March 9, 2015 at 10:26 pm #5438

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Terri,

Thank you for your response. His exposure to HSV1 would have been from the same person and from the same time period..several months or even years back. Again, I never gave the HSV1 much concern since his doctor said it was negative and he has never had a cold sore. HSV has been problematic for me so everything seems to trigger worry of transmission for me now. I do not know my current HSV1 status, but I was tested prior to this situation as part of a full STD screen and I was negative for HSV1 and HSV2. When I was diagnosed with HSV2 it was from a swab test. The only result that was shared with me at the time was that I was positive HSV2. Why is it that HSV1 seems to be transmittable via innate objects but from what I read it is unlikely to transmit HSV2 this way.

Lastly, I am on 2/500 MG of Valtrex daily since being diagnosed. My initial outbreak was severe. It has been several months since I have had any blisters but I have constants symptoms, most days of the month (tingling, itching, discomfort, etc.). A few months ago my Dr. increased my meds for a month to 3/500MG per day and I seemed to feel better. I am surprised that I still have this level of discomfort with the amount of meds I take. If I miss a day of medication I am very likely to get an outbreak. I will be discussing this with my doctor, but wanted to ask is there any issue with taking the increase dosage 3/500MG of valtrex and are there any long term affect of taking daily anti-viral meds. Also I was considering asking him to switch me to acyclovir to see if this helps.