If left untreated it can kill you ?

Thank u ! Yeah I thought that was crazy

Regular cases of genital herpes in the average person, whether treated or not, are not life threatening. Herpes can be fatal, however, if passed to a newborn/infant or immunocompromised individual and it becomes disseminated, etc. Perhaps that is what you read out of context?

It is true for people who have the herpes 1 enter in your brain.

It is true if the herpes virus is inside of your brain.

That can happen (herpetic encephalitis), but it is not common.

I know but for me it is.

Herpes is only serious and can potentially kill if it becomes disseminated and/or causes encephalitis, but these are not common occurrences and are more likely with newborns/babies and the immunocompromised. Not sure if that's what you mean by a major outbreak.

Thanks Felis

What the?! It can cause encephalitis? Jesus ... How?

Lol, I like your reaction. Yeah, it can, but In rare cases, usually involving those with weak or compromised immune systems. In such cases, herpes can become disseminated (spread within the body) and lead to encephalitis. This is not common, however, and is more likely with Type 1 in adults. Type 2 is more likely to cause a mild form of self-resolving viral meningitis (somewhat more common, but not overly).

Oh Lord, the good news keeps coming! ?? I didn't know that at all... I'll have a little read up on it but am loath to get too scared by those kinda facts or it'll all take over my head again.

Lol, well, I just tell myself that these things are good to know but not common, so I don't worry about them, and that works for me at least!

I contracted herpes when I was 24

I am 57 now

It has been tough but managable

How often do you get outbreaks per year? Did it decrease significantly?

I cant say that there was a full year without a single outbreak.

I have a weak immune so I am not sure if my answer will be of any value to people with avarage or strong immune.

The key to reducing the severity of the outbreaks and the frequency is the food quality and diet. Vitamins, food supplements(Lysine ), resting and moderate excersize.

Three to four months can go by without any outbreak. If I am not carfull I could get 2 or three in one month.

Belive me the outbreaks are the least of my wories. And hi does of Lysine when having outbreaks does the magic. It seeze the outbreak almost immediatly like nothing was there.

What bothers me is needle like stings allover my body some times everyday for a month. It stops briefly then comes back. When I take care of my food quality things improve.

I will not say everything because unless you have s specific symptoms then I may cause people to think or worry about things that they may never have.

It all in the immune system

And I pray that no one with weak immune system will have herpes.

Thank you for your detailed explanation.

It doesnt sound like the outbreaks got any lesser Im curious, if thats the case then it would make sense to take lysine everyday? it should decrease the outbreak significantly?

How do you deal with your sex life if you dont mind me asking?

Does it hurt badly when you get outbreaks?

Dear

May be I missed saying the outbreaks reduced signifcantly starting the second year.

The blisters now very tiny . When I take lysine I dont even feel them. But without lysine they can be burning like cigaretts.

They used to be large like burns full with clear liquied but that did not last more than a year or two. I realy donot remember.

I hope you feel better.

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Will definitely try Lysine. Appreciate your reply. Thank you so much for all of the information. I hope it gets better for you. Take care!

My immune system is strong herpes entered into my brain because of a screwdriver which left a weaking in my brain so when I was raped the disease went into my brain and caused me to have a brain aneurysm. From herpes 1

I have never been treated and three years have passed now it has moved into my spine.

Stop unless it is inside of your brain anything else is just herpes and you get to live.