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I'm going on 7 months now. I used to take 1 to 2 grams to try and control it.. Which I think made it worse. I now only take 500 unless I get an ob and then I take 1 gram. I'm still getting pretty many that start around butt and then spread to my lower labia. I will say that over time they OBs are getting smaller but I still get pretty many.. But they are usually just a rash.. Not really ulcers

Lucky you! I get a ton of them at a time :/

I stayed on 500 mg always... Remember yli have to take meds for a couple days for it to be effective (,can't remember exactly how many days, I'm sure you can look that up) but what I did is 500 mg always.. I too got an ob and just upped it to 1000 and put baking soda on the OBs until it went away which was way shorter this time maybe 4 days. I also took Epsom salt baths as well. I hope this helps you like it did me! I'm back down to 500 and ob free for over a week! Hopefully this lasts!

Of course! Give yourself some time to grieve and move on sister! I still struggle from Time to time and then I come here and 2legit and dancer get me back up on my feet.

One more thing.. He hasn't told anyone and worships the ground I walk on! Never did I think that someone would be so crazy over me with having H. I found that when I first found out I was more upset over not being able to tell my boyfriend of 3 years... Because h made me realize I can't trust him and in return made me realize he wasn't the one for me. I blamed h at first and cried for weeks. It wasn't h, it was the man I was dating. Try to keep that in mind too.. If you're hesitant about telling someone really evanulate why and trust your gut. Had I told the man I was dating he probably would have told everyone after I broke up with him. My (your) sexual health is no ones business but yours and the person you choose to be with and that man will respect you 100%! Goodluck girlfriend! Hope this helped!

I disclosed to an ex boyfriend (he moved back from living out of town and we are rekindling the flame) anyways, I was really scared but just explained how hard it was for me and still is and told Him I haven't told but two people and wish to keep it that way. I told him I respect him and would never be intimate without allowing him to make his own decisions. I briefly told him the risks and said I respect whatever your decision is. He apologized for what I was going through and asked me to have sex that night lol. I'm a pretty good judge of character as I'm sure you are just feel the situation out. As my mom told me don't worry about it guys don't care they just want to have sex lol. Be confident and remember what you said it's a skin infection with a bad rap. Annoying, yea but that's about the extent of it. You have far more to offer and are worth way more than for someone to turn you down because of something so small. :) sorry for the book I just blabbed on lol.

I get the same thing usually on my labia. I believe she said It allows your body to step in and get things under control rather than relying on an outside source. Definitely helped me. Worth a try.

I guess I should have looked at that first :) thanks again! Hopefully I'll dry these little pricks up and have a sex life again.. Fingers crossed.

Awesome thank you! Where do you get aluminum alum at?

That's where I get mine! So annoying! I just want have sex lol

Spoke too soon! Woke up this morning with an outbreak..YAY! A lot smaller than the previous ones. Oh well hopefully it will pass soon.

2Legit2Quit wanted to update you.. Finally caught a break from OBs thanks to you! Cut down to 500 mg of valtrex and that helped a ton. Started eating a little bit better and back to my workout routine. I didn't stop drinking what I usually drink because I decided that I'm not going to let this run my life and stop me from enjoying the things I enjoy! Also, baking soda is the only thing that helps dry up my sores. I put baking soda right on them and it dries them up within a couple days! Thanks again for all the tips! Really appreciate it!

Ok thanks you. I'm on a low dose of birth control..

Ok... How do I get them checked? I've read that women get them around their period.. Which that could be possibly mine situation but they last so long like 2 to 3 weeks sometimes longer.

Ok I'll try it

I'm definitely going to try that. I don't mind Lambrusco but bloat places don't carry it. Thanks for much for the insight

Ok I'll start doing that. It's so hard because I'm a bartender and people buy us shots every now and then.. It's just a part of my job kind of :(

Either a cider beer or vodka.. I guess the cider is too sugary.. And vodka is too strong? I don't like wine or other beers :/

I drink alcohol a lot less than I was maybe once a week.. And I never drink coffee (I hate it) I do drink soda.. Maybe you're right and I need to cut back on valtrex. I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion. I just kept taking more because I didn't know what else to do.

I've been having back to back out breaks since October.. I've been trying to be more healthy and I've been back working out.. Taking Epsom salt baths.. I've tried about every home remedy. Does anyone have anything else to offer? I've tried bactine, some Home remedy mixture, the only thing that's been helping a little bit is baking soda. It usually starts around my anus and then spreads to my labia. I've also tried zinc cream too. I'm on a gram a day of valtrex. Someone anyone please help

I was feeling the same exact way when I first found out. You will feel better, I promise. It just takes time. I still have times where I get really down about it but don't beat yourself up. You did nothing wrong. Everyone has an equal chance of getting H, just remember that! Does it suck? sure but try and accept it and accept yourself. You'll feel better soon. Hang in there. :)

Thank you, me too!

Yes I keep going back and forth with being angry and blaming other people and then I'll be fine and take responsibility. A roller coaster. I think I need time to myself too. Im getting back into school and going to travel a bit here and there so hopefully when I get busy with all that I'll be more healed up mentally and physically. Thanks so much for the advice it's nice to talk about it with someone who knows how I feel :)

And before I felt the same Way didn't even feel I deserved to speak to any guys or anything but now I am definitely thinking about it less and living my life but it's still that little bug in the back of my head.

Yea I am on meds. It's kept it pretty quiet until a couple weeks ago but like k said I was doing things I shouldn't be and drinking and staying out late so I kind of brought it on myself. I think you're right about it being more than H. I just got out of a relationship about 6 months ago (right before I got H) I was just trying to have fun and then bam I was hit with H. I definitely still miss my ex but we had an abusive toxic relationship that I knew I had to leave but unfortunately I still miss him so much and I thinkH on top of it is just making it worse. Before I would Just go out and sleep with someone else in hopes I would feel Better and I feel like that was taken away from me. That's how almost all my relationships have started was over sex so I guess it's not the norm for me to actually get to know someone. Sorry I'm being such a sob story :/