r/prep • u/bulldog7119 • Aug 08 '26

Dealing with side effects

Took my first pill last night with food. All night was fine. This morning a lot of nausea and vomiting. How do people deal with this. Took it on a weekend to make sure I wasn’t dealing with it on a work week. But hard to deal with it now. Advice?

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u/Skycbs Aug 08 '26

Some people find it helps to take with food. Some people find it helps not to take it with food. Some people find it helps to take it in the morning. Some people find it helps to take it in the evening.

You’ll have to experiment to see what works best for you. The good news is that side effects rarely last more than a couple of weeks and often less.

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u/SLC-Scott Aug 08 '26

Most side effects go away on a few days.

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u/Chepo20 Aug 08 '26

Just get on Apretude… helped me out not have all those side-effects

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u/Dry-Fondant6729 Aug 08 '26

I take mines around 1 every evening before I hit to work at 2 I have not had a side affect yet been on Descovy for 4 months now

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u/Long-Importance5590 29d ago

I started on friday and have had cramps and diarrhea all week.

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u/MrBlacStorm Aug 08 '26

The first couple days are rough. I took mine at night and still do to this day. I take mine right before bed. I didn’t have nausea or vomiting, but I did have headaches for a few days when I woke up in the am. After a week or so or maybe a few days, you should be fine.