3 months in and still have lingering symptoms!

[princess85]

I know I've said it before, but my gosh I'm sooo aggravated! I'm nearly 3 months in with this HSV2 and I still have lingering redness and pain off and on. I stopped taking my Acyclovir due to back pain and the fact that it doesn't help very much. It's even irritating to walk sometimes. Please tell me it's gonna get better! Lol It gets me really down when I think things will never change:(

[Sanguine108]

Is it low back pain?

 

Yeah, well you can always go the herbal route.  here are some options

so, I'm a fan of St. John's Wort but one of these companies does not have SJW in their formula (just so you have the option).  I haven't tried that one particular brand but the ingredients look good.

- http://www.biogetica.com/herpes-cure-with-natural-treatment.php makes a formula called Hyperisince (isold for $48+shipping from India). I was really impressed by it.  The primary herb is St. John's Wort but it also has ashwagandha and some other herbs to balance the formula.

- Taking just St. John's Wort (from Gaia Herbs) 1 a day for 5 days and then stop to reassess.

- http://www.pronovex.com/#!ingredients/c1a4e Then there's Pronovex. This company performed clinical trials in San Francisco years ago for this product.  I haven't tried it. But the herbs in it look great. And they're on the whole nerve logic which gets me really excited.  ...A tad expensive though ~$79+ shipping.   This formula does not have St. John's Wort in it.

 

Both those formulas have ashwagandha in them, which I think is a major plus as having an adaptogenic herb like that will help mend various issues you're having, like your back pain.   Ashwagandha is nice because it's not a supercharged ginseng like asian ginseng and it's not overly warming like the siberian ginseng.  

One day, I'll produce my own formula to market out there.  Definitely inspiring to read various ingredients.

 

Edited September 14, 2015 by Sanguine108

[mtn_moses]

ouch, that must suck...ever tried coconut oil?

[hsv1owner]

Hi. I have genital HSV-1, but I had lingering redness like you. My recommendation: Get a zinc sulphate cream, put it directly on the site of your original sore. I did this for about a month and stopped a few days ago. So far, the site is going back to it's original pigmentation.

Keep in mine: Zinc Sulphate is in a weak acid base. This means it can result in slight burning if left on too long. If concerned, remove it after an hour or two. And re-apply when it feels comfortable. You'll have to experiment though.

There's a lot of information online about the effect of zinc on herpes viruses on line. For example:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730471/

Personally, I think this might be a good treatment for helping the original site of infection to fully recovery from the initial outbreak. You'll still carry the virus in your nerves, but this appears to help with permanent remission in the epidermis. YMMV. 

[princess85]

Hi. I have genital HSV-1, but I had lingering redness like you. My recommendation: Get a zinc sulphate cream, put it directly on the site of your original sore. I did this for about a month and stopped a few days ago. So far, the site is going back to it's original pigmentation.

Keep in mine: Zinc Sulphate is in a weak acid base. This means it can result in slight burning if left on too long. If concerned, remove it after an hour or two. And re-apply when it feels comfortable. You'll have to experiment though.

There's a lot of information online about the effect of zinc on herpes viruses on line. For example:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730471/

Personally, I think this might be a good treatment for helping the original site of infection to fully recovery from the initial outbreak. You'll still carry the virus in your nerves, but this appears to help with permanent remission in the epidermis. YMMV.

Thank you so much:) I will definitely try it!

[princess85]

Is it low back pain?

 

Yeah, well you can always go the herbal route.  here are some options

so, I'm a fan of St. John's Wort but one of these companies does not have SJW in their formula (just so you have the option).  I haven't tried that one particular brand but the ingredients look good.

- http://www.biogetica.com/herpes-cure-with-natural-treatment.php makes a formula called Hyperisince (isold for $48+shipping from India). I was really impressed by it.  The primary herb is St. John's Wort but it also has ashwagandha and some other herbs to balance the formula.

- Taking just St. John's Wort (from Gaia Herbs) 1 a day for 5 days and then stop to reassess.

- http://www.pronovex.com/#!ingredients/c1a4e Then there's Pronovex. This company performed clinical trials in San Francisco years ago for this product.  I haven't tried it. But the herbs in it look great. And they're on the whole nerve logic which gets me really excited.  ...A tad expensive though ~$79+ shipping.   This formula does not have St. John's Wort in it.

 

Both those formulas have ashwagandha in them, which I think is a major plus as having an adaptogenic herb like that will help mend various issues you're having, like your back pain.   Ashwagandha is nice because it's not a supercharged ginseng like asian ginseng and it's not overly warming like the siberian ginseng.

One day, I'll produce my own formula to market out there.  Definitely inspiring to read various ingredients.

 

Yes, its low back pain, feels like kidney pain. Thanks for the info.

[princess85]

ouch, that must suck...ever tried coconut oil?

Coconut oil helped at first but not so much now.