Suppressive therapy for HSV2

Thank you for your reply.

It's because I am worrying all the time. I am afraid there will be outbreak Coz it's painful and embarrassing. Every little tingling / itching around my buttock or thigh area makes me nervous and I keep on checking to see if any visible lesion. My partner had the initial outbreak in July and he felt so uncomfortable like fever,sore throat, burning sensation on his penis. I feel so guilty Coz I may be the one who transmitted to him.

I had sex partners before him and we have been together fore several months( with unprotected sex). Until July , he noticed bumps right after sex and suffered for two weeks. i was scared by his painful experience and that's why I want to try suppressive therapy , to avoid outbreak.

Well if my oh break is really herpes im the first to twll you this my first out break and its painful but the doctor told me the first is always the worst then u see less and less and then barely get out breaks

It does sound like it may have from you, but if so, and if you have never had a noticeable outbreak before, then you are not likely to have an outbreak now. You are probably an asymptomatic carrier. There is really no need to take any meds in your situation, not unless you start having outbreaks or change partners, etc.

I never had a noticeable outbreak. I suffered a cold a week ago, I think I will have my initial outbreak because my immune is weaken. I just feel some numbness around the lower back and hip area but no visible blisters or lesions. I don't know if it's related to HSV2 or due to my job. My job always cause me low back pain. After I rest, the numbness gone.

I think I had it at least a year ago because I have been single for 6 months until I met my present partner. Before I got diagnosed, I always have alcohol and coffee (at least a cup per day, sometimes two). And it didn't trigger me. But now I am scared to have a zip of beer. Also, I am trying to quit coffee as well ( but it's really really hard)

Do u think I need to quit those? They didn't trigger me before, will they become one in time?

You will never know what will trigger your out break im still new to this so I cant five the best advice but talking to you his help I me open up .... about it im already looking at it as if I got the unwanted ....but i drink on the weekends im a collection student I love my chocolate I love my sodas nothing ever triggered me an out break until I shaved and douches with summer eve and bath myself inside and out with out trying to get all sexy for my boyfriend and guess what we feel asleep ha so basically you will never know what will ill cause the out break until you try new things .. sorry I suck at this im still new too it by thinks for letting me talk to u cause your help in me come to terms with it and understand myself and what im going through more

Excuse my misspelled words nervous hands and t9 isnt making it better cause im still anxious

If you have had herpes all this time and never knew it before, then why would you need to quit or change anything? The only thing different now is that you know you have herpes. That is all. You only need to quit or change things if they are causing you outbreaks and you haven't even had one outbreak yet, and probably still won't.

Thank you so much. I was too worry about when will my first OB will be triggered. Coz few days ago I had two coffee a day and at night I feel numbness around the buttock again. I don't know if it's work related or the virus. Feel so strange and that's why I consider quitting coffee.

I drank and partied a lot also. It feel so hard to quit on something you like. Although I drink less after I graduated, I still have my happy hour with my friends. And this disease makes me scared because when the nurse told me my test results also reminded me to lessen alcohol intake and said its a huge trigger for most of the ppl. I have stopped eating chocolate as well.

You are very brave to tell your mother. I don't dare to tell her anything about it. I think I will keep this secret forever. It's too ashamed to tell especially I am in Asia. It's kind of a taboo to talk about STDs here.

It sounds like you are just worrying a lot since receiving your surprise diagnosis, so are now paying extra close attention to every bodily sensation. Try to relax, even though that may be difficult, and try not to overthink things. If you do ever develop an outbreak, then you can deal with it then. I have herpes and do get occasional mild outbreaks, but I have not quit or changed anything much. No meds either (I'm single, so no need). You are luckier than most here if you have never had an outbreak!

Hi

I know how anxious you are when waiting on the result.

I was shocked also when the nurse told me I had HSV 2. I thought I was clean too. But HSV2 can lie dormant and show no symptoms until outbreak or u get a blood test. I didn't tell anyone about this disease because I feel ashamed. I feel like dirty and unwanted. I did think of breaking up with my partner but I do really like him.

I can only talked about it online and it really stressed me out to keep self - checking for symptoms.

I also have to avoid all possible triggers like alcohol, coffee, chocolate and have supplements like lysine and vitamins.

I really hate this disease!

Yes I've been deal I with this for only 3 days and I talked to my partner and he took it calm by he took it to come so its like did u gove it to me or not just tell me before I get the results im so confused I brought it up I feel like just leaving it alone I talked to my mom and she's helping me deal with it but I feel like jo matter what the results r im going to twll them its negative and take it to My grave im so lost I don know what to do