second try---forbidden topic?!

[fixedgeargirl]

FGG, do you know what the other compounds are with the L-Lysiene or have a link to a site for it? I may want to give that a try.

Thanks!

I'm at work, so I can't go read the bottle, but I know that it contains goldenseal and other antiviral/antibacterial herbs. They also make a topical that comes in a squeeze tube and a lipbalm with spf 15 with the same ingredients. I get palliative relief from the balms that I don't get from any other cream/chapstick/oil/butter that I've tried, but it's taking a mega-dose (two tablets) of the oral at the first tingle that really seems to stop an outbreak in its tracks.

Found a link:
http://www.quantumhealth.com/

[CorsairMac]

The herbal yeast-cleanser I use has tea tree oil in it, amongst other things. I have found it to work the best so far to get me back in balance. I'm not surprised to read it reacts the same as a prescription!

[jasmine]

I went out and bought the Super Lysine plus made by Quantum, just seems like an all around good immune booster it has Vit C, garlic, echinacea,licorice,goldenseal.propolis---all good stuff. I also boughtan essential oil mixture made by Simplers called Herp Aid, that has tea tree, lavender, mellissa in an olive oil base---I am determined to figure this out. I'll let you know....I have used tea tree oil for all kinds of things including tick bites, pimples, weird rashes etc---seems to work well.

[Brandi]

I would like to know if tis oil you bought works too. Please let me know. I am outta town as of next Tuesday and gone till the end of te month Pm me if you have any results worth sharing that way i won't miss the thread.

[jeannierides]

Embarrasing subject, but evidentally affects more people that I'd ever imagined! According to my gyn, HSV1 that is transmitted to the genital area is still HSV1.

[mtbdarby]

Alright, since we are "out of the closet" on this I'm going for broke and feel the need to ask this question:

For those that are single with this, how do you discuss this with your SO? I've been seeing someone for a little while now and dread the day this conversation has to take place. How do you bring it up? Do you bring it up, etc? The only guy other than my ex I told, and I felt like pond scum for having it in the first place. Any thoughts, ideas, etc would be appreciated.

Jasmine, aren't you glad you asked????

[mmelindas]

Well, I am no longer single, but once was not long ago...

You see, since having a disease is NOT necessarily your fault, (you could have gotten it without knowing), you should do the SO the favor and medical courtesy of telling him immediately, since you can transmit Herpes without even having symptoms.

He needs to use condoms, avoid oral sex or he will end up with it also, and then he could be angry about it... Since you know you have it, it is your responsibility to protect him by informing him....

You have no more reason to be ashamed to tell any potential sexual partner about Herpes than you would be to tell them if you had cancer, diabetes, or any disease... you didn't choose to have it, did you? Probably NOT!!

[CorsairMac]

Darby: like anything else - don't feel "guilty" because you have it. It happens. But you do need to tell him.....if he truly cares for you, he'll understand and accept it as part of who you are.

and jeannie: I'm not sure the diagnosis was correct. I wasn't "tested" for it she just gave me the script (which didn't work) based on my description of the problem. I never went to see her when I had a flare-up either. But I also don't manifest the normal yeast infection symptoms and once I cut out the yeast and sugar products, the symptoms that I was having which seemed to resemble herpes, went away. Now I only have flare-ups when I'm not careful of my diet or my immune system is compromised ie: major bad sinus infection.