I had horrible outbreaks the first several years. Every month or so, I'd get another round of flu-like symptoms, painful blisters, swollen lymph nodes, fever, stiff neck, blinding headaches, etc. I went on acyclovir for a year. Every day. Back when it was the newest anti-viral. It did the trick, though I suspect it was mostly due to my body adjusting and learning how to fight it off right away.

I now only get an outbreak every couple of years. Nasty, nasty like it's reasserting itself. Usually post child birth (cuz that's what you want right after having a baby) of if I am unusually stressed. I have found that exercise, healthy diet, and eliminating drama from my life is key to keeping the outbreaks to a minimum. I do forget. Sometimes I forget to put it on health forms because it's been so long. My husband of 11 years does not have it. We also have 5 kids. There is hope, there is life beyond herpes.

Hi, I hope the following helps others. I had a serious breakout once which kept reoccurring for months due to emotional stress and upset (over the guy who passed the virus to me). I didn't actually consciously look for cures but I started improving my diet. There are a few things which you can do to get rid of genital herpes (mine doesn't rear its ugly head anymore and although I've had the warning signs, haven't had any sores for nearly 3 years now).

The first "cure" is Lactobacillus GG (LGG). Yoghurt or probiotic oral supplements.

The second is marine phytoplankton.

Beware though: both of these are highly effective in curing/eliminating/suppressing the virus and its symptoms but there is a horrible side effect I've experienced which is that I broke out in severe rashes and hives due to the amount of virus killed and my body unable to dispose quickly enough. But both together or just the probiotic is highly effective and you'll recover fully in about a week.

The third remedy is TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) which I stumbled upon trying to cure the hives side effect. Basically herpes and hives is due to "heat" problems in the body (not temperature wise). So in order to prevent or eliminate symptoms of herpes and hives, drink at least 3 liters of pure water (not tea or juice etc). Avoid "heaty" or "warming" foods like alcohol, coffee, fried foods, chicken, lamb, toast, cheese, chocolate...(please google). Cold or cooling foods help (kelp is an example) and also banana, watermelon, other seaweeds, and especially great for "clearing heat" is chrysanthemum flowers made into tea (buy from chinese stores and use only a pinch in one cup and pour boiling water into it, strain, cool and drink without adding anything). Another is Pei Pa Koa (or Pi Pa Gao) which is a marvellous herbal cough syrup which can be diluted in warm or hot water if you find it too thick and which clears heat.

Last but not least, is lavender oil. Use pure, organic 100% (not mixed with any other oils) and apply the tiniest drop and massage onto any sore or add the oil into the bath and soak. Please check how your body responds to lavender oil before using more than a drop at a time. It's quite potent and I've been dizzy from over-using so be very careful. But this oil does kill the herpes virus.

Hope one of these will help others. Ive never used anti viral medication or other medication for my outbreaks and after the above, will probably never need to use any.

Good luck and hang in there.

I had a similar experience when I was first diagnosed with Genital Herpes. Breakouts at least once month during menses. I try prunella vulgaris, peppermint leaves, turmeric, lemon balm and a ton of other herbal solutions. I also tried h2o2 and DMSO. It helped a little. The breakouts were still painful. My lymph nodes in my groin would grow to size of golf balls. It was painful to walk or use the bathroom because of the extreme pain in my legs and thighs. I even try covering the sores sometimes it would heal faster and other times not.

I basically tried everything thing even 12 weeks of Lamisil. Thank God, I have been breakout clear for 3 months. Which is huge for me. In 2012, I had over 14 severe breakouts and few minor ones. I started taking kelp for my thyroid problem. Kelp is a superfood but you have to be careful with it. It can cause the thyroid problems if you have a healthy thyriod. I create a protocol for myself. I take 2 kelp pills from GNC. I drink around 8oz of camu camu juice from a powder. I take 3 to 9 coconut oil pills daily. Plus a multi vitamin and one vitamin D. Sometimes I forget to have Genital Herpes.