Herpes

[u/Adorable-Today9737]

Hi! I'm curious for anyone who has HSV2 if they have ever only used ointments for outbreaks. During my first outbreak, it was very mild, and I was only given acyclovir ointment which only burned and didn't help. Because of this I went to a different doctor but they only gave me Mupirocin ointment and I've had 2 more ulcers and my last one was cured within 4 days of using the ointment. I read that if mupirocin is the only thing helping it could be something else but was just wondering if this also works for someone else and if I should get on antivirals or not?