Had unprotected sex with a girls who's hiv status is not known and consulted a doctor who said to go for pep (raltegravir ricovir) at 2nd day I got tingling burning sensation followed by numbness on my left side of face. And now i'm getting bruise like marks at day 5 on my hands. Got a hiv test done after 3 days of having sex which came negative. I'm worried about pep side effects are they life threatening. What are the sever side effects when should I stop taking them.
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It seems, you are being misguided. Hiv test at 3 days is useless. Even pep with raltegravir may not be needed. In any case you are just worried about hiv, what about other stds? To better understand the risk and consequences of stds please take private consult with audio video chat and then I can guide you properly and explain you what is to be done. The symptoms explained by you may not be related to anything.
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Hello Lybrate User, Please see about your 3 issues. Pep- drugs used or not the recommended regimens, as per your info (tdf and raltegravir, generic name). 3 drugs or recommended for effective pep. The hiv test - done at 3 days after exposure is invalid as even nuclic acid tests can not give valid results before 10 days of hiv infection. Side effects- could b a possibility. It would be good if you please consult in pvt an hiv specialist to guide you well before its too late. Thanks.
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