r/prep

Hi there, most informations are directed to homosexuals.

It is still not clear to me, how an heterosexual man is suppose to take Prep on demand for a planned sex session with escort wonan.
For both cases: with and without condom, sex time is well planned, 1 time a month only.

Do you have some input on correct usage in this scenario?

Prep package says: Emtricitabin/Tenofovirdisoproxil

Thank you.

There are so many things that can lower the drug levels in your body. Do we have to got to our doctor for all of them or are there any resources with this information already?

Hello,

This is my second attempt on Reddit. The first time I used this platform, it was so negative, judgmental, and nasty. So I had to get off of it. But I’m back, so I hope this time (and this forum/community) is better.

I’m a healthy, gay male, aged 36. Got a prescription for Descovy/PrEP (and doxycycline/doxypep) for the first time ever but I have OCD and, in this case (more specifically), pharmacophobia. I also have hypochondria (both tenets of my OCD). I’m terrified of side effects, so I’ve been staring at the pill bottle for a few weeks now. I have generally tolerated medications just fine (I’ve been on over a dozen meds in my lifetime, mostly due to my Tourette’s, ADHD, OCD, GAD, panic attacks). I’ve read about bone mineral loss with Descovy and other things; am worried in general.

I’ve also been wanting to get the mpox vaccine just to protect myself. I’ve had the MMR, meningitis, influenza, J&J COVID (2x), Gardasil-9 (HPV), and Twinrix (Hepatitis A/B) vaccines. Never had any bad reactions or side effects to any of them. But yet, I’m still afraid to get the vaccine.

Any words of wisdom or advice? I’ve been tested and in the “all clear” to take the medication and vaccine. But I’m plagued by “what if” scenarios, which I’m seeing my OCD therapist for next week.

Thanks.

Pessoal, estou terminando meu primeiro mês com prep e no exame deu elevação discreta de creatinina (1,30) e a TGF caiu para 75.
Devo me preocupar ou é transitório? Uso modo diário.

do you ever get anxious that your HIV tests are false negatives because of the delayed anti body production your body makes because of Prep?

Hey guys, quick question about something that’s been worrying me the past couple days. I’m a gay man who has been taking daily prep for the past 5 years. I recently went through a difficult breakup and my self-care and routines were really disrupted, leading to some questionable decisions. Last week I missed two consecutive prep doses. I then took a double dose, and two regular single doses in the days after. After that I had a bit of a crazy weekend which involved unprotected sex with 10-15 guys. My inclination is that my protection wasn’t meaningfully reduced, but still wanted to run it past you guys here. My plan is to get tested and have a chat with a sexual health professional this week.

I am interested in taking PrEP. I had my consultation today for Yeztugo but it was not available yet at my clinic. They made it complicated just to get an injection. My only exposures would be receptive oral sex to men. I asked my PrEP provider but she was not helpful and confusing. She said it would be 80% effective???

I know the risk for oral sex is low but I also want a peace of mind. I just did not want to be on a daily pill. Would I be a candidate for the 2-1-1 method? Is it trustworthy?

I was on pep for 30 days then I had a couple very high risk encounters on the weekend. Straight after that I got on prep. I think my last dose of pep was either Thursday or Friday morning, the several encounters happened from Saturday morning to Sunday morning and then after my last encounter on Sunday morning I started taking prep. Some studies say that you’re 96-97% protected if you’ve taken prep/pep for 30 days or more even if you miss 2-3 days? Are these true do I need pep? I’m at 48 hours currently so I only have another 24 hours left to get it. Or will I be ok?

I’m a 20 year-old in college and I’ve had pretty bad experiences with sex/health concerns and I think I’ve developed an overall bad relationship with sex just to preface.

In the past I have been on oral prep, but had trouble taking it consistently. I got off the pill and met with a doctor to get put on an injectable. It took a while for my insurance to approve the shot so my doctor told me to continue taking Truvada.

I started on Truvada again— I was on it for a week and took two pills the first day to jumpstart things. I’m really nervous that I could’ve missed a pill within that week, I don’t think I did, but I can’t remember.

A week from when I first started it, I hooked up with a guy. I was really intoxicated and before the guy came over I took two more pills thinking that would do something. I’m pretty sure I only had oral sex with the guy/ no ejaculation. I remember him putting his finger inside of me and I’m really afraid he could’ve stuck his penis in me without me being aware— what if I didn’t remember. Clearly I was too drunk which is another lesson this situation has taught me.

I guess I’m just really scared that if that did happen, the prep hadn’t been in my system long enough to do anything.

After this incident, I went to the doctor and got my first dose of injectable prep. They tested me there and it was negative obviously but I’m still really scared for these next few weeks. What if the injectable prep creates a false negative? What if the prep I was on didn’t work? What if I didn’t take the prep long enough or missed a dose?

I don’t know feeling really scared and overwhelmed. Pretty new to stuff like this and any advice would be appreciated.