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There is correlation between zoster vaccine and herpes simplex. This has correlation to lesser the outbreaks or make them stop altogether. I can attest to that

by DocG 6y ago

There is correlation between zoster vaccine and herpes simplex. This has correlation to lesser the outbreaks or make them stop altogether. I can attest to that. This is what some specialist doctors recommend for patient with bad herpes outbreaks. I guess this would be already good starting point. Example source (pdf): https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/A151218DG-WH-edited.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjDpcvT_J_pAhWR7KYKHf86DmEQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw0vRe65SxSbvhyePII_HMaX https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/...

velosol 6y ago
Have you intentionally exposed yourself to your previous triggers (assuming you had them)? How long has it been since you had the zoster vaccine? Were you of an on-label age for the zoster vaccine at receipt or was it off-label usage? Put another way did you receive Varivax or Zostavax dosing and were you in the on-label group (1-50 for Varivax and 50+ for Zostavax)? The data isn't great but there's a fair bit of anecdata as you report and in your link that suggests there might be some protection against HSV from the VZV vaccines, possibly based on genetics or age of recipients. Also your link was broken for me but the below might work. https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/index.php/2016/03/10/varicella-zoster-vaccine-and-herpes-simplex-virus-is-there-cross-immunity/ https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/index.php/2016/03/10/varice...
- DocG 6y ago
  I've had outbreaks but they were way less severe after that. I'm under 30. This recommendation came from doctor who specializes in herpes. She did warn me it might not work, but she has seen overall good results -outbreaks are less severe, rarer, or dissapear altogether. I think it's been around five years. There was a paper also on that, but couldn't find.
  - velosol 6y ago
    Thank you for the reply - I last looked into it for someone before the UCLA article came out and their doctor wasn't convinced by the French study but also wasn't completely against it. The person opted to not get the vaccine at that time. More and more it seems like the potential benefit is worth any side effects.
    - DocG 6y ago
      I'm I EU if that matters and as far as I know, I have no sideffects. I was supposed to be healthy for both shots, that was the only requirement. Why I'm sharing this information usually, because there are people out for who herpes is not annoyance but life disrupting virus. They often do not even know that there are antiviral drugs out there that work really well. They do think that there isn't much to do other than to suffer because when they were young or had bad doctor who said "oh everyone has it". My hope is maybe some people might go back to their doctor and say "please, it's disrupts my life" and they get appropriate treatment.

by DocG 6y ago

velosol 6y ago

Have you intentionally exposed yourself to your previous triggers (assuming you had them)? How long has it been since you had the zoster vaccine? Were you of an on-label age for the zoster vaccine at receipt or was it off-label usage? Put another way did you receive Varivax or Zostavax dosing and were you in the on-label group (1-50 for Varivax and 50+ for Zostavax)? The data isn't great but there's a fair bit of anecdata as you report and in your link that suggests there might be some protection against HSV from the VZV vaccines, possibly based on genetics or age of recipients. Also your link was broken for me but the below might work. https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/index.php/2016/03/10/varicella-zoster-vaccine-and-herpes-simplex-virus-is-there-cross-immunity/ https://proceedings.med.ucla.edu/index.php/2016/03/10/varice...

DocG 6y ago
I've had outbreaks but they were way less severe after that. I'm under 30. This recommendation came from doctor who specializes in herpes. She did warn me it might not work, but she has seen overall good results -outbreaks are less severe, rarer, or dissapear altogether. I think it's been around five years. There was a paper also on that, but couldn't find.
- velosol 6y ago
  Thank you for the reply - I last looked into it for someone before the UCLA article came out and their doctor wasn't convinced by the French study but also wasn't completely against it. The person opted to not get the vaccine at that time. More and more it seems like the potential benefit is worth any side effects.
  - DocG 6y ago
    I'm I EU if that matters and as far as I know, I have no sideffects. I was supposed to be healthy for both shots, that was the only requirement. Why I'm sharing this information usually, because there are people out for who herpes is not annoyance but life disrupting virus. They often do not even know that there are antiviral drugs out there that work really well. They do think that there isn't much to do other than to suffer because when they were young or had bad doctor who said "oh everyone has it". My hope is maybe some people might go back to their doctor and say "please, it's disrupts my life" and they get appropriate treatment.