I highly doubt it. Sounds like a coincidence. There have to be millions of people with HSV1 using SSRIs, and it just seems extremely unlikely that this would be a side effect of these drugs.
NOT a cooincidence. i started taking SSRIs a while back and my rarely occurring outbreaks became frequent. i didn't like the side effects, made me apathetic and tired, so i stopped taking them, and lo and behold, the outbreaks went away. some time after that i started taking an over the counter 5-htp supplement which essentially converts to serotonin and the same thing happened - more outbreaks. stopped because i didn't like the same side effects as the SSRIs. in the last year i started OTC DLPA with some success, but decided to try add the 5-htp back in, and AGAIN, i'm having outbreaks. can't stop the valtrex for 1 lousy day and it's back. it's like it never goes away. i can't work without these meds, my job is too difficult. i could still kill the guy who infected me 9 years ago.