If you are having regular sex and aren’t on truvada yet… why?
I’ve had people tell me that they “don’t have insurance right now” or “it’s too expensive”
The company that makes truvada (Gilead) offers a copay card making the medication literally FREE to you. And furthermore my prescribing doctor said he would do anything to help get this medication to me at little to no cost.
If you google “Gilead Copay Card” it will bring you to a page where you enroll- for free- and then you can save the image of the card till the physical one comes in the mail. Present it to your pharmacy and your script is literally FREE. THERE IS NO REASON TO NOT GET ON PrEP!!!
And also side note being on PrEP doesn’t mean you should go out and get bred by every guy you meet. You should still practice safe sex because HIV isn’t the only STD out there. Don’t be gross. Wear a condom and get that truvada bitch
btw @ people saying truvada is untested or has unknown side effects, PrEP/PEP (what truvada is) has existed for almost 30+ years in hospitals for nurses (src: my mom worked as a nurse for 30 years in the uphs) working in HIV wards that would get exposure via accidental needle sticks, there is minimal side effects that your doctor will go over with you.
(the only reason we hear about these side effects is that the FDA is afraid to let gays be healthy and make their own decisions! it wasn’t until last year that we were allowed to donate BLOOD, and even then with restrictions!)
everyone who says there is x y and z reason to not support this drug is homophobic and just regurgitating reagan republican propaganda
also make sure that when u go on it, you stay on it
u dont just take it when you have sex, it takes 2 weeks to take full effect so simply “taking it before fucking” won’t do you or your partner any good
I’m from the UK so things can be a little different trying to access it, but any good doctor will try and help work with what they can to help you get access to PrEP drugs (it may mean you buying it yourself but they’ll advise you on that).
But from what I’ve learnt in talking to sex health clinics is that there’s two ways ofnusing the drug:
1. Take it daily (the obvious choice) to remain protected and always on guard.
Or, and not many know about this,
2. Take it 24 hours pre-sex and then continue taking it for 48 hours post-sex.
Both are equally effective in preventing the transmission of HIV, and whilst the first allows you the freedom to fuck on the fly without any thought, it can help to just know that you don’t actually need to take the medication 24/7 to get its benefits.
I’m baffled as to why PrEP wasn’t explored and tested once it was known it could prevent transmission but I get thats not the fault of doctors and more just red tape and corporate bullshit.
So if youve got a HIV+ partner, this is an added level of security on top of them being undetectable (if they are), and to anyone who is HIV+ it’s something to make sure people know about. You’re wonderful people and you deserve to live a life as sexy and fulfilled as anybody else. ❤
not to be that bitch but us, the gays need to know this and y'all have lowkey popular asf blogs so
yo i’m from BC, Canada and i take Truvada and have a monthly/tri-monthly prescription.
if you didnt know like i did until last January of this year, BC recently approved Truvada! so you can totally get them for free! if you’re interested and live like in Metro Vancouver, Canada then keep reading! (i’m not sure if the info i provide will apply to the rest of BC and USA but i’ll share it anyway for those belonging to my intended demographic)
so yeah, once you give that PrEP form to your family doctor, they will know what to do so they can do all the paperwork and give you a lab requisition form to get your blood work done. since you have to be tested first before they prescribe PrEP to you. the good thing is there are a decent number of LifeLabs around where you can get tested or you can ask the front desk of your family doctor to give you an address of the nearest labs in your area.
once you’ve done your bloodwork, it should take more or less a week or 2 weeks for the results to come in and once they’re in, you will most likely receive a phone call from St Paul’s Hospital/Pharmacy in Vancouver for them to confirm how you would like your prescriptions to get to you. if you’re in Vancouver, you can drop by the pharmacy to pick up your prescription. but if you’re like me who happens to live an hour away from the city, you can certainly have them delivered to your family doctor’s clinic!! they will instruct you on how to get these done but from what i recall, they asked for the family doctor to fax an official request
when that’s done, your doctor would schedule a follow-up appointment for you to pick up the prescription once they have arrived. they will give you a 3-week sample first because they wanna make sure that it’s not affecting your system badly (it shouldnt but you know it’s just protocol)
after that, you may have to get tested again before you can get your next prescription but everything goes smooth-sailing from here since you can ask your doctor to have a tri-monthly prescription! you will have to get tested every 3 months though but LifeLabs can give you a card for it so you can just come in every 3 months and won’t have to ask your doctor for a recquisition form. when everything is fine after 3 months, i believe you can ask your doctor for a bi-annual prescription too cause i recall my doctor saying that could be an option.
when it comes to taking it, you can refer to the suggestions above from prev comments! i do either of the two too!
being on Truvada or PrEP has definitely been one of the best decisions i’ve made. it’s really an added protection and makes you more confident to have sex. and it’s FREE and covered by your MSP so seriously, if you’re a BC Gay like me, definitely get on it!
I know its only January, but the weather here has been getting warmer and I think Spring is going to come early. I can feel it in my bones. So, here is a tarot spread for all of you!
