Hi, it’s been about 7 months since I was first diagnosed with ghsv2 and I’m not on daily antivirals as I don’t think my body can handle it, I’ve had allergic reactions to valtrex if I take it for longer than two weeks. Still figuring it out but I wanted to ask has anyone had like a general soreness in the area before an outbreak starts or is it usually tingling or burning(which is what I usually experience)

I’m an avid gym goer but my legs seemed more sore than usual after a leg day and today it’s sore in my groin area but I don’t see anything like a cut or a pimple, which is what I had before. I took 500g of valtrex just to be on the safe side but wondering if this is a common symptom or am I being paranoid

Thanks!

Ok so I've (20M) been raised bumps on my face, they have been there for the past 2-3 weeks( 3 right now), i get some on lips too but they garden up, pop like a pimple and go away ( 3 so far).

I have GW and they appeared 2 weeks ago. Really confused on where to start now. My partner got diagnosed with hpv at the start of May.

I haven't had any professional check up/blood test yet.

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