Am I just sick, or do I have HSV2?

[Ano100]

5 days ago I had unprotected sex briefly with a woman who told me she had herpes. If it matters, I did not ejaculate. Terrible decision on my part to this at all, but ever since I have been overrun with anxiety. The past couple of days I have felt feverish and not right. I have not seen any other signs or symptoms of anything I have scoured on the Internet at this point. Naturally I am scared because I have come across these flu like symptoms as being a sign of contracting HSV2. I told the woman, and she actually gave me some alcy-whatever-vor to take just in case, but I don't think that's going to help if I already have onset symptoms. Is there any way I can tell if I have this or not so I can move on? My head is a complete mess right now and I'm in grave emotional distress over it all. Thank you

[Life360_Dave]

Don has been advising those with herpes issues for quite some time and is well versed and done extensive research on herpes so you can rest confident in his advise.
dave

[Ano100]

Thanks. I'll take that advice. Are you a medical professional of any sort? I didn't see on your profile.

[feelingundone]

I doubt the antivirals would stop an outbreak or slow it down dramaticlyrics. I would stop taking the meds. Like I said before your odds are very small and hsv is not a super contagious virus. I understand your concerns. My advice is to use condoms for any sexual encounters you have and get a type specific igg blood test at 12 weeks. That will be conclusive. If you are stressed big time then get one at 8 weeks as this will be a great indicator when it comes back negative.

[Ano100]

Thank you. I've read through similar posts and am grateful for your response, as your responses to others have helped me already. One more question: would the fact that I've taken a few of her pills suppress an outbreak so soon? I've taken a few since yesterday, but I doubt it would do anything so quickly. Naturally my mind is telling me that in doing so, I'm curbing the outbreak and may spread to others unknowingly if I'm relying on visible symptoms alone for now.
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[Ano100]

Thank you. I've read through similar posts and am grateful for your response, as your responses to others have helped me already. One more question: would the fact that I've taken a few of her pills suppress an outbreak so soon? I've taken a few since yesterday, but I doubt it would do anything so quickly. Naturally my mind is telling me that in doing so, I'm curbing the outbreak and may spread to others unknowingly if I'm relying on visible symptoms alone for now.

[feelingundone]

Sorry it should say meds not media

[feelingundone]

Don't worry to much. The chances you contracted the virus is very small. A single exposure to a known positive partner has about a 1 in a 1000 chance of contracting the virus. Now her being on antivirals is a very good thing because it reduces the rate at which the virus sheds. Shedding is when the virus is at the skins surface when no symptoms or lesions are present. Hsv2 sheds about 15% of days. Now with the media you can cut that in half. Even if she was Shedding at that moment most exposures do not lead to infection. Again the odds are very very small.
You would not get flu like symptoms without lesions being present. So nothing you describe says hsv. I would test at twelve weeks to be safe but in the mean time don't  stress to much the odds are in your favor. Primary outbreaks usually happen 3-10 days after exposure and in rare cases can take up to 20 days. But that is rare.

[Ano100]

Quick update to this. She is medicated and takes pills daily. She has not had an outbreak in over two years she said.