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Actually, it is among the side effects listed... Yes but it's not common. See a doctor.

HELP!! I'm newly diagnosed and have been having nonstop outbreaks for about 1.5 months. I just noticed I've lost a MASSIVE amount of hair in the past week or so, and I'm devasted. I stopped taking the meds, and of course the outbreak is coming back. I am having a hard enough time dealing with the fact that I have this, and now the hair loss has really caused me to sink into a deeper depression. I take lysine consistently, but is there anything else that I can take for outbreaks or for suppression? Has anyone heard of Gene-eden-vir or novirin? I've read a bit online about these... but don't know anything about them. I'm devastedby this hair loss. Please help. The outbreaks are too intense to go untreated. Not a common side effect of Acyclovir. See a doctor.

Doctor examined me and said it looked like genital cold sores. She took a culture and the culture came back as an enterococcus bacteria infection, which she prescribed Augmentin (an antibiotic) for. I am a male by the way. What do you guys think about this? Thanks,

While I can't answer the first two questions, you need to make sure that you are not triggering your outbreaks from your behaviors. It is possible that if you can control these things, your outbreak frequency may be reduced. The importance of avoiding these triggers cannot be overstated. Here are some things to avoid that commonly trigger outbreaks: Physical stress, such as fatigue Emotional stress, such as depression, anxiety Immune suppression (can be triggered by sickness, infection, steroidal medications or surgery) Vigorous sex or friction to the skin during intercourse or masturbation Irritation or excessive sweating around the genital due to tight pants or riding a bike Excessive alcohol consumption Exposure of affected area to strong sunlight or ultraviolet light Also, make sure you do not consume foods high in arginine, such as: Nuts: almonds, walnuts, cashews and peanuts Grains: whole wheat, oats, brown rice and even flour products Chocolate Caffeinated liquids or beverages Taking 1g of lysine daily may help counteract arginine, and help prevent outbreaks. During an outbreak, up to 2g-4g of lysine daily may be used.

Yes, I definitely think that the dry friction from sex along with stress could have caused a herpes outbreak, as these are common triggers. But considering you haven't had an outbreak in 20 years, and you have genital HSV1, which is much less severe and less likely to recur than genital HSV2, there shouldn't be much to worry about. Just be more careful in the future and you should not experience many more outbreaks. Also, in regards to transmitting the herpes to your partner, the only way would be if your partner had an open cut on his finger and if you had an active outbreak on your genitals. Since you said that you did not have an active outbreak, there is nothing to worry about.

Hello, What is the frequency of recurrence and severity of ocular HSV-2 in comparison to the frequency of recurrence and severity of ocular HSV-1? Thank you in advance, I really appreciate your expertise.