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Afraid + anxiety about HIV?

A few times before I posted in the STD Forum but these 2 months it's been kind of hell.

20th of November I had protected sex with a girl I didn't know, it protected oral and protected vaginal. We took off the condom and it looked intact, no leaks or tears.

However 1 week later I had stinging and burning sensation in my penis and after an examination with the doctor it was determined that i had Chlamydia and tested positive for Chlamydia. After I finished the treatment which included quite a strong dose of antibiotics, I tested again for Chlamydia which I got a negative and 2 weeks ago I tested again and got a negative.

However during January I was feeling sick and weak for quite some time and few days I was itching all over my body. The itching just comes and goes and this is all over the body. This type of sickness felt like my head was spinning and i could feel my muscles were really achy and weak.

Also after I finished the course of antibiotics I started getting candida on my penile head and mouth. It just comes and goes. This is third time the candida on my penis came back again.
I am really afraid about HIV, I went to the doctor few times and had blood tests 2 times and he said everything was alright and that I had anxiety thinking about HIV. Also he said I have winter depression.

So far as I recall I haven't had any sore throat or high fever during these 2 months, no vomiting too. I drink plenty of Vitamin C.

Just the symptoms I've had was itching, dry skin, candida on penis and tongue, and fatigue. Most of these happened during this month.

Could this be from anxiety and winter depression? or something from the antibiotics?
Please tell me what to do? I am really afraid.
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Thank you so much for the answer... I was really concerned because she was a CSW in Netherlands and I contracted chlamydia from her.
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in addition to my comment, when i had my severe HIV anxiety, i felt like i had all the symptoms of HIV, from swollen lymoh nodes, to rash to sore throat, fever name it, i thought I had it all, and at that time, it felt like it, but I was NEGATIVE. you are fine.....
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hi mate,

you had both protected vaginal and oral, so there in nothing to worry about. You are not expose at all, and there is no need for a test.

yes, i do undestand the anxiety, cause i've been there, and it aint no fun..... But, think about this, everything was protected, how can the HIV virus enter your system, there is no way right? It means you are negative....
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I want to mention I've had horrible mood swings this month. One moment i feel good, next I start crying thinking the worst that I might have contracted HIV and immediately start reading articles on internet, most i read about symptoms, and the fact that I got Chlamydia through a condom just doesn't make any sense.. These black thoughts have been clouding my mind for weeks, affecting my work and general mood... I feel like the unluckiest person in the world... last time before this encounter I had sex was 3 years ago.  
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