Terrified about ARS-like symptoms - HIV Prevention Message Board

paul_hest · 03-06-2005, 05:38 AM

Hi all,

I'm hoping that I'm just going to be another worried well, but this is a real struggle at the moment...

Paul

lost spirit · 03-06-2005, 10:16 AM

Its sounds very low risk to me . It sounds more like the flu to me also or mabe even a bacterial infection. Please don't obsess because once the mind starts running all kinds of things will happen that will be nerve related and seem to be ars symtoms . Keep a clear head and get testad in 3 months . You can have every symtom and in realtiy be negative so don't stay up all night on you're pc looking for symtoms or you're mind will either try to relate to what you're reading or create the symtoms youreself and belive me it doese happen .
The only way to know for sure is to get an hiv test at 3 months .
I'm sure you're fine

In good health................
............ Lost spirit ...................

ScottCA · 03-06-2005, 10:11 PM

I suggest you wait for three months and get a rapid hiv test. I am still in the window period myself and had a DNA-PCR test ($90 in CA). Although they didnt find any sign of HIV, after reading on the net - there are a high amount of false pos/neg. So after reading that stuff online - it has made the test i took useless. I have finally accepted that i just have to wait. If your that stressed out, you can still take the test (or any test). The window period starts at two weeks - So after two weeks, you may test positive. Any negative test might put your mind to rest. Although i dont know for sure - i have two negative test that suggest i am negative....But the three month test will be most important - then a six month test to be 100% SURE.

paul_hest · 03-07-2005, 09:13 AM

Thanks for your replies.

Paul

Lenin · 03-07-2005, 02:13 PM

You cannot diagnose ARS from symptoms...
Let me put it another way: YOU CANNOT DIAGNOSE ARS FROM SYMPTOMS!