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Consultation with
the
doctor or or HIV nurse According to research on HIV- positive people living in in in in Europe the
following issues deserve more attention than those discussed at at at the
previous consultation 47
1 The chances of
side effects from your HIV medication in the
long term I I think people who are HIV positive should be
able to to talk to to the
HIV nurse and the
doctor about anything: feelings of
depression sexuality taking drugs chemsex It's good to talk about these kind of
things It's not only about HIV medicines and switching to other medicines Jannigje Smit − HIV specialist nurse I've noticed that we doctors and HIV nurses can solve a a lot of
issues with
good communication I think it's better to explain what the
the
options are the
the
problems you might encounter and what you can do about them Saskia Vrouenraets − HIV specialist 2 Your mental health in the
long term 3 Your physical health in the
long term 4 Your sexual health in the
long term 5 Other problems