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I have a question about side effects and just started treatment?

I just started Odimune last night, when I wake up during night I was feeling dizzely and my vagina outside lips burning. vagina lips are still burning, I only have this problem just have after taking Odimune.

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We get lots of questions similar to this.

In general, if you have any symptoms this is something to talk to your doctor about.

i-Base can provide information but we can’t diagnose symptoms.

Although some symptoms can be side effects, sometimes they are related to other things.

Odimune includes an ARV called efavirenz, and this can make you more anxious and worried. This link has more information on efavirenz:

https://i-base.info/guides/side/cns-side-effects

No ARVs have side effects that include vagina pain so this sounds like something to ask your doctor about.

Links to other common side effects questions are here:

https://i-base.info/guides/side

52 comments

  1. Christina Antoniadi

    Hello Carol and thanks for getting in touch.

    No, you shouldn’t feel this way and you should have a doctor take a look.

    This can be related to some infection that happened to start at the same time as PrEP.

    It needs to be assessed and treated accordingly

    I hope you will feel better soon

  2. Carol

    Hi I took prep this morning for the first time , and 1hour later I have a burning virgina and now it moved outside on the sides of my privates and bums , I cannot stand the pain anymore, I used prep named Hetemcit, please help , is it normal

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