Question:
I have anxiety, so I notice (well i think) when i stress it makes the herpes become more active i guess..well i was diagnosed with HSV2 april 25, of this year. let me get to the point. i was just wondering if anyone else, has experienced these sypmtoms when they stress, like muscles become stiff and achy, tiredness, (to where you just feel like you can't get out of bed), yesterday, it just felt like my motor functions are impaired, my muscles ache really bad, to where it bothers me to move around, i feel slowed down, and my thinking is off, i'm forgetting things. but i know that's from having depression.

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mulatta,

stress is a human condition that effects our immune system. it is impossible to not have some kind of stress in our lives whether it come from environmental factors or from health issues. our immune system exists kinda like a silent army there to protect us by identifying things that will harm us. when we have stress such as anxiety our bodies exhibit different responses such as blood pressure fluctuations etc. sensing this our immune system will send it's best defense to the organ or area of the body that MOST needs the defense for us to ultimately survive.

Our conscious brain may think that our immune system should be handling the hsv for example but our internal computer sees the bigger picture and will protect our heart or vascular system or our brain first. We need our organs to live but we can live with a little discomfort from hsv.

The ultimate defense against hsv is to get our body so healthy and working so well that our organ function is at max and then our immune system can concentrate on little things like hsv.

make sense?

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other then just feeling run down from stress, stress and anxiety play a big role in my obs, its like my main trigger. especially around finals time at school.
i have tmj, pretty much when im stressed out my mouth stays closed- cause of the pain in my jaw> which then leads to a ob so i can pretty much predict one if i wanted to

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TMJ sucks. My son had to have an osteotomy because his tmj became so bad it turned into degenerative jaw disease. I hope you've seen a specialist or even a prosthedontist sometimes they can help.

The biggest things to help with stress are to cut stuff out of your life that is unnecessary and give yourself time to get a good nights sleep, drink plenty of water and exercise. It's amazing what you can let go of when you're working out.

But stress absolutely gets me. Especially the kind where I have emotional responses such as sorrow or depression.

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TMJ sucks. My son had to have an osteotomy because his tmj became so bad it turned into degenerative jaw disease. I hope you've seen a specialist or even a prosthedontist sometimes they can help. ive gone to a tmj specialist, told me well you can pay$$$$ for the guard or take it like a man lol. so far im taking it like a man w/ a big heating pad. but some days its just out right horrible and i figure when im older and if it gets worse ill have to do something drastic.

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WaxedWrong - for the tmj I'd seriously see a specialist especially if you are in pain. The surgeon who worked with us was a maxillofacial specialist. I am curious if you ever had orthodontics for a bite problem?

By the time we figured out what was going on with my son his jaw joint was nearly gone and they do not regenerate and joint replacement is rarely successful. In the end this cost almost $100K. He had his surgery when he was 19. Now it's perfect.

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mulatta,

i was recently diagnosed also, 1st week of may 2007. i had an ob, went to the doc, no visible signs of anything, took blood, three days later i got the dreadful phone call with the positive results. it is now june 11, 2007 and i still do not feel "normal'. i am uncomfortable, sore, back aches like crazy, muscle twitches in my thighs, itching sensations (they have subsided quite a bit, thank God). i have been taking the recommended vitamins and herbs and feel like they may have helped a bit, but i just figured it is the miserable virus playing hide and seek in my body. i am thinking we will again, soon hopefully, feel normal again.

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WaxedWrong - for the tmj I'd seriously see a specialist especially if you are in pain. The surgeon who worked with us was a maxillofacial specialist. I am curious if you ever had orthodontics for a bite problem?

By the time we figured out what was going on with my son his jaw joint was nearly gone and they do not regenerate and joint replacement is rarely successful. In the end this cost almost $100K. He had his surgery when he was 19. Now it's perfect. i never noticed a bite problem(except for when im having a episode), i dont grind my teeth more of just keep my jaw clenched alot. - i was at the specialist a few months ago, when i was having a bad one, and they took some xrays and the only thing he told me was i had to get my wisdom teeth removed. 100k, ya im a unemployed student, theres no way i can come up with that kind of $$.

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ya, this whole thing "symptoms", is draining me of energy. my arms and legs just feel achy all the time, then comes the itching and tingling, the only thing, the valtrax is doing is keeping from getting sores externally, but internally i'm suffering..........eh eventually, things will die down, and my symptoms won't be as bad as i learn to deal with this psychologically