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real bad itching

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kaydence89266
kaydence89266

Hi everyone i have hsv 2 and ive been doing good with coping with what i have i actually just recently told my boyfriend that i have GH in he understood what i was going threw in wanted to find out ways we could protect are selfs and still have a healthy relationship but about a week back ive started to get these real bad itchy spots in between my legs i was told to treat it like a outbreak so ive been taking my 2 pills for 3 days straight but the itching has not went away i had also tried many itch creams but nothing seems to work it has gotten so bad to the point im breaking skin when i itch it should i follow up with my doctor or is there something over the counter i can take ?

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  • feelbroken
    feelbroken kaydence89266

    Posted

    I think more meds need to be taken and as many Epsom salt bath's as possible w a lot of salt.. Only thing that actually helps me..
  • mc1975
    mc1975 kaydence89266

    Posted

    Frequents Epsom salt bath's( 2 cups should help...) And keep your self dry and clean down there. I know sometimes is hard

    For us ♀ females to stay dry down there, but in cases like an outbreak is very important. Plus try to eat clean healthy food and if you smoke is better for you if you quit. All of this I mention helps me a lot. I hope you get well soon

  • archemedes
    archemedes kaydence89266

    Posted

    You should only use medications prescribed by a doctor, as I don't think the standard proprietory meds available over the counter will be potent enough to help you.

    You might ask your doctor if he/she considers Dermovate or Umovate to be suitable treatments.

    • feelbroken
      feelbroken archemedes

      Posted

      Well the docs were fine w me using hydrocortisone and the 10% lidocain they like to prescribe us, doesn't do anything for that itch! Knock on wood, but I am so happy I have not had that severe itching since my primary ob, because it is just as bad as the pain almost of the first ob.

      Based on everything I've tried to research on post herpetic neuralgia and itch, the itch is harder to treat than the neuralgia and is a lot less understood than neuralgia. You are experiencing what is called paresthesia and I feel that it is experiences when the infected peripheral sensory neurons in the epithelial layer, are being attacked by our immune system and is why you're not experiencing a full blown breakout, as our immune system has learned/started to learn the behaviors/mechanics if the virus and is being preemptive before it makes it to the surface and start infecting new cell nuclides, which upon entering those and starting viral replication, they cell nucleus explodes, which is what results in the sore and the cell dies.

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