Medication UK advise

[Geminij]

After over two months of back to back OB's I've finally Had enough. Going to the clinic every time for meds takes so much time out

Of my life and makes the psychological impact of having H so hard. Oh how I wish we could just go to a drug store and buy the medication just like you can buy paracetamol or cold sore cream. Why oh why do we have to be subjected to making an appointment with a doctor every single time? To have to spread my legs so the nurse can put a 'X' on a diagram of a bagina to show where my OB is. Why? For what?

 

I need suppressives. As far as I know that means I have to have a monthly repeat prescription that I will have to pay £9 for the tablets. Is there anyway way I can pay up front for a year's supply? They give birth control pills out in packs of 3

Months at a time... Why not this?

 

Does anyone know what I should do to get what I need without having to sneak around and go to doctors appointments all the time and have to keep saying I have herpes over and over again?

 

Help... I'm getting desperate and think I'm going to lose it if something doesn't get better for me soon.'

[Sil88]

Go to the nearest gum clinic, say your body isn't coping with the virus well and you're having continuous outbreaks. They ought to give you a 3 month supply of suppressive meds free of charge. I have plenty that I don't use currently.

[Geminij]

Thank you, I'm going to try. I wish I had a massive stock of the stuff that would release so much pressure. I just woke up from a nap to ANOTHER sore.

 

Why isn't my body coping with it? What's wrong with me?

[MMissouri]

Is this still within your first year? If I'm reading correctly you've only had this a few months? After the first year is when you usually have things settle down and become manageable. Another thing to think about is if you are on suppressives, every time you stop those meds, your immune system has to step up and adjust to the outbreaks without the help. That's why they suggest either going one way or another with it (meds or no meds). But if you choose meds, try weaning yourself off when you do stop, that way your immune system had time to adapt.

 

I realize you are having issues getting a continuous script. And if you can't, you might want to consider trying to fight it without. Eventually it will get better. Have you read the posts about fighting it from the outside also?

[Geminij]

Had it over 2 years

[MMissouri]

Oh wow. Have you always had outbreaks like this? Or has something changed (stress levels, another health issue, etc?)

[Geminij]

No not at all.

Starting to think I have HIV or some other disease... But last time I got checked I was clear...

I'm having my long term birth control implant taken out so that could be playing with my hormones but no idea. I'm so close to the edge

[Sil88]

Could be a number of minor things. HIV is one of the least likely, but worrying about it could be a contributing factor. Low in certain vitamins or lacking something in your diet, an everyday infection that you barely notice (if your immune system is fighting OBs, it's quite easy to let something else take a hold) If your GUM clinic doesn't help, go to the next closest one. If they're still funny about it, you can have mine!

[Katidid]

Sometimes your period can bring it on too

[LittleStar]

I go to my GP (I have a lovely young woman doctor) who prescribed me 3 month courses of acyclovir with hardly any questions asked. The trick in the UK I think is getting a doc who understands.

 

When I went to the GUM clinic they wouldn't give me suppressives despite my protesting. So I'd see if you can see a nice doc and tell them about your problems.

[interror]

lloyds online pharmacy and doctor. Simple and discrete. https://onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com/uk/sexual-health/herpes-treatment