Blue1982

I have had tingling, burning and random pains every since my first outbreak 6 months ago. Wondering if it ever got better over time for anyone? I get the daily prodrome symptoms with no outbreak.

Wondering if anyone ever had their daily prodrome symptoms go away? I had my first outbreak 6 months ago and still feel daily tingling and burning...but no second outbreak. I know this thread is old but wondering if anyone is still experiencing this or if it ever got better? Thank you!

I did suffer from anxiety prior to hsv but I know that these symptoms are not in my head. Have you tried taking any vitamins? I just started taking vitamin C and have noticed symptoms have gone down a little. I’ve heard people have some luck with magnesium as well.....I’m really hoping within the next 6 months (that’ll make it a year since my first outbreak) that the daily symptoms will go away. It’s so strange how some people get daily symptoms and others do not. Even when I take valtrex daily, I still have the itching and tingling and pain.

Hey! You are definitely not alone. When I had my first (and only so far) outbreak, they did a visual exam and did an HSV2 swab and said it’s herpes, gave me a brochure and said “it’s very common” and then sent me home shocked and confused. The HSV2 swab came back negative (which leads me to believe it’s HSV1) and when I questioned the doctor about the swab being negative, he said that he’s 99% sure it’s herpes just based on visual. I asked him later why I’ve been having daily symptoms since the outbreak and he said “some people get those symptoms right before an outbreak” which didn’t help me at all because my symptoms are constant with no outbreak. Honestly, it was way worse in the beginning. It’s been almost 6 months now since my initial outbreak and the daily symptoms have lessened a lot which is a good sign to me. I’m still in shock mentally and have still not have sex since my first outbreak bc things don’t feel totally normal yet but I have faith it will get better. From what I’ve gathered...it seems like about 50% of people get daily symptoms for a bit after their first outbreak and some do not....really wish they had more knowledge about this virus in the medical community so that it was treated with more empathy and information. Giving a patient a brochure and saying “yep it’s herpes” doesn’t really help....anyways, I hope you start feeling better soon...keep up updated!!!

Hey! I totally know how you feel. I always got tested for STIs and when they told me I’m negative for “everything” I always assumed a HSV test was involved...I never knew that you had to specifically ask to be tested for HSV. Needless to say I was in complete shock when I had my first outbreak 6 years into a faithful and committed relationship (didn’t know people could have HSV with no symptoms either). Anyways, that was in November 2019 and since then I’ve had daily prodome symptoms like aching, itching, pain, tingling with no outbreak since my last. It’s hard enough to have to mentally accept that I have HSV but also to be reminded of it randomly throughout the day with discomfort....I’ve read that it can take 6-12 months for your body to adjust to the virus so I am hoping that the symptoms will go away before a year....anyways you’re not alone. I guess some people get daily symptoms while others do not. I even asked my doctor about it and he had no clue what I could be talking about...I wish there was more education and information out there for doctors to help people who are learning about HSV.