Question
What do I do if I'm sick after taking my medication?
3 January 2012. Related: All topics, Newly diagnosed, Side effects.
I was sick after taking my meds because I had a non-related illness. Do I need to take another dose? I was sick about 2 hours after taking my meds.
Answer
Most HIV medication have been absorbed within two hours. Â Therefore if it has been more than 2 hours since you took them, you should not take another dose.
If you are sick less than an hour after taking them then it is probably better to take them again.
If you can still see the tablets in the vomit, then you should definitely take them again.
Hi Ntombie, have you had recent testing for your viral load and CD4 count? Have you been to see your doctor about these symptoms? As you have been taking your treatment for the last year it is unlikely that your current symptoms are being caused by HIV.
Hi I started taking my medication last year June 2022 and I was very fine all along no sickness nothing then a month ago May 2023 I’ve been feeling sick, like tired, my whole body just itches especially my hands and feet’s and it comes and goes, I also have too much mucus on my throat which I constantly need to clear it, my skin just developed Hives which they got cleared like I’m sick and what makes me sad is that I’ve been taking my ARVs religiously because I’m scared of dying please help me
Hi Julie
Are you asking about what casued you to be sick? Or what caused the blood?
Being sick very soon after taking a pill is more likely to be related to problems swalloing. Perhaps you were nervous or worried about taking the pill, or the pill caught in your throat from not swalling with enough water.
The blood the second time might be related to greater strain on the muscles cauing you to be sick, or just bringing up material that was from further inside you.
Either way, please tell your doctor, even if this hasn’t happened again.
i took a tablet i was sick then when i took my second one i vomited a bit of blood up. it lasted for a couple of minutes then stopped. what causes that?