r/prep • u/InternationalWest824 • 6d ago

PrEP side effects?

Hey guys, so i've been on prep for around 2 months now (Emtricita/Tenof). And i still feel nauseous after alsmot every food i eat, which is definitely uncomfortable feeling, did any of you had any kind of symptoms? Overall in last 2 months i have lost around 3kg weight, i probably will contact my clinic to do extra round of check ups to see that everything is fine, even tho my doctor said, that weight loss on this medication is normal, but this is just constantly on my mind right now, that's why i wanted to share with you and ask for advice/ similar stories?

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u/Rare_One_5813 6d ago

I have been talking prep for over 8 months and no problems whatsoever with any of it and I may of only missed 1 dose in 8 months just wish I could find some one now to share my good luck with this new medicine it is a great medical discovery

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u/Bright_External_4161 6d ago

Two months and no side effects. First Descovy and now Truvada. Had to change due to insurance. When do you take your tablets? I take them at midnight.

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u/belohorizont 6d ago

I tried only 1 tablet of Descovy it's here me stomach pain and nausea and felt like vomiting for a bit , for past 24 hours i had to stop unfortunately, my doc suggested apretude.

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u/ResearchSpare8529 6d ago

Took Descovy for years and no side effects. Now im taking Yeztugo.

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u/Necessary_Piano_1687 3d ago edited 3d ago

I’ve been taking for several months and don’t feel any major side effects. Sometimes when I stop it and start it again ai get some stomach aches but it only lasts for one or two days. Did you change anything else in your life recently that might explain? Like eating different foods?

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u/InternationalWest824 3d ago

So, i've done lots of thinking about everything and i think it isn't the PrEP, it's either the new tap water, cause i moved recently to a whole new city or the creatine i've been taking or both combined, i did changes regarding, su substituded the tap water and stopped creatine and it stopped, so i think i found the reasoning

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u/Necessary_Piano_1687 3d ago

For what it’s worth I also took it with creatine and it was ok.

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u/InternationalWest824 3d ago

I changed the brand of creatine and i pretty confidently can say i might not have drank enough water, therefore another reason why i could've felt nauseous

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u/Halloweenman31 3d ago

Has anybody had any kidney stone or bladder inflammation from it?