ABBIE
While HIV medication is greatly improved there are still challenges related to life-long medication, and issues with side effects:
“I remember getting my first medication. I was put on Genvoya and that was big for me because I was only young. I had never been on medications before. So I was like OK now I have to take medication every single day. And yeah going on something that I know I have to take every single day was actually quite a big change in my life for me. This week, I’ve you know, especially over the weekend, I got a bit unwell again so I started to feel quite down like, “oh, when is this going to end” and um, I guess not really having a clear answer as to why I keep feeling sick, it was just a bit frustrating.”