Question
Can I used Lamzid (AZT/3TC) to reduce the risk of infection?
28 June 2011. Related: All topics, HIV reinfection (superinfection), HIV transmission.
I’m dating a person who is HIV positive and I’m HIV negative. Is it good for me to use Aspen’s Lamzid when we have sex?
Will it cause a problem as time goes on.
Answer
Please do NOT use Lamzid in this way.
Firstly, there is no evidence that it will protect you from catching HIV.
Secondly, there are risks from you taking these meds. If you have hepatitis B or catch hepatitis B taking the 3TC in Lamzid could cause liver problems if you are stopping and starting the drug. If you were unlucky enough to catch HIV, your use of Lamzid is likely to make you resistant to 3TC which could then affect both you and your partners future treatment options (if you passed that resistance back to your partner).
Is your partner on treatment? If and when this happens, this reduce the risk of transmitting HIV.
Using a condom is still the most effective way to do this though.
I think people are now playing with meds because we have a shortage problem in Africa, please be considerate!
Being late with your medication once should not cause any problems. This is only likely to cause a problem if you are regularly late or forget to take doses.
Hi please respond urgently . On monday night the 17 septembet I started with my aspen lamzid the following day I was involved in an accident that almost took my life so I took my medication an hour later ( aspen lamzid & aspen nevirapine ) so I’m scared that the pills will not work anymore and I’m scared to tell my Dr . What’s going to happen cos I hear I need to take my dlmedication on time more for the next 14 days
Using lamzid in this way is called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Please follow this link for more information about PEP.
Hi
My condom burst while having sex, the next morning I went to the doctor, and the doctor tested me and I was negative. He put me on this pills aspen lamzid, so my question is how powerful are the pills? Are they effective enough to destroy the virus?
This is not reported as a side effect of Lamzid.
As with any symptoms this is something to discuss with your doctor or nurse in case it is related to another sexually transmitted infection.
hi, i also had a burst condom with a cousin whose status i dont know. my doc put me on lamzid for 28 days but now i have some funny smelling discharge. could the lamzid be the reason?
Hi Robinson. It’s important to treat any STIs. Your doctor or nurse will be able to check for any drug interactions with Lamzid. Having an STI can not tell you whether you have been infected with HIV. For more informaiton about testing and PEP please follow this link to our guide to HIV testing and sexual transmission.
Guys please help,im feeling regreting,and stupid.i had unprotected sex twice at 1 night,the following day she told me she is hiv positive,i rush to hospital,i tested negative,now im on lamzid,but at day ten i find out that im having sti,is that means now i had catch sti,dat means hiv have able to catch me also?..im afraid,having sleepless night ,im even afraid to treat sti,to avoid drug interaction with lamzid.
Hi Sgush,
PEP should be taken for 28 days. Your doctor may have given you a 7-day starter pack, after which you need to continue PEP for 3 more weeks.
You should not have unprotected sex with your wife for the full course of PEP, and then also for 28 days afterwards- when you should be tested for HIV. Until this point you can not be sure that you are HIV negative and could be putting your wife at risk of infection. Please follow this link for more information about PEP.