Question:
I have been taking Valtrex for a week now. I experiencing all the side effects, sick to my stomach and not being able to keep anthing down or in. sore throat headaches along eith emotional pain of having herpes. can anyone suggest what I should do? Need to take Valtrex to stop the outbreak Doctors appoint is in a month-new doctor what can i do in the mean time?

Answer:
Hi Kim ~

So sorry it took so long to get somebody to respond to your post.

How are you doing since you first posted on this forum?

Were you able to talk to a doctor about how you were feeling back in the beginning of July?

Hope you are doing ok,

Angela :wink:

Answer:
Hello Angela,
Thank You fro taking the time to care and respond to my email.
Since July, I have stop taking the Valtrx, it made me sick mentally and physically. Probably more mentally, but I swiched medicatication to Acyclovir. My breakout cleared up and I am trying to be more Thankful that I am not seeing any break-outs. I was stressing myself out too much and my face was breaking out , so I thought it must be herpies not pimples/zits. Who knows? My doctor only took blood samples-not skin doc. & it was hard for me to keep up with when to take meds or not. So I just stop taking them. I hope thats okay health wise for my body. I'm not sure but I am thankful for the little things in my life. I'm still not to sure about what Herpies will do to my body over time, if it gets worse. I know my test came back that I have Herpies I and II. I understand that people with Herpies have more of a possiblity of contracting AIDS. Yet so many people have herpies. What is the herpies cycle? or is there one? Can Herpies turn into symptoms, like aids?Wow if i keep thinking bout it it sounds like a world of lume and gloom. How does one stay postive?
Relationship wise-its been tough. My partner can only hear so much about herpies and then shuts down and tunes out. Maybe God is trying to tell me something. There are so many uncertainties. Herpies and Relationships :?: Wow what a trip. :oops: Thank You for inquiring. I hope one day I will be a postive influence on someone's life as you have been to me.