At first I used valtrex that seemed to help after that I stopped getting outbreaks nothing visible anyway sometimes I feel it but anyway valtrex should help
Iām sorry youāre experiencing that, @pothos. My best advice is to really keep on top of taking your medication and if you need to, talk to your doctor about a daily med. Iām taking Valaciclovir daily now which has helped prevent my frequent outbreaks.
I've been on Valtrex for 6 years I take it as needed first sign of outbreak I take my meds. However reducing stress and being in a safe relationship I stopped having outbreaks as often
Stay away from your triggers. for me these are acidic things like coffee and citrus and tomatoes and pineapple, too much Sun, stress, getting sick.
L-lysine helps a lot, I buy it in a powder and take it daily and extra when I have an outbreak.
Valtrex also helps minimize an outbreak if you take it as soon as you notice one coming on.
I have a silicone brush pad that I use to exfoliate my lips, and use moisturizer constantly - and this helps the most.
Im not totally sure why it works, I think it helps stimulate the area and exfoliate off dead skin - which helps moisturizers work better. The same thing happens if Iām doing a lot of regular kissing - I find I donāt get outbreaks. Weird, right?
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what medication do you use?
how do you manage outbreaks?
any suggestions on how to reduce outbreaks? mine are too frequent š
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