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  1. Hi Protacotaster. So most of my symptoms have been related to severe stress and anxiety. About a week and a half after starting anti Anxiety meds my appetite slowly returned. I travelled to the US and got the Western Blot done at UW at 6months post possible exposure and my test came back negative. I have also not had any lesions to swab. The Anxiety meds have also calmed my muscle twitches and nerve pains,and they only flair up the day after heavy drinking when I feel very Anxious or when I don’t get enough sleep(like 4-5 hours a night). I have never had any nausea. I am really hoping I can put this behind me now. It pushed me over the edge and I found myself with a gun in my mouth twice because I was convinced I had it. I still struggle with depression and anxiety as the negative results seems so unreal. Just not sure what other tests I can do to be sure I don’t have it, esp 6 months later.
  2. Hi Bloomer In regards to CMV, can they cause Neurological symptoms? I did have an IgG Antibody test come back abnormally High for CMV but the doctors brushed it off as nothing to be worried about. HSV 1 a very low positive and HSV2 still Negative.
  3. Hi Guys I hope everyone is doing well. I would just like some info on the western blot test. As I understand there are different strains of HSV, some that will not be detected by die normal type specific IgG tests. My question is, will the Western Blot be able to detect them? Also has anybody had the spinal tap done for confirmation by PCR if it does not show up on IgG tests. I have no lesions that can be swabbed for to do PCR test on, but I am experiencing a lot of atypical symptoms. Had the IgG done at 4 months but still came back negative. Any help will be appreciated!
  4. What is the Lions mane used for? Where can you get it?
  5. No side effects noted so far. I take 25mg in the morning and 75mg at night.
  6. Hey seeker I only got started on it 6 days ago. My nerve pain seems to move/ come and go. Today not much in my hips and after Mondays crazy pain in my manlihood it was almost gone for the whole day right untill now before going to bed. Seems to be coming back? Driving me crazy. Think I might have to go see a Urologist to check what the hell is going on in there. I can deal with the hip, leg pains but damn these are killing me.
  7. Hi Seeker 1960 I saw on other post you said you did not have any typical HSV symptoms. Would you care to share your symptoms? Did you ever get Urethritis?
  8. No I have not. But they did do a CT scan of the area and nothing was abnormal? I will ask my Physician about the Hernia. Yes I contacted the University of Washington Directly. Not a simple task to ship the sample from here. But I am willing to do so if it can give me any piece of mind. Damn I really do feel like I’m going crazy.
  9. Hi Bloomer. I have no history of cold sores but my test did come back low positive IgG for HSV-1. The nerve pain does seem to be worse when I move about. The did a scan of my lower back and could not se anything compressed. My work does include driving lots on bad roads, so I don't know if that can be the cause and that the anxiety makes me feel it. Still not sure about the pain in my penis. I am sure I could contact her via E-mail if possible. Seems like a lot of people think she does not acknowledge strange symptoms and HSV?(Have been searching the forum like crazy)
  10. Hi Seeker So she is not my partner. I tracked her down about 3 weeks ago and got her to do the HIV ,HSV 1+2 IgG+ IgM test. She was happy to do them. Also she says she has never had any symptoms before.
  11. Hi Bloomer. The exposure was unprotected sex. Initial symptoms were Urethritis (about 3 weeks after exposure) Was treated with 3 Antibiotics ( Azithromycin, Doxicycline and Flagyl) after I did tests for STd’s but none came back positive. Symptoms were gone about 2 weeks after treatment. At the end of the antibiotic treatment I started to feel some pain in my left lower back. At this stage my depression and anxiety was very high and I was also not sleeping or eating(no appetite?) Fast forward until now Anxiety and depression has become the norm, lots of suicidal thoughts. Can’t sleep or eat. Had môre tests done for HIV(multiple) HSV(last was 10 weeks after exposure including HIV) and all the others aswell. Went to hospital and was submitted for 5 days where a specialist physician and Neurologist did a multitiude of tests on me. Only treated for my headache (MRI confirmed severe spasm in neck, got physio and the headache is gone). Only thing they could find was that I recently (between 4 and 6 weeks ago) had Rickketsia by IgG(high levels) CT scan and sonar shows no swollen lymph nodes on my body but I do feel nerve pain in my groin and legs. Not constant pain, it comes and goes. Still have the twitches that seem to intensify extremely when my anxiety kicks in. Tests were done by Neurologist and they found no problems with my nerves. Was told to get anxiety under control. The twitches are basically over my whole body. Nerve pain in my sides, hips, groin, sit bones and neck a still stiff. Been taking Nurica and antidepressants for 5 days now. Anxiety and nerve pain is better but not gone by a long shot. Twitches are less. Last week in hospital i felt a slight discomfort in my penis. No pain when urinating. Told the doctor, they did Urine analysis twice for multiple bacteria. Nothing came up. Feeling stayed the same(not severe) Sunday night it suddenly started to pain like crazy up until Monday evening. Pain was excruciating. Took a sleeping tablet + Nurica and this morning the pain is much less but still sensitive. Yeah I just don’t know what the hell is going on with me. Everyone seems to think it’s all in my head. I have never been so depressed and Anxious in my life. Don’t know where to go from here.
  12. Might also be worthy to note that my stomach has been up and down as well. First constipation, then loose stools. My appetite has been non existant for the last 2 months, I have started eating more but it is way less than usual. Don’t know if it may be due to the medication I am on or from anxiety?
  13. Hi Guys hope everyone is well. So I have hit the 4 month post possible exposure mark. Depression and anxiety has been extreme. Weeks of insomnia and not eating. Currently on anti depressants and Nurica for what seems to be nerve pain. I have not had any outbreaks. Only what seems to be Urethritis but it hurt really bad for 1 day and then felt so much better the next day? Very strange. I did Have an IgM and IgG test done at 11 weeks that was negative for HSV. The Person I was with also had the test done with negative Igm and IgG. My question is how accurate would the IgM and IgG blood test be at 4 months? I do not have access to the Western Blot in my country but I am willing to ship a sample from here to get it done if need be. So difficult have this disease diagnosed if you do not have the classic symptoms. I have not had any fever, swollen lymph nodes etc. Really struggeling mentally with all of this. Any help will be appreciated!
  14. Hi Bloomer It was an unorotected sex. I am experiencing full body itching and muscle twitches. But I am also extremely depressed and have anxiety attacks because of this. I dont know if it is related to HSV. I have to add that my line of work requires me to drive a lot. I spend a good part of my day driving on bad roads. i just don’t know what to do or what to think. A positive IgG result would push me over the edge. I really am suicidal at this stage.
  15. Hi Guys Just checking in on any advice? Many Thanx!
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