suppressive medication herpes
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Hello . i have hsv2 and i got my initial outbreak 3 month ago. and after the first one i got another one. and after that i had 2 month of scares and prodrome feelings which i took 4 days of 300 mg 3 times a day just to be sure i dont get an outbreak.
8 days ago i felt i am having a prodrome feeling so i took for 5 days and i saw in the same place i had before dots under the skin and the doctor told me to take 3 more days .
now that i finished it and i i am going on a vacation in 4 days for 3 weeks and i don't want to get an outbreak there. can i take take for the remining days as suppressive therapy 2 times 400 mg zovirax twice a day just to be sure? or when i stop i will trigger an outbreak? because i read online that people who take suppressive medication for some time usually get an outbreak after they stop. is it true if i take it for two weeks (what i took plus these extra days) ? i am thinking what is better to stop now everything or to take more until my trip? because on the trip i will be drinking and eating junk. i would stay on it but i know the medication with alcohol is bad. please help me understand and decide thanks you.
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JJ55 Guest
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I take 2-500 mg per day everyday . I haven't had the outbreak like what I have read on this site. All I had was SEVERE itching and strange sensation in my anal area. I talked to my doctor about taking valacyclovir every day she told me I could
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and cream is only after the sores come. i want to stop it before.
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I've never used any meds I just recently after 4 years started getting bumps I always had the tingle and itch but no bumps until a few months ago. 1 inner thigh bump small itched a little and now 2 inner butt cheek red and small. I def think you should ask your dr about the daily suppressive therapy since u will be gone on vacation 2 weeks not the place you want an outbreak
MarianNicholson Guest
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Yes, you can take the suppressive dose while you are on holiday. Lots do. I don't expect that you will have a 'bounce back' outbreak after just a few weeks of suppression - usually that happens after 6 months or a year of treatment.
?The acyclovir cream that is sold in chemists in the UK is shown to be medically useless. I am using a Melissa officnalis cream (Lomaherpan) that I buy from the Herpes Viruses Association.
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The problem is i want to be able to drink alcohol. saw i thought to take now before i go and stop when i get there in a few days. or this is worthless?
can i take on the holiday and when i know i will go out at night not to take a pill then?
i don't understand how this pill works. why do people get outbreaks when they just stop?
its all very confusing.
jessica79408 Guest
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I think you should take them your entire trip. Experiment when you get back if you don't want to take them daily. Vacation not the place to be uncomfortable.
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If you read side effects it's says may increase side effects if u drink. Alcohol is supposed to be a herpes trigger for most ppl anyway. So either you don't go hard just enough to get a buzz and for sure don't drive or don't drink at all and take your pills which can still potentially have side effects. Everyone's bodies are different. I have a friend that drinks and smokes every day and she gets outbreaks every 6-8 yrs and isn't on any meds.
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im not really having an outbreak now i think its all stress so i tool episodic treatment but later i dont know if to take suppresive while on the trip or just wait for symptoms if i do have them. i wonder what can trigger an outbreak taking medication wise like skipping or taking too much for no reason like i do ( i take episodic treatment every time i think i am having symptoms).its all a mystery the doctors don't have 100 percent answers. is it even helpfull to take for a short time before a trip or something like that or is it only working for that time?
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Don't bother with acyclovir cream - if treatment is needed or wanted, then acyclovir pills are the way to go. The cream has been shown not be useful
jessica79408 MarianNicholson
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Have you tried the cream. I've had herpes for some years now I'm just getting or realize these bumps I dismissed are herpes what do you use to minimize your itch or get rid of your outbreaks??