All over joint pain from herpes?

[unknown101]

After several unprotected sex acts with an old ex I began to get sick about six weeks later with slight fever, diarrhea, fatigue, and then small bumps on gentials along with burning pee. After another two weeks I went to get tested for all STD's including HIV. All came back negative except herpes. Turns out I contracted HSV 1 AND HSV 2. My doctor said that it was recent because the ratio was extremely high. Fast forward eight months later and I started having sudden joint pains all over my body everyday for almost two weeks. I don't exercise even though I am a healthy young woman so I know the joint pain is not due to working out. Can an informed and knowledgable person tell me if sudden achy joints can appear even if there is no visible outbreaks? I have heard of achy muscle and joints with herpes, but not much said on them if they occur when you are not having an outbreak. Any thoughts???

[Bowchikawowow]

Well let me tell you something. Last week I woke up to painful joints in my hands and I thought it was arthritis since I crack my knuckles. First time the joint thing has happened, ever. A week later I felt an itch inside my vagina and experience abnormal discharge down there. The next day there was burning everytime I pee. Then I noticed an itching just above the clitoris, scratched it and it turned into a bright red bump. Went to the doctor for a urinalysis since I thought it was UTI. Then I saw three tiny blisters on the red bump.

I told the doctor that my husband tested positive for HSV-2 last year and aside from UTI, I was worried that I may have finally contracted the virus. So she gave me a series of STD tests and the results have yet to come out, but as of the moment, I am burning with fever with horrible muscle pain I have never experienced in my life. My whole body hurts so bad from head to toe that it brings me to tears, and ibuprofen only works for three hours max on me. And what I'm going through right now actually brought me to this thread.

So yes, I believe the joint pain could be related to HSV.

[stephanofloriano]

ok, im sorry, i will post right now, thank you

[Life360_Dave]

Hi, please make your own post and we will reply there.

[stephanofloriano]

Please, i need advice.
Since one year im suffering from headaches , neck pain , weekness, small rush on my pennis wich is not going away with anything and white spots also( and the skin looks like crecked all around ).
Recently i have small white spots on my tongue , also lot of cracks on the tongue and since one year tongue is white color and saliva very sticky.
I feel dizzy somethimes and also some joint pain in my right leg.
I tryied treatment with acyclovir and valtrex, also acyclovir cream pr the rush, but is not working, for pennis only the bethadine is working a little but just temporary. after few days is back, and the white small spots looks like spikes.
i did hiv test 4 times in this year and it came negative.
the test came positive last time for hsv 1.
Anyone has all this sympthoms with headache and neck pain and dizziness ?
Is there any chance that it cand be something else than herpes ?

[nursesRgr8]

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000416.htm

Herpes can cause joint pain...any latent viruses can. I am not positive but I believe a high viral load activates the natural immune response in the body...one of which is inflammation. I have had HSV for about five years. I was taking a daily antiviral and didn't seem to have much of a problem. I recently stopped taking a daily and have notice a tremendous change in my physical body. I haven't had an ulceration, BUT I have noticed my sacral region and my finger joints HURT!!! If you read the link, it is called viral arthritis. IT SUCKS...BAD!!!

[fiddles11]

Yes, you are absolutely correct. Herpes can cause joint pains before, during, and after an outbreak. It has all happened to me. I've had this for 28 long years! I'm 48 now and it STILL wreaks havoc on my life. I've gone years without any symptoms unless they are hardly noticeable. Then I'l go a couple years having them every single month or even back to back. My husband gave it to me when I was 19 years old, he contracted before he met me and never told me. Now divorced, (we stayed together 17 years though) he giving this to me has carved a different path in my life. I get all the symptoms that the first outbreak causes even now. I still get a painful nauseating headache before outbreak, tingling, nerve pain anywhere in the body, burning urination, feeling sick, etc. I also have many urinary and bladder issues that I now wonder was related to this herpes damaging my bladder and urethra. I have gotten migraines since the time I contracted this so now believe that alot of of my migraines are related to having herpes. The headaches are excruciating. Some people affected never get an outbreak or rarely. They are so very lucky. Many doctors don't know a thing about herpes or they only say you'll get sores that will go away. They have no idea whatsoever what all this virus causes and the suffering it can cause to the person. Lysine does help to shorten duration. I just wish I just got the sores and nothing else. Its the sick feeling, headache, and pan that gets to me more than anything. I find that disrupted or lack of sleep and stress are my main triggers.