that are harsher on the kidneys. 1 1 1
funpozbottom Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 In addition to what has already been said, I'd like to add that the number one reason for treatment failure is failure of the patient to take their meds as prescribed. If you're prescribed a daily med, I recommend getting a pill case that is divided for the days of the week. It's really easy to forget whether you took a dose on a particular day. A pill case makes it easy to check or remind yourself to take your pill. Adherence to your treatment plan gives you the best chance of success. 3 3
Poz50something Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 On 1/29/2025 at 1:58 PM, Twinkbottombare said: An infection made me realize the disadvantageous component of contracting this virus. Thus I will abstain from any sexual activity until I am U=U. Any advice on how becoming U=U asap? Which ARTs is recommended? yu^.... this is exactly when the rubber hits the road so to speak.....when real life intervenes. You have your whole life ahead of you, including having many adventures, sexual included, ahead. Yeah, you owe it to yourself to be proactive about your health. 2 2
PozBearWI Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Poz50something said: yu^.... this is exactly when the rubber hits the road so to speak.....when real life intervenes. You have your whole life ahead of you, including having many adventures, sexual included, ahead. Yeah, you owe it to yourself to be proactive about your health. Which shouldn't be misconstrued that ARVs are required. They are your choice. Achieving u=u a worthy goal. But won't in all locales lead to more sexual adventures. There is still a fair amount if 80's thinking HIV stigma here away from urban influence.
NWUSHorny Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 They may also want to perform a genetic sequencing test to determine which ART is best suited for your particular mutation. I did not have that done when I was 1st put on meds, and even though my labs are in the normal range, my VL has consistently hovered around 100 for the entire time I have been on it, my current ID Dr is trying to get the insurance company to ok it to head off a potential treatment failure. I agree with the other posters, that you need to protect your life, at 18 you have a lot of life to look forward to including decades of sex. I'm 55 and hoping I can look forward to at least a couple more decades. 1
Leatherman667 Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 20 hours ago, BootmanLA said: @1hornyjohn is absolutely correct. Most importantly, you cannot just walk into a pharmacy (US), chemist (UK), or whatever the equivalent is in other places and say you'd like to order a month's supply of <whatever>. An HIV specialist needs to run substantial lab work on you, to determine what your viral load is, what your T-cell count is, how well your kidneys, liver, and other organs are functioning, whether or not you have pre-diabetes or diabetes, your heart and lung function, and so forth. With that data they can narrow down to the best choice of medication for you. For instance, if you already have impaired kidney function (you wouldn't realize it, necessarily, but the lab tests would show it), then the doctor would want to avoid certain treatments that are harsher on the kidneys. Thanks for that! My kidney function is low! If I pozzed would there be a medication for me or not? I am neg at the moment.
Leatherman667 Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 1 minute ago, NWUSHorny said: They may also want to perform a genetic sequencing test to determine which ART is best suited for your particular mutation. I did not have that done when I was 1st put on meds, and even though my labs are in the normal range, my VL has consistently hovered around 100 for the entire time I have been on it, my current ID Dr is trying to get the insurance company to ok it to head off a potential treatment failure. I agree with the other posters, that you need to protect your life, at 18 you have a lot of life to look forward to including decades of sex. I'm 55 and hoping I can look forward to at least a couple more decades. Only a couple? Aim for much more. 1
PozBearWI Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Leatherman667 said: Thanks for that! My kidney function is low! If I pozzed would there be a medication for me or not? I am neg at the moment. If you want less impact it would be better if you not get pozzed at all. There are no guaranteed outcomes. We have much better outcomes these days than we used to, by quite a bit. The long term consequences of life is that it ends. There are somethings I appreciate about being poz, and yet if I wanted a less complex set medical options, I would not have pozzed. There is no guarantee there will be a medication for you. While fortunately rare, there are med resistant strains. So if you're banking on medication to make poz livable, truly, just hold off until that is no longer something you need. 1 1
757neg4poz Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 capsid inhibitors and other new classes of meds are coming online pretty soon so you will have some treatment options 1
NWUSHorny Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Leatherman667 said: Thanks for that! My kidney function is low! If I pozzed would there be a medication for me or not? I am neg at the moment. That alone is a good reason to avoid getting pozzed, some of the meds are worse than others on the kidneys, but all of them are worth avoiding if possible. I found out I was poz and had stage 4 cancer at the same time, so being poz was definitely a complication for me. Luckily I beat the cancer and have not suffered any adverse side effects from the the Triumec that they put me on the day I found out. The only issue has been it doesn't control my VL quite as well as they would like. Untransmittable is below 200, undetectable is below 20, mine has been as high as 150 once and has gone below 20 only twice on my semi annual blood tests twice in the 6 years I've been on it. 2 1
Leatherman667 Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 17 hours ago, NWUSHorny said: That alone is a good reason to avoid getting pozzed, some of the meds are worse than others on the kidneys, but all of them are worth avoiding if possible. I found out I was poz and had stage 4 cancer at the same time, so being poz was definitely a complication for me. Luckily I beat the cancer and have not suffered any adverse side effects from the the Triumec that they put me on the day I found out. The only issue has been it doesn't control my VL quite as well as they would like. Untransmittable is below 200, undetectable is below 20, mine has been as high as 150 once and has gone below 20 only twice on my semi annual blood tests twice in the 6 years I've been on it. Thanks for that good advice! Because of my low kidney function I’ve had to stop prep. So it’s down to mainly oral now, and of course p- - s fun. 1
NWUSHorny Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 3 hours ago, Leatherman667 said: Thanks for that good advice! Because of my low kidney function I’ve had to stop prep. So it’s down to mainly oral now, and of course p- - s fun. I know it will be a controversial opinion on this site, but there is still a way to fuck and get fucked while mitigating your risk. I personally don't turn a guy down if he wants/needs to use condoms, but I do turn guys down who don't fuck at all. 1
Bimarried001 Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 Interesting points giving here. I’ve been poz and undetectable for soooo long that I don’t even give it a single thought. My VL has remain good despite taking loads weekly. I believe that may also be because of prep. Most guys fucking raw today are on meds. Not saying all but most guys I ask are either on prep or poz but undetectable. 1 1
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