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2nd herpes OB

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tessa60020
tessa60020

Hello all !

I am 19 years old and found out I had herpes back in august of 2016. I'm currently going through my second OB. My current OB is no where near as painful and irritating as the first, but of course it is still very annoying. For my first OB I was prescribed valtrex, but I suspected it did nothing considering I took it after the outbreak was already in progress. I am pretty sure I caught it from my boyfriend of 1 year, he's been tested and it came back negative but honestly it's a waiting game until he has a OB. We haven't went into detail about it, I guess that's a conversation yet to come. Anyways, I am rambling. I just wanted to know if you guys have any home remedies? I'm in the blister phase waiting for them to scab up. Any remedies to "speed up" the process and take away the irritability ? I still get down sometimes thinking I may have to deal with this for the rest of my life.

OH ANOTHER QUESTION.

any women on depo have any experiences with more outbreaks being on the shot? I read it can cause outbreaks I've also been on depo for a year. Wondering if any of you suggest I get off the shot??

Thankyou and sorry if I've got a lot going on in this topic lol. Just need as much knowledge as possible from people that actually deal with this first hand.

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus tessa60020

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    Do you have genital HSV1 or 2? Just curious. Either way, try acyclovir cream. It helps speed up healing. You can also try soaking in a shallow tub/basin of epsom salts. That helps with relief and drying.
  • dora29322
    dora29322 tessa60020

    Posted

    Where did you find that the Depo shot brings about outbreaks? Just curious because i contracted HSV-2 in 2010, started the Depo shot in 2015, and had my "first outbreak" in September of 2016.

    Would love to put the two together, so thanks for giving me a lead . . .

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