What are common symptoms of a person living with AIDS?

I am afraid to go to test, but I may take it if i feel i have the symptoms.

Just to summarize, following are the main HIV symptoms:
Rapid weight loss
Dry cough
Recurring fever or profuse night sweats
Profound and unexplained fatigue
Wollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck
Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week
White spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat
Pneumonia
Red, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids
Memory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders



dont be scared , get tested, they have such good medications now for it, even if you DO have it, you wont die from it anymore... its treatable for the rest of your life.. but you have to go now to see if you have it to get on the meds ASAP

1. Fever that last more than 1 wk
2. Rapid weight loss
3. Rashes or sores
4. Get sick easily
5. Diarrhea
6. Cold sweats
Those are a few.

first of all the person affected by aids should not worry much.
the symptoms that you can notice is that sweating at night , nervousness , fever , head ache , easily attacked by any diseases due to dead of diseases resisting cells , coughing, TB .

Flu like sypmtoms straight off, they go away then HIV has no symptoms. So you cannot diagnose by symptoms. The actual symptoms of "AIDS" does not come on for years.

Don't freak, take the test, outside of unprotected male to male sex and using dirty needles AIDS is more difficult to contract than the media portrays.

If you are living a risky lifestyle be a grown-up and make this a place to take a stand in your life and get your sh!t together.

Although many people are not aware that they are Hiv positive, when symptoms of aids begin to surface, many people who were previously unaware that they had a physical problem start to seek treatment. One of the reasons frequent Aids testing is important for all sexually active people is that catching the initial infection of HIV will always yield better results than waiting for the problem to develop into full-blown aids.

Although symptoms of aids are more telltale than symptoms of Hiv (for an hiv infection, there may be no symptoms at all) arresting the development of the disease may be possible, although complete reversal in the form of a cure still eludes Aids patients.

Those who live with Hiv have special medications to help them prevent the development of the disease, but once the infection has turned into full-blown Aids, they will need to acquire medication to treat their symptoms of Aids.

Those who are Hiv positive need to know what symptoms of Aids to look out for. If they start to experience these symptoms, they should see a physician to check whether their infection has developed into Aids.

Even those who think that they are not Hiv positive should be aware of symptoms of aids, because a large number of Hiv positive people are not aware of their condition. A so-called 鈥渃ocktail鈥?of drugs can be used to treat symptoms of Aids and to make the disease less uncomfortable, although a cure for the disease still not available.

Depression is one of the first symptoms of Aids, and of course, can be mistaken for the regular blahs or a temporary mood. However, depression is more profound than sadness and includes lethargy and a lack of interest in activities that were once enjoyable. Other hallmarks of depression are a disrupted sleep pattern and an unusual change in appetite (since Aids patients also experience nausea, they usually find that they do not want to eat) feelings of hopelessness or low self esteem and guilt. There may be also thoughts of suicide, and when these negative thoughts occur, an aids patient should seek help. Of course, the circumstances of having Aids are difficult to begin with and may add to the depression. It is essential that all aids patients have a dependable support system of family, friends and fellow aids patients who can listen to their concerns and give them advice on how to deal with symptoms of aids.

Other symptoms of aids include diarrhea, thrush or a bad taste in one's mouth and a white coating on the tongue or the gums, These problems occur because the body is no longer able to fight off minor infections and the patient is more vulnerable to microbes. Rapid weight loss and lipodystrophy are symptoms of aids that affect the proper distribution of body fats.

One's arms may be bony while there may be buildups of fat on the stomach or behind the neck. This happens because the Hiv virus attacks the mitrochondria, or the cells which digest fats, and lipids are deposited in certain areas of the body. Sinus infections are also common symptoms of aids, along with fatigue, nausea and a painful burning sensation in the hands or the feet. There are medications that can be used to treat symptoms of aids and to make the experience less difficult.

if you are thinking about taking the test it means you know there is a chance in one billion that you got it.
You are lucky. To be tested positive is no longer a death sentence, you could live with it till you reach 90 years .
But..
if you wait until you have some symptoms it might not be a good idea.
test yourself and get rid of the fear
you owe it to yourself and to society..
Once you test negative, it will be much more difficult that you get it since you will be much, much more careful.
do it tomorrow....I lived with the dilemma for 5 years so i know what I am talking about.
Best wishes