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Having herpes outbreaks is no fun. I treat my herpes by taking a supplement called l-lysine. Usually taking in 1-2 grams per day is enough to keep outbreaks at bay. You may need to increase that to 3 grams of l-lysine during a outbreak.
I have been positive for nearly 20 years now and I have to say it sucks, yep sucks big time. In 20 years the stigma is till the same. If there is so many people out there in this world why the heck is the stigma still the same.
I contacted by a boyfriend way back then who just forgot to mention it when we started dating 12 months prior. Angry yep I was, now still angry as he has moved on and me I am still struggling to deal with this as my dating life sucks. Friends that I have told just say the right guy just hasn’t come along. Well after 20 years I think he might of died :( truly I am so over it I try so hard not to let it define me, but it does. This boyfriend 20 years was the third guy I had ever slept with so yeah it’s hard to accept.
I do still get several break outs per year I try to watch my diet and limit any foods with L- arginine in them as these food definitely makes me have outbreaks. The outbreaks are only one lesion but hey one or 10 it’s all the same.
Looking for any other tried and tested so called cures please.
Never played around ever, met a permanent partner lady been with her for10 years. Diagnosed positive after a bout of feeling lousy for over a year. Told her I was positive I sincerely believe she was the source. Since then she closed me out no loving no sex , I expect she blamed me and I blamed her., Never will know for certain will we? but now I am desperate for some loving, she leads a life of 9 am to 3 am that is 3 am the following day, every day for years to avoid me.. I was married for 50 years plus before and never strayed . Now my love life is a total shambles , I am extremely depressed and have no will left to continue living but I am, not suicidal. The corona virus has satuffed any opportunity to get back on track just hanging around waiting the grim reaper not long now at 88 my life is finished , just want to get it over with James
I received a phone call from my ex-boyfriend. We had been split up for about a year or so. He told me he was making a courtesy call in letting me know he was positive for HPV and that I needed to get checked. I think I gasped or something. He apologized and I thanked him for calling.
My boyfriend, at the time, was sitting next to me and I started to cry. I did not know if I should tell him since he was probably infected as well. I took a deep breath and told him I may have herpes. I had said "It was my ex. He called to tell me he is positive". I told him that if he wanted to end things, that I understood. He hugged me and said not to worry we will get through it.
I had a vaginal breakout almost 6 months later after the phone call. The experience was embarrassing and uncomfortable. With antiviral meds and creams, it cleared up. I did not have an outbreak until 3 years later. After that, it has been dormant.
My boyfriend never told if he had an outbreak if he gotten tested or if he resented me. We broke-up after 14 yrs. together because of the lack of communication. Still do not know if he is positive.
I am always looking for holistic wonder drugs. A miracle concoction to help this burden. Let me know if you do.
If you notice symptoms of gonorrhea like I did seek a doctors treatment as soon as possible. Symptoms I had were discolored discharge. I was given a shot and pills of antibiotics to cure this gonorrhea. I felt better within a week of taking this antibiotic medicine. Untreated infection of this type can cause problems so its always a good idea to be tested.
I ended up getting herpes, after 3 years, from my husband. Well, ex-husband now. I didn't leave him because of the herpes, but I left because he was a cheater. At first I begged for him to stay, but then realized I deserved more. Nothing was more challenging that having to imagine re-entering the dating world with herpes, but so far I have had mostly positive experiences. I haven't found "the one" (the REAL one this time) but I have had a lot of fun experiences and am sure I will find him eventually.
I tried treating HPV warts below the belt with vinegar. Needless to say it didn't work and I ended up burning myself. It is best to see a doctor and let them apply a acid solution that will burn the HPV off. You might need to go back to the doctors several times so they can apply this acid solution. Healing time is around a week with each application.
I was diagnosed in february and have had one outbreak. It was the most painful thing ive ever experinced in my entire life. I take my medication pretty regularly to avoid getting them and i try to stay stress free for that brings a flare up or can.
At the first sign of symptoms which are burning, and colored discharge. You must see a doctor as soon as possible to get diagnosed and treated with antibiotics. untreated infection of this kind can damage reproductive organs, Treat with antibiotics for 1 week is usually enough to cure this illness. If symptoms don't go away see a doctor again you may need to be retreated.
After contracting genital hpv I went to the doctor and the put acid onto the hpv. It did burn, but a week later they were gone. I had to go back several times so they could keep putting more acid on the hpv. Finally after 2 months of doing this the condition was mostly gone, The doctor told me to return if I see any new hpv spots.
I abused IV drugs for many years. Discovered lymphnodes (wasnt sure what they were at the time) and went to a doctor. He ran blood test. 4 days later, the health department shows up to inform me I was positive. My viral load was 548,000 and T cells were at 288. Currently on day 9 of new medication. So far, just tired a lot, my throat always hurts, and having pain in my leg. I must say that everyone at the hospital (Doctor, Nurse, etc...) and other helpful sources have been very nice. Grateful for the Ryan White Foundation.
Positive sense June 1994
I hate pills I was very resistant about taking medication I waited and waited and so I couldn't wait any longer due to blood results. Basically this was in the days more people had 6 months to live and new drugs started coming out. I eventually started and I stopped and I started and I stopped I guess you could say I had many vacations. I did not continue to put myself at risk I do not drink I do not smoke and I do not do drugs it's basically my choice that I don't do those I never wanted to smoke or drink. I am now on a 2 drug once a day regimen I love it it's easy I said it in my calendar and if I'm unable to take it when my calendar notifies me I adjust the time for that day buy a few hours I have not missed a single dose thanks to my calendar and wanting to live a healthier life
Would appear I contracted this in my early 20s... Had a diagnosis at age 25 then they recanted saying it was a mistake so it was only at 43 that I was diagnosed again. In the mean time I had 3 kids (2 natural and 1 Csection, all 3 breast fed). They and partner are all clear.
I was offered treatment but the cost of it is too high and my liver was "not bad enough" to warrant the drug funding. I don't know if it was the drinking I did after that changed things but 6 years later I was offered to try again. This time I was "bad enough" and received the funding. My treatment (Epclusa) was a success. I now am careful to care for the liver.
I remember the day I went to the doctor in 2002, when I was told the bad news. My life was pretty much over at that point. I would look at a beautiful woman knowing two thing: I can't talk to her and I can't touch her. I believe in those next 10 years I tried every "natural remedy" possible. Perhaps our bodied build up antibodies over time. But since 2014, I've only seen 10 or so total outbreaks; and none in 2018. The one remedy I've used perpetually is stabilized liquid oxygen that you drop into water, at least 3x per day. Red Marine Algae was a big part of the consistent regimen too. My prime years of dating are gone and I didn't get to use them. Maybe thing will change now.
I have genital HSV-1. It's very mild - never any pain or itching, just a little rosette of 4 or 5 pinhead sized blisters that disappear after a week or so. Three different doctors told me that my initial outbreak was not herpes because it was so mild, so get tested even if your doctor says no herpes based on a visual inspection. I went more than three years with no more outbreaks until I moved in with my Thai girlfriend. She also had genital HSV-1 and was plagued by recurrent outbreaks. A few weeks after moving in with her I also started to get continuous outbreaks every few weeks. It turns out that the Thai food she cooked, while delicious, had a high peanut content and that was setting us both off.
Long story short, we broke up 4 years ago and I didn't have an outbreak again, until two days ago. I was stranded in an airport overnight with no food. I was starving and the only thing I could find to eat was a bowl of peanuts, so against my better judgement I ate them. By noon the next day my little friend was back - the mildest case yet with just a couple of painless spots but still a bummer after more than 4 years outbreak free. After this one clears up I am never eating peanuts again no matter how hungry I get.
I was diagnosed in 2005 while running labs durning my second pregnancy. Its crazy how things pan out sometimes because the first pregnancy i got tested everything was clean so i almost decided not to do any repeat testing for stds after all i was with one person and had no concerns. I csn remember to this day the moment i got the call and how when i went in and was taken to s quiet dark room the thoughts and emotions which filled me.. Ontop of having to make a decision on wheather or not to keep my child it was heartbreaking i thought for sure this man id fallen in love with felt and loved me ba k the same...guess not. So i told myself ask him first maybe he is unaware and i couldnt hate or dislike him for that after all i had decided to carry his child. I told him he got tested came out positive too. We werent together anymore but he said he'd stick to helping with his child. and for a few years we dealt with the situation at hand trting to raise our perfectly healthy baby boy. The worst part came later on when by chance i found out he had know he was positive all along for years and lied and played along getting tested. It took me many years to come to grips with what he'd done and how to cope with raising our child without showing how i felt. Life does go on and there is real love out there just be careful n really get to know who your laying with. Put ya safety and health first before feelings and flesh needs.
I was diagnosed with HSV-2 from the doctors office. I had a sore spring up and had only been with one woman for 7 years. The doctor gave me the results, I collapsed inside. Doctor sent me home with prescription of pills. This was the first outbreak I had experienced and it was also the only one and last one I have experienced.
i have outbreaks every few months. mainly stay on a healthy diet workout 3 times and day and try to stay stress free. it is important to stay happy about yourself and continue to live the most healthy life you can live.
I've had this ten years. I think I'm a little lucky. I don't get outbreaks often, once a year. Mine doesn't hurt too bad, tho I get blisters. Still, this has adversely affected my life. I wouldn't be able to handle it if someone I was starting to like said nobody with herpes for me.
I am symptom free, and also I know my triggers. I have done a lot of research and experimentation with different types of treatments for HSV, and I will gladly share my findings so that others may possibly find a combination that works for them with some of this information.
First of all, I have been gluten free (GF) going on 4 years now and discovered that gluten somehow had been a trigger of mine for outbreaks (OB). I had read about it and was willing to try anything. Not only did going GF help reduce/eliminate OB, but this also got rid of the severe cystic acne that I had been dealing with even into my early 40's. It is a huge adaptation & adjustment, but so worth it.
Next, a supplement called monolaurin which comes from coconuts. This is an antiviral, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antibacterial natural supplement which can be a preventative as well as a treatment. This is definitely something that anyone on this site should look into. I found several types of monolaurin capsules at a local vitamin shop, which also offers recurrent home delivery to keep you stocked up. It can help in ways you would not believe. I have avoided getting any type of flu/cold/sickness in well over a year and have no doubt that taking monolaurin has helped boost my body's immune defense. I have also tried L-Lysine tablets and found that a dose or two in combination with monolaurin will help get rid of any signs of tingling/OB even faster if needed.