Anything to help with burning/tingling sensation?

[Konfucious]

I was recently diagnosed with HSV. (Idk which type-but I've had symptoms genitally.) anyway, the sores are very minimal-no outbreaks really, which I'm thankful for. I've been experiencing burning sensations in my legs and now on the side of my back. I feel like that section is sunburned and is sensitive to touch.

 

Anything I can eat/take to help with this? Also, does burning sensations infer the virus is active and I'm shedding?

Thanks to all who can help....! :{

[2Legit2Quit]

1/ how long have you had this?

2. Are you on daily meds?

3. Is it unbearable and never relenting or comes in flares? Mind was unbearable, so I had to get on nerve pain meds until it went away. I still having a few second burning sensation here and there, but it's nothing. I do however, have almost a constant tenderness in my buttock and back of legs sometimes. I just accept this as it'll always be like this for me. O can anser the rest, after I have those questions answered.

[WCSDancer2010]

Trying to catch up so I'll keep this short:

 

Sounds like prodromes/nerve issues - so try L-Lysine and Vitamin B complex. It may help things to settle down. It certainly won't hurt to try :)

[Konfucious]

It's not unbearable, it goes away and comes back randomly. No outbreaks or nothing thank God! And what is Lysine? Is it a vitamin?

Thank you both for the response!

 

[2Legit2Quit]

You didn't say if you were on daily antivirals?

[Konfucious]

Sorry. No, I'm not on antivirals. My body does not like medicine (eventually became immune to fluconazole for recurrent yeast infections) so I rather just take the antivirals if there is an outbreak of I sense one coming. Is that a good idea?

[2Legit2Quit]

Everyone becomes ijmune to diflucan very easily. Antivirals don't work the same way as diflucan and your body doesn't get immune to it. That's really your only best bet, is to take antivirals to alleviate those symptoms. That or just wait it out and hope it eventually goes away.