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I've heard of people having hair loss/thinning on valtrex.. any experiences with this while on acyclovir?

Anybody else get swollen gums before oral herpes outbreak?

I am so afraid to ever disclose in fear that the person will freak out and say no and tell other people and it will spread like wild fire. I feel like I can't attempt to date anyone remotely close to my hometown. Any insight on this or experiences? This being said, I don't know of one person besides myself and obv the guy who gave it to me... which seems odd because where I'm from everyone talks so I feel like I would have heard of at least one person who has it, if it's so common.

Pros/cons on each, and which one do you prefer? Hsv1 oral and genital.

How do you know if you are having an outbreak or a yeast infection? I have intermittent itching for past month, no sores just itching. I take valtrex here and there when it gets bad but it hasn't completely gone away.

Thanks @adrial!

I was dx the day afterChristmas with ghsv1 and oral hsv1, as well as trichomoniasis. I took the meds that were prescribed to me and everything went away. Lately it's been itchy/ almost a dry/raw feeling, so I've been taking Valacyclovir pretty much daily lately, but it hasn't completely gone away. My diet hasn't been "herpe friendly". Does the diet really make a huge impact on it? Any thoughts on what to do?

I am starting to take a suppressive dose of valtrex and have read online that it can cause hair loss... is this true?

https://www.google.com/amp/www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/q-and-a/amp30090/sex-talk-realness-living-and-dating-with-an-sti/ http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a48497/herpes-is-not-a-sexual-death-sentence/ https://www.google.com/amp/www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/amp32044/i-have-herpes-and-a-love-life/ https://www.google.com/amp/www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/amp32047/common-stis-how-to-treat-them/ https://www.google.com/amp/www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/advice/amp3160/herpes-statistic/ http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a48621/herpes-myths-and-truths/

So the blood test came back positive for hsv1... I had an oral and genital outbreak. I'm curious, what does this mean in the future for oral sex or if a partner fingers me? Can I give/receive oral? Can someone send me a link with the statistics of spreading for future reference?

Hello. So it's officially been 1 month since my dx of H. I lost all of my confidence and self esteem. I ended up getting tinder in hopes to make myself feel desirable again. Anyways it has helped talking to guys but I always question who would still be interested after knowing about my situation. I consider trying herpe specific dating sites/apps but that sketches me out. What do you all feel like you have better luck with; dating herpe positive people or people without it. I just feel like it is going to be impossible to date someone without herpes.

Ok pretty sure I have hsv1 oral and gen (getting blood drawn tomorrow to ease my mind).. partner's blood tested positive for hsv1. I just left my doc appt and she said there's no difference between the 2 and docs are starting to drop the 1 and 2 and just call it hsv. Is this true? After reading on here and on internet it sounds like there is a difference.

Kind of regretting asking this, I feel like shit. But it's reality. I don't think it's as common as I was hoping.

Everyone says how common this is, I can say I don't personally know of anyone with it (probably because it's not something people just regularly tell others). I really wish I knew just one person who has it. It came to my realization after thinking about this (because that's all I tend to do lately--think about this)... and I have been a nurse for 5 years now and I recall seeing hsv in a patients medical history maybe one time... is this not normally listed in a patients chart? I feel like an outcast even tho everyone says it's so common and it's all around me.

Not even a month into diagnosis, hsv1 oral and gen... 27 yo female... Need some friends who can relate.

Hello, I'm new to this group, figured I would give it a try. I unfortunately fell victim to contracting hsv through oral sex. I am not with the guy, it was more of a fling type of deal. I went to doc and she didn't test my blood but just sent me with meds. My guy was shocked by the news and went to get his blood tested and it came back hsv1. I had a pretty mild breakout down there and 3 cold sores on my lip (I never had a cold sore prior to this). Anywho it's been about a month since the diagnosis and a couple weeks since symptoms have gone away but I am finding myself on a rollercoaster. Some days I'm fine and some days I lay in bed all day crying and contemplating suicide (I know I would never actually do it but the fact that the thought runs through my head scares me)... It is driving me nuts. I have a doc appt on Monday mainly just to get more info about hsv and talk about suppressive therapy-- is this necessary with hsv1? I am just so afraid of never dating again. I'm 27 and found dating very difficult the way it was and now I have this to throw in the mix. I cannot stop thinking about it on a daily basis, even when I'm super busy at work it's all I can think about. I suffered 2015 battling depression and was finally out of it and doing so well until this, now I feel very unmotivated and I have zero confidence anymore.