My PEP experience (Little to no Side Effects)
A little backstory...
30yo in LE and I was exposed to a needle stick injury and the hospital would not release the suspect's HIV status. Out of an abundance of caution, I decided to do the PEP.
The very first day taking it I experienced slight nausea and an overall "sick" feeling but it was very manageable and I was still able to continue doing daily tasks and going to work. It was very minimal in terms of feeling sick. The rest of the week I had no side effects at all.
Day 7 I had a bad sunburn and I started feeling fatigued and drained all day long. At night, I had extreme chills but I feel like this was mostly due to my sunburn.
I am now on Day 15 and have had a relatively very easy going treatment. Not once did I feel the need to ever call in to work or like I could not accomplish tasks or skip social outings. However, one thing I did notice is I am very fatigued during my workouts as if I hadn't eaten all day.
A couple things that I believe has helped me so far in having an easy time with the treatment:
-pine pollen tincture (boosts testosterone and supports immune system)
-RYZE mushroom coffee (not an ad) I believe this has helped me due to the ingredients creating an outstanding gut microbiome. PEP disrupts your gut but with a good microbiome, it shouldn't phase it. I've been drinking it for 3 months now.
-workout 5x/week
-eat a balanced diet
-no alcohol/rec drugs/or smoking.
-water water water
Like many of you, I have heard terrible things about this treatment and every doctor/pharmacist/other victims I talk to they just look at me like I'm battling cancer.
Will update going forward weekly.
TLDR I had very easy going treatment with very little to no side effects possibly due to to my current state of health and supplements I take.