Can we take generic medicine with same composition?...One of my friend is survivor of HIV and doctors prescribed Teevir viraday but this medicine not available all time at pharmacy so shopkeeper advice to take Teevir medicine and...reactions6repliesTreatment
Minutes with Jah: Becoming Your Own Healthcare Advocate...In this video, I will be talking about how I learned how to become my own healthcare advocate. It took me a while to get my HIV healthcare on point...reactions5comments
A Life Giving Label...The labels and names we give ourselves help define who we are and how we express ourselves to others. Labels can be good things. They can help us navigate through...reactions1comment
Common Side Effects of HIV Medications...Researchers are learning more about HIV with each day. This has allowed for new treatment options to arise with antiretroviral medications. Fortunately, many of these newer drugs have fewer side...
Ending HIV/AIDS...It sounds so good. What is all this talk about ending the epidemic? Can someone please tell me? And why as soon as one organization speaks or does something that...reactionscomments
Infographic: Pain Management Treatment and Care...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of h-i-v.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of...reactionscomments
Personal Stories on Managing Mental Health...Did you know that you can find the H-I-V.net community on Instagram? Give us a follow @hiv_hu and check out some of our top posts on mental health below. The...reactions1comment
Letting Go of Toxic or Harmful Relationships...Deciding when it’s time to end a toxic relationship is a lot harder than it looks. I’ve had more than my fair share of toxic relationships. And while in my...reactions4comments
PLWHIV Can Shine Light on Stigma...In our community, the negative stigma of living with HIV can truly be hurtful and isolating, especially when experienced by those who are closest to us. The more and more...reactions5comments
Long-Term Side Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy...Information about the short-term side effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is becoming more available. However, information on the long-term side effects of ART is limited. Since many HIV drugs are...
Minutes with Jah: Young People Can Be Long-term HIV Survivors...In this video, I will be talking about how young voices should be included when talking about HIV long-term survivors. Young people are living longer with HIV, so why can't...reactions3comments
Minutes with Jah - HIV & Family...In this Minutes with Jah video, I talk about HIV and family. At the start, my HIV journey wasn't the best with my family. I talk about how I overcame...reactions3comments
HIV Anxieties: Financial Stress...In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing chronic condition like HIV and its side effects. Phrases in quotes are the words of our community members across...reactionscomments
You Can Sit with Us...Early on, I did what I so often ask the patients I work with not to - I perused the internet in search of answers. I advise people to stick...reactions1comment
PrEPing for Disclosure...I don’t think you have to disclose to your partner or family that you’re taking PrEP. This is a personal decision and really depends on who, what, when, where, and...reactions1comment
How I See Myself...In this video, Dee talks about the impact of the self-stigma of being HIV positive and how she works every day to tune out the negativity and judgment from others....reactions18comments
Your Own Happiness...Found out I was positive three weeks before partner passed of pancreatic cancer. He had been positive for over a year and didn't tell. Leading up to that point, I...reactions6comments
“It’s Complicated.”...The highlight of pandemic life: sitting at home on a Friday night with my dog Chip and my 4 favorite girls: Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte. Prior to lockdown life...reactionscomments
PrEPing in a Pandemic...COVID-19 has changed so much in our lives, including how we might visit our health care team. In early May, I had my first PrEP appointment during the pandemic, and...reactions4comments
Affording Medicare Prescription Copays...Facing the high costs associated with acquiring the HIV antiviral medications can be incredibly stressful. Sometimes even with insurance, the out-of-pocket expense left for the patient to deal with can...reactionscomments