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What Are The Risks Of HIV After An Unprotected Sex?
Question: over the past 4 months I have noticed fatigue , muscle pain/ joint pain (only the past week) red ring in my armpit (maybe from my deodorant) dizziness sometimes, nausea. I have had unprotected sex (I live in Canada)3 times in the past year. I am wondering if this could be hiv? or symptoms of stress.. as I separated from my wife a feelings ago. I work a physical job full time. I don't have any ulcers, sores or any rash. I will mention that I have rosacea and have been using protopic paired with myocilin. I noticed the side effects for protopic. I seem to have them all:
Cough
general aches and pains
headache
skin burning
skin flushing in areas of ointment application when drinking alcohol
sneezing
weakness
I am pretty scared to go get tested for hiv, it's a very stressful thing. I'm just wondering what am this could be? I have tried b12 and vitamin d, they made me feel the same. I try to drink as much water as possible, a few bottles a day. the only caffeine I have comes from an espresso with sugar in the morning. I early relatively healthy, chicken wraps and subs, near pairea with vegetables.
Cough
general aches and pains
headache
skin burning
skin flushing in areas of ointment application when drinking alcohol
sneezing
weakness
I am pretty scared to go get tested for hiv, it's a very stressful thing. I'm just wondering what am this could be? I have tried b12 and vitamin d, they made me feel the same. I try to drink as much water as possible, a few bottles a day. the only caffeine I have comes from an espresso with sugar in the morning. I early relatively healthy, chicken wraps and subs, near pairea with vegetables.
Brief Answer:
Symptoms are not specific for HIV. get rule out HIV through a test.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
None of your symptoms are specific to HIV. Fatigue,muscle and joint pain and other symptoms can occur to anybody due to umpteen number of reasons like anemia, flu, avitaminosis etc.
But you had unprotected sex 3 times in the past year. Instead of researching your symptoms and relate them to HIV, it is better to rule out HIV by having the test for HIV. That could be the answer for your all problems. After seeing a negative HIV result all your mental tension will vanish you will feel energetic. There is nothing to be afraid of get tested. It is a simple procedure. Get tested and rule out HIV. and get relaxed.
Dr S.Murugan
Symptoms are not specific for HIV. get rule out HIV through a test.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
None of your symptoms are specific to HIV. Fatigue,muscle and joint pain and other symptoms can occur to anybody due to umpteen number of reasons like anemia, flu, avitaminosis etc.
But you had unprotected sex 3 times in the past year. Instead of researching your symptoms and relate them to HIV, it is better to rule out HIV by having the test for HIV. That could be the answer for your all problems. After seeing a negative HIV result all your mental tension will vanish you will feel energetic. There is nothing to be afraid of get tested. It is a simple procedure. Get tested and rule out HIV. and get relaxed.
Dr S.Murugan
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