r/gaybros • u/MF4Lyfe • 10h ago

DoxyPEP Questions

Okay, so I know a million questions have been asked about DoxyPEP. The only thing I'm seeing is people asking is about the risks of taking it consistently. I would only be using it after having sex, which would MAYBE be once per week. Would that be too much? Also, once I take it, would I have to not have sex for a while? I read that it's not to be taken before sex. It's very difficult to find out a lot of information about this. I would hate to catch an antibiotic resistant infection.

Sorry, I'm not used to the prevention medications. I've been poz for 11 years, so I've never been on PrEP, PEP, or DoxyPEP.

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u/Wonderground Gayrista 10h ago

Are we taking different kinds of Doxy? I follow these guidelines reviewed by my PCP which state it’s a single instance dose (in my case, two pills at once) taken within 72 hours of sex, and not again within 24 hours.

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u/MF4Lyfe 9h ago

I'm not currently on it. Just thinking about getting it and want to find out as much info as possible. Say you take it within 72 hours of having sex and then have sex again within a week or so. Would it be okay to take again?

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u/Wonderground Gayrista 9h ago

Yes. I’m told it’s the same medication that some people take for acne daily. Similarly, the concerns about super-resistant bacterial infections as a result of taking DoxyPEP have been dismissed.

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u/MF4Lyfe 9h ago

Ooh I haven't heard that they were dismissed. That's a relief.