Question
Can HIV tests be affected by prescription or non-prescription drugs, herbal remedies or supplements or alcohol?
13 December 2007. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Recreational drugs, Supplements and herbs.
Answer
None of these things you would cause an HIV test to give an inaccurate result because the test looks for antibodies in your immune system.
Accept the good news, that like most people who actually test for HIV, you are lucky enough to have had an HIV-negative test result.
If you have any physical symptoms that prompts these worries, then you should see a doctor.
Hi Zack, prednisolone cannot affect the result of an HIV test.
What about short dosage of 10mg of Prednisolone per day for a week? Can it affect the HIV antibody test?
Dear Marley, nothing will slow production of HIV antibodies.
Not medicines, drugs, herbs. supplements, foods, alcohol, vaccines, exercise etc etc etc…
Could herbal remedies however slow the production of antibodies and hence making them undetectable in a test?