Virtual support please! Ulcers won't go away :(

Good luck to you! 

First of all you used the 'S' word - Stress!!!!!! That's the biggest problem of all.

The things that people on this forum say that they find helpful in dealing with herpes are:

L-Lysine - take 2000 mg a day to keep it at bay (you will have to work out what the dosage is for yourself as some people find 1000 mg a day works and others need 3000 mg per day). I take piles of mgs when I feel an outbreak coming and it normally keeps it to a minimum and all cleared up in about 4 days.

     Eat lots of foods with lysine in them and avoid foods with Argnine (look up lists on the internet). Argnine helps the virus replicate.

Pineapple - people swear by a slice a day keeping the herpes at bay.

I also use Calendula cream (health shops) to heal the sores.

There is quite a bit of research being done on aromatherapy oils and other natural ingredients and one of them that comes up often is Lemon Balm.

You have to keep stress to a minimum. Your homework for the week is to find out exactly what is stressing you, why it is stressing you and then kill it dead! Find ways of relaxing - deep breathing, looking for things to be grateful for and concentrating on those etc.

Cut down on alcohol, late nights, caffeine - all those unhealthy things!

Please remember that none of us on this site is a doctor and so you have to make up your own mind as to what you will or won't try. What works for one may not work for you.

Good luck. It is possible to cut the outbreaks down but you've got to get rid of the stress.