Question: side effects of herpes meds?

[Jennie]

So I was wondering if anyone started to experience more acne since taking suppressives, specifically acyclovir. I have noticed a definite increase in acne, not just on my face and I have never gotten body acne before but I just popped one next to my elbow! What are other side effects you all have experienced? Just trying to figure out if anyone else has experienced this.

 

Also! Just had a pap smear for the first time. Worst thing ever! But I did get to educate a doctor. I asked which type I had and he said there was no way of knowing. He showed me my results they used the IgG thing it was 21.something and I was like no there definitely is a way and it does matter! Finally he asked another doctor. His bad. So hopefully in a week or two I will finally know!(:

[willow]

Thats awesome!!! Good for you for insisting in what you want!!

I must say tho, its kinda sad that we all have to educate doctors on the subject..

 

As for acne, i havent experienced it so far, im on vacyclovir

[Jennie]

Hm maybe the acne is from stress. One more question, is it normal to bleed after a pap smear?

[PositivelyBeautiful]

Hey Jennie,

 

I have experience light spotting after a pap smear before, so unless it's heavy, i wouldn't be worried. There is some scraping involved, so probably normal. Concerning Acyclovir, I have read a lot about hair loss as being a side effect. I am also curious to know if anyone has experienced any such side effects?

[Jennie]

If my hair starts falling out I am done! Lol, here's to checking the shower drain after every shower. I tend to shed a lot anyways but haven't noticed significant hair loss. I'm not the most observant person in the though.

[WCSDancer2010]

@Jennie

 

Could you print out some of the handouts and take them to that Dr and ask him to give them to anyone with H .... tell him he can make all the copies he wants too ;)

 

Handouts + disclosure e-book:

http://eepurl.com/b4IPP

 

And you may want to print out the CDC Fact Sheet for him in case he is out of touch with all the latest H facts ... you may want to highlight the parts that I underlined here:

 

http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes-detailed.htm

 

How do people get genital herpes?

 

Infections are transmitted through contact with lesions, mucosal surfaces, genital secretions, or oral secretions. HSV-1 and HSV-2 can also be shed from skin that looks normal. In persons with asymptomatic HSV-2 infections, genital HSV shedding occurs on 10% of days, and on most of those days the person has no signs or symptoms. [4] Generally, a person can only get HSV-2 infection during sexual contact with someone who has a genital HSV-2 infection. Transmission most commonly occurs from an infected partner who does not have a visible sore and may not know that he or she is infected. [5]

 

If we can educate the Dr's then *maybe* we have a hope to get the word out to the public... *sigh*

 

 

[willow]

I feel like educating a doctor is like teaching a fish how to run...

its gonna be a struggle... but maybe theyll learn

[WCSDancer2010]

That's why the Handouts and the CDC info sheet are so helpful. They can't argue with the CDC's info and Adrials handouts are just a great tool to give people who need a simple fact sheet to help them understand things without spending hours on crappy assed websites getting the shit scared out of them :(

[Jennie]

I will do that. The place I go is for NEW doctors that's the even scarier thing.

[ihaveittoo]

Hair loss as a side effect of acyclovir? Hmmm. If it is it took almost 10 years after I last used it to kick in. I rather doubt it. The DNA from both sides of the family doomed me to that fate. To tell the truth it doesn't bother me at all, not like I thought it would when I was younger.

[seeker]

@ jennie I may have had some backne show up but not sure. and even without hair you would still be pretty dang good lookin. ;)

[Jennie]

I always smile from your posts @seeker!(;