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I eat relatively healthy - healthy 70% and 30% whatever I want probably. But regardless I eat a lot of nuts, peanut butter, oatmeal, drink almond milk and a good amount of wine sometimes...pretty much everything everyone says to avoid I eat/drink. and it never affects me....I am on daily suppressives and make sure that I take lysine every day (extra sometime if I ate a little more arginine than usual that day). Does food not affect anyone else though? Or does it kind of come and go and one day I'll wake up and it will affect me.

Hello all, I had a bit of a pregnancy scare recently and although it would have been completely unplanned, the only thing that I was immediately terrified of was giving birth with herpes. How many moms have given birth on here and were successful in not transmitting the virus to their babies? I was diagnosed in march 2014 with ghsv1, so I have had the virus a while now, but once I realized I wasn't pregnant I still can't shake how much this is bothering me. I know that there are many different disabilities, diseases, viruses etc. out there, but if I were to hurt my child because of some STD that I was unlucky enough to catch, I dont know if I could live with myself. I'm not planning on having children for a few years at least....but its just been on my mind lately. thanks guys!

I can't really say on the liver damage, but since alcohol causes liver damage on its own I'm going to say yes haha. But the dosage is listed as is to be the most effective. If you do not take it as directed then it is not going to work as well as it is made to. I think your best bet is to either take the suppressive as directed or take it episodically and only take it when you're having an outbreak. I believe I have seen some people say that they will take like one pill if they feel prodromes and it helps (rather than take it for a few days as suppressive) but its not like a regular thing. Are you concerned with long term usage of the drug? I worry about that sometimes too...

was it type 1 or 2? If it was type 1 it could just be oral herpes which you could have contracted as a child. And if you think you've seen a blister before then that could have been an outbreak (type 2 or type 1 genitally)....they can be pretty mild which is why most people don't know they have it.

this is awesome my friend, thank you I needed this :)

she offered the suppressive meds, she told me that it was impossible to give it to my boyfriend if he had antibodies and that it wasn't necessary to take the meds. However, after reading up on here I realize that there IS a chance (a very very small one) but regardless, i asked for the suppressive meds. last weekend I was on vacation with two girlfriends and when I was in the bathroom I noticed a pill thing in a clear hanging toiletry thing. When I went to look away I realized it said valtrex on it, 500 mg 2x daily. It really surprised me....I had no idea she had it and have always felt so alone thinking about it. I didn't mention it to her yet....but it was comforting to see. More people definitely have it than you think. It will all get better in time :)

hello! I was diagnosed last march and had one other very minor outbreak (leg pain and a paper cut sore) about 6 months later. Nothing since then though! I take daily suppressive meds, l lysine and vitamin c daily. Every now and then I get prodromes but it was definitely worse the first few months after being diagnosed. Its way more manageable that i thought it would be, sometimes I have to remind myself that I even have it. It's tough to deal with at first, youre making a good choice by seeing a therapist. It does get better though, I hear herpes jokes all the time and have learned to not let it bother me. I throw the stats out there and try to educate people a bit and thats it. The risks of transmitting genital hsv1 are incredibly low (not sure of the exact numbers) but it definitely helps with disclosing to people, and the fewer outbreaks that usually follow are a plus too. Hope you feel better, feel free to message me to chat!

I'd get it swabbed by a different doctor. Planned parenthood is great for that...if oyur blood test came up positive for type 1 then it could be from cold sores. If it's an initial outbreak of hsv2 it wouldnt show up yet on a blood test. So a swab test is definitely your best bet. hope that helps!

hello all! I'm a 24 year old from boston, ma. I was diagnosed last march with genital HSV1, and have since had a hard time with depression. I feel like I'm not the person I was before and would love to talk to someone in the area who feels the same way or tips for getting over it.....thanks guys!

I got hsv1-g about a year ago and went on suppressive meds to protect my boyfriend. He gets cold sores so he already has some protection, but we had already ditched condoms about a year ago so we didn't want to get back into using them. We havent had any scares and I have not transmitted it to him since I was diagnosed last march.

Doctors differ in what they tell you about antivirals.....from what i've read on here they can significantly reduce risks of transmission. Not positive on the percentages, @wcsdancer can help with that one! Im in a relationship now with a ghsv1 negative guy (but who has it orally) so I chose to do suppressive just to minimize the risk of transmission to almost 0%. If i wasnt in a relationship I would probably not be on them though. I hate taking meds every day, and I'd like to see how my body handles the virus on its own. as for foods to avoid..I have read that chocolate and nuts are bad for herpes viruses. However Im a peanut butter fiend, and enjoy chocolate as well. I havent cut either out of my diet. I work out 4-5 times a week, eat healthy (minus occasional sweets), and take vitamin c, l lysine and the suppressive meds. I've only had my initial outbreak and nothing since (which was over a year ago). What this all means to me is take care of yourself and keep your stress levels low and your body can fight this virus pretty well :) hope this helps!

i was diagnosed with genital hsv1 last march and have been on suppressive meds ever since. I got it from my boyfriend who gets cold sores. Since starting the meds I have only had the one visible outbreak, one time period of some prodrome, and have not passed it to my boyfriend (although he has antibodies from the cold sores). hope that helps!

@judith I have to ask, did you catch genital hsv1 when you already tested positive for antibodies? Or did you give it to someone else who had antibodies to it.....I get so scared of this happening to my boyfriend so I'd love to hear how that went for you just for some peace of mind :/

i have hpv and genital hsv1 too, guess we're unlucky twins haha. but yes its possible its from oral sex, and its possible it was dormant. you'll honestly never know. but if he has had cold sores than he has some immunity to the virus since he already has antibodies to it, so he is less likely to get genital hsv1 from you than and uninfected person. So thats one bright side for you! my boyfriend gave it to me through a cold sore and I had one outbreak in my first year. going on year 2 and none yet :) its sucks having two, I feel your pain. but just keep in mind that genital hsv1 tends to shed less and occur less frequently. and also 80% of the population has antibodies to it already as well.

i got it from an oral cold sore that my boyfriend had, so because of this he has some immunity to the virus. That was a year ago and he hasn't had any signs of genital hsv1 from me. So its definitely really low....with suppressive meds its like a 1% chance or something crazy like that.