Hi -
I have a call in to my doc but of course my OB is not waiting for her... I have also looked all over for this answer and couldn't find it, I apologize if this is a re-post.
I am a female, age 34, have had HSV-2 for at least 10 years. For many years, it wasn't that bad, and I didn't even take regular medication for it. It has only really gotten tough these past few months. Now I'm on daily suppressive therapy of 1000 mg of Valtrex/Valacyclovir, even with that, it seems I still get outbreaks, every month, the first week after my period.
Questions:
1) Is it reasonable to get regular monthly outbreaks while on suppressive therapy? Should I consider asking to up my daily dose? Or perhaps, knowing the pattern, should I just increase it at the end of my cycle? If so, starting when and how much?
2) In general, when I know an outbreak is coming on, can I start taking additional medication? How much and for how long? Please be an expert or someone who has received advice from one :)
3) Less important question, but curious: My virus was nearly dormant for so long and now it is so unmanageable! Is this common? What can I do?
Thanks!
L