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@wordup thank you so much I really needed to read that!!! Everything you wrote is so true. I have so much to be thankful for and need to stop stressing about H. It's hard not to get bummed out about it sometimes. I really do need to stop being mad at myself, there's absolutely no point in it. I'll try to remember that when I'm having a bad day. :) @ivoryrain Oh gosh my roommate is always getting things from my medicine cabinet, she would totally end up taking a dose or 2 of Valtrex if I tried to put it in an OTC bottle lol. I think I am going to go on suppressive therapy and just ignore any judgement that might come my way. I will try to cut myself a break, I tend to be my own worst critic so that might be a little difficult.... H really isn't a big deal, some days that's kind of hard to remember. It helps so much to come on here and read all of y'alls awesome words of encouragement and advice. Thanks sooo much!!!! :)

@wcsdancer2010 thank you for the suggestion! I never really thought to look for online doctors. I never thought I'd have a reason to go anywhere but my regular doctor :/ Oh and I plan to keep cruising the site, this place has been so helpful for me. Hope you have a lovely day and thanks again!! :)

@ladyf123 please promise you will be careful with gabapentin. It's typically used for particularly painful nerve issues such as diabetic neuropathy. I had to chime in because, like Dancer mentioned, I see doctors start patients on certain meds everyday just because the drug rep has been through recently. Your doctor definitely means well but I don't know if this is a good med for H symptoms. I can relate to what you're going through though and just wanting to try anything to make the symptoms stop. Good luck I hope you feel better soon. :)

Hi 27 y/o Female. I was diagnosed this past Sept. I was in a state of shock and devastation for 2 weeks straight. Never thought this could happen to someone like me. Finally I got up the nerve to talk to my ex-boyfriend; the person I thought was my giver, turns out he wasn't. Honestly after all of the info I've read I could have had it for years. I get tested for "everything" at my yearly doctor's appts but I can't recall if H was ever included before. Everyone in my life knew something was wrong but I couldn't bear to tell anyone else. My ex decided to tell my best friend about it, he was extremely concerned because he knows how I bottle things up and really hate talking about my problems. Both of them have been so great and supportive, I'm kind of a lucky girl..... with my friend choices that is. I feel like I'm starting to get over my H diagnosis it's just hard to look on the bright side some days. The thing is I just can't stop being so mad at myself, I really should have known better. I learned all about STI's and how to treat them in school. I guess I just overlooked the statistics....oops!! I really should be glad because things could be worse. H is really just a mild skin condition. Although I get a little tingle or itch pretty much daily so I'm constantly concerned I'm about to have another full on outbreak. I feel like maybe daily suppression meds might be a good idea to help ease my mind. I just worry because I can't think of a way to get meds without a bunch of my friends finding out about my "skin condition" (have a bunch in the medical profession). It's been stressing me out a lot lately ahh!! I don't know I guess I'm just looking to vent to people who know what I'm going through. Thanks for reading :) xoxox

@yogaj12 I am having a very similar experience. I was diagnosed in Oct and have had a couple more outbreaks since. I have pretty much felt a tingle or itch everyday since my diagnosis. I can't decide if it's just in my head or if I'm shedding. It's been driving me a little crazy. I just hope you're right @wcsdancer about it calming down soon.