Question:
I have herpes 2 and I have been taking Acylivor since December now and I haven't had an outbreak since then but I sometimes feel like Im about to have one because my lower stomach will start to hurt and I will become very tired. How do I get rid of these symptoms that I keep having I know the virus will never leave my body but it there away for these symptoms to go away?

Answer:
Hi,

Pretty much all you can do to try and lessen the symptoms is to take valtrex, or you can try over-the-counter Lysine. I've been taking it for about two weeks now and my outbreaks have completly ceased. I still have the achey's that your talking about, but if it lessened my symptoms, it may lessen yours. You could also try some excedrin for migranes, it has a mild pain reliever, and cafinee which could help also with the sleepy. Good luck!

Answer:
I am all down with the lysine baby!!!

BUT...be careful with caffeine...some folks find they have outbreaks because of it. (Excedrin and many headache medicines have a buttload of caffeine in it....) I am sensitive to caffeine in that it makes me sick. So I only do coffee once in a while, or a small cup daily....it doesn't give me outbreaks (as far as I know) but it does aNUMBER on my tummy!

Many folks on here though do not eat nuts (I do) because those can cause outbreaks, or caffeine.

Good luck....I hope the lysine helps! CHEAP at places like Trader Joes ( I love trader joes....that place rocks!)