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I know I have herpes simplex 1, it has a few times manifest itself as pinkeye or cold sores in times of stress for me. Is it possible I could get acyclovir or s

I know I have herpes simplex 1, it has a few times manifest itself as pinkeye or cold sores in times of stress for me. Is it possible I could get acyclovir or some other anti-viral prescribed? Or is it only used when the virus is not dormant? Is there any thing you can take long term to reduce the viral load, or eliminate it?

ianai 8y ago
Maybe ask around for methylene blue. You need an Rx in the US.
kennywinker 8y ago
The occurence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 together is around 90% of the population. The occurrence of alzheimer’s is insignificant compared to that. So, clearly just having hsv doesn’t mean you’re going to get alzheimer’s. Ideally you’d be able to test for the presence of risk factors before taking a preventative drug (with potential side effects) for the rest of your life.
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- gameswithgo 8y ago
  yes, I understand, but I would also like to not have the entire lining of my mouth and tongue obliterated for 3 weeks again. :D also I wonder if the fact that I'm actually experience outbreaks every now and then might imply I'm more at risk.
  - Chris_Chambers 8y ago
    Stop eating spicy food or anything with citrus. You will never experience an outbreak again.
erentz 8y ago
Valtrex (valacyclovir) is commonly prescribed for people who get cold sores. Taken as needed at the first sign of an outbreak (e.g. before it’s visible but when you feel it coming) it can often prevent or reduce the outbreak. Your PCP should be able to do this for you. You’ll just have a bottle on hand and you’ll use it for only two or three days whenever the outbreak happens.
- Chris_Chambers 8y ago
  How do you “feel it coming”? I never know it’s coming until I already see it.
webmaven 8y ago
There are treatments that reduce the frequency and severity of outbreaks, such as Valtrex (valacyclovir hydrochloride), but they can't do anything about the latent infection in the nervous system. However! Targeted gene-editing to remove or disrupt latent viral genomes infecting human cell cultures has shown some promise, although it hasn't progressed to testing in animal models, much less an in-vivo clinical trial, just yet: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=7885240874375341470 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=7885240874375341470 Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0952791518300815 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095279151...

ianai 8y ago

Maybe ask around for methylene blue. You need an Rx in the US.

kennywinker 8y ago

The occurence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 together is around 90% of the population. The occurrence of alzheimer’s is insignificant compared to that. So, clearly just having hsv doesn’t mean you’re going to get alzheimer’s. Ideally you’d be able to test for the presence of risk factors before taking a preventative drug (with potential side effects) for the rest of your life.

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gameswithgo 8y ago
yes, I understand, but I would also like to not have the entire lining of my mouth and tongue obliterated for 3 weeks again. :D also I wonder if the fact that I'm actually experience outbreaks every now and then might imply I'm more at risk.
- Chris_Chambers 8y ago
  Stop eating spicy food or anything with citrus. You will never experience an outbreak again.

erentz 8y ago

Valtrex (valacyclovir) is commonly prescribed for people who get cold sores. Taken as needed at the first sign of an outbreak (e.g. before it’s visible but when you feel it coming) it can often prevent or reduce the outbreak. Your PCP should be able to do this for you. You’ll just have a bottle on hand and you’ll use it for only two or three days whenever the outbreak happens.

Chris_Chambers 8y ago
How do you “feel it coming”? I never know it’s coming until I already see it.

webmaven 8y ago

There are treatments that reduce the frequency and severity of outbreaks, such as Valtrex (valacyclovir hydrochloride), but they can't do anything about the latent infection in the nervous system. However! Targeted gene-editing to remove or disrupt latent viral genomes infecting human cell cultures has shown some promise, although it hasn't progressed to testing in animal models, much less an in-vivo clinical trial, just yet: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=7885240874375341470 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=7885240874375341470 Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0952791518300815 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095279151...