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herpes and heat rash?
Can the Heat Rash I’m experiencing be a Herpes Outbreak?
My first heat rash was last year as I was training to walk a marathon. It started on my Quads, and then my biceps. The itching was terrible and I was able to see a dermatologist, who prescribed Clobex spray. I have since had a few outbreaks since, not as severe, and use the Clobex.
This last week, I had a heat rash on my upper left arm while on vacation, which I sprayed. When I got home from vacation, I had another rash on my right arm, and my Herpes broke out my right Thigh (the normal break-out location). I’m just wondering if the heat rash is actually a new adaptation of the Herpes on my body?
My first Herpes outbreak was more than 25 years ago. As a young bride, I had this breakout on the back of my right thigh, and went to the Health Center at the University. The two ladies took off my bandages and freaked out, telling me it was Herpes and that I should tell my boyfriend right away. No tests. No explanation. No counseling. No drugs. No recommendations of how to take care of it. Nothing.
I went to my family GP the next day. I was able to convince him that the multitude of blisters (the size of a half-dollar) was possibly a spider bite (my husband had killed a spider on the windowsill above the bed the night before I had the first tingling on my leg, and I had a history of reactions to spider bites). He helped me treat the secondary infection (red, swollen area around the blisters) that had gotten to be 4 inches wide by 6 inches long.
The second outbreak, a few months later, the GP took a sample and told me it was Genital Herpes. The only medication I remember ever having for the outbreaks is Bactroban topical ointment. Several years ago I discovered Lycine and started taking 500 or 1000 mg daily with my other vitamins. My outbreaks were only once or twice a year prior to lycine, and have been less since.
Five weeks ago I started a new diet, which I think threw my lycine levels out of whack, in addition to the stress at work, planning this vacation with my husband, and another vacation for later this month with my mother. With this outbreak, I’ve started lycine of 2000 mg, 3 times per day. Because of the infrequencies of my outbreaks, I don’t know whether it’s helping or not.
My husband has never had a noticeable Herpes outbreak. But he has had a heat rash. Sometimes in the evening when he’s drinking Jagermeister, he has a rash that starts on his neck and makes his face and chest flush. It goes away overnight.
So, my question is: Has anyone had a “Heat rash” Herpes outbreak? Can Clobex help a Herpes outbreak? I have an appointment with the Dermatologist this week (just a check up looking for skin-cancer, which I've never had). I don’t remember if I told the doctor last year about the Herpes or not.
Thanks
My first heat rash was last year as I was training to walk a marathon. It started on my Quads, and then my biceps. The itching was terrible and I was able to see a dermatologist, who prescribed Clobex spray. I have since had a few outbreaks since, not as severe, and use the Clobex.
This last week, I had a heat rash on my upper left arm while on vacation, which I sprayed. When I got home from vacation, I had another rash on my right arm, and my Herpes broke out my right Thigh (the normal break-out location). I’m just wondering if the heat rash is actually a new adaptation of the Herpes on my body?
My first Herpes outbreak was more than 25 years ago. As a young bride, I had this breakout on the back of my right thigh, and went to the Health Center at the University. The two ladies took off my bandages and freaked out, telling me it was Herpes and that I should tell my boyfriend right away. No tests. No explanation. No counseling. No drugs. No recommendations of how to take care of it. Nothing.
I went to my family GP the next day. I was able to convince him that the multitude of blisters (the size of a half-dollar) was possibly a spider bite (my husband had killed a spider on the windowsill above the bed the night before I had the first tingling on my leg, and I had a history of reactions to spider bites). He helped me treat the secondary infection (red, swollen area around the blisters) that had gotten to be 4 inches wide by 6 inches long.
The second outbreak, a few months later, the GP took a sample and told me it was Genital Herpes. The only medication I remember ever having for the outbreaks is Bactroban topical ointment. Several years ago I discovered Lycine and started taking 500 or 1000 mg daily with my other vitamins. My outbreaks were only once or twice a year prior to lycine, and have been less since.
Five weeks ago I started a new diet, which I think threw my lycine levels out of whack, in addition to the stress at work, planning this vacation with my husband, and another vacation for later this month with my mother. With this outbreak, I’ve started lycine of 2000 mg, 3 times per day. Because of the infrequencies of my outbreaks, I don’t know whether it’s helping or not.
My husband has never had a noticeable Herpes outbreak. But he has had a heat rash. Sometimes in the evening when he’s drinking Jagermeister, he has a rash that starts on his neck and makes his face and chest flush. It goes away overnight.
So, my question is: Has anyone had a “Heat rash” Herpes outbreak? Can Clobex help a Herpes outbreak? I have an appointment with the Dermatologist this week (just a check up looking for skin-cancer, which I've never had). I don’t remember if I told the doctor last year about the Herpes or not.
Thanks
No, this is not your herpes showing up on all these body parts and causing you these symptoms. No worries at all about that!
the lysine/arginine theory was disproven many years ago. They are even using arginine now to treat herpes in research. The only dose that showed any results at all for folks was the 1gm 3x/day dose - it reduced recurrences ( inconsistent and minimal results but if it works for you , fine since I think at this point, your partner isn't very worried about hsv2 infection ). Don't take more than that because there are side effects from too much lysine. Also make sure your bp and cholesterol are monitored too if that is the way you treat your herpes.
Totally up to your husband if he wants to pursue a herpes igg blood test for kicks at some point. A lack of obvious genital symptoms in him is not a lack of infection but overall his risk of acquiring hsv2 from you over the years has been low. I assume at this point you two are just fine with your hsv2 and his small risk but sometimes it's worthwhile just for random testing to see what your partners status is.
Odds are this isn't a heat rash going on either. You have rashes at odd parts of your body for them to be heat related. I recommend a return to the dermatologist or even a consult from a different one to make sure it's not something more worrisome going on.
grace
the lysine/arginine theory was disproven many years ago. They are even using arginine now to treat herpes in research. The only dose that showed any results at all for folks was the 1gm 3x/day dose - it reduced recurrences ( inconsistent and minimal results but if it works for you , fine since I think at this point, your partner isn't very worried about hsv2 infection ). Don't take more than that because there are side effects from too much lysine. Also make sure your bp and cholesterol are monitored too if that is the way you treat your herpes.
Totally up to your husband if he wants to pursue a herpes igg blood test for kicks at some point. A lack of obvious genital symptoms in him is not a lack of infection but overall his risk of acquiring hsv2 from you over the years has been low. I assume at this point you two are just fine with your hsv2 and his small risk but sometimes it's worthwhile just for random testing to see what your partners status is.
Odds are this isn't a heat rash going on either. You have rashes at odd parts of your body for them to be heat related. I recommend a return to the dermatologist or even a consult from a different one to make sure it's not something more worrisome going on.
grace
I don't know why you're so negative about Lycine for treatment of Herpes.
I've been using it for years to reduce frequency of breakouts. Many others use it too. The reason I found the medhelp website was because I was googling "Herpes" and "Lycine" to find out if 6000 mg/day would be too much and came across a question on the Nutrition Community Forum.
When I keep my Lycine level high, I have fewer break-outs. My regular dose is 500 mg/day. But when I changed my diet to lose weight, my blisters re-appeared. And I realized that the food I was eating was low in Lycine (and high in Arginine), so I upped the dose to try to get the break-out to finish faster.
In another couple of days, I'll move to 1000 mg/day for maintenance, and leave it there unless I change my diet again.
I've been using it for years to reduce frequency of breakouts. Many others use it too. The reason I found the medhelp website was because I was googling "Herpes" and "Lycine" to find out if 6000 mg/day would be too much and came across a question on the Nutrition Community Forum.
When I keep my Lycine level high, I have fewer break-outs. My regular dose is 500 mg/day. But when I changed my diet to lose weight, my blisters re-appeared. And I realized that the food I was eating was low in Lycine (and high in Arginine), so I upped the dose to try to get the break-out to finish faster.
In another couple of days, I'll move to 1000 mg/day for maintenance, and leave it there unless I change my diet again.
Disregard tracey2222's comment regarding shingles.
First things first: request an IgG type specific blood test since it's been 25 years since you had a possibly wrong diagnosis.
As well, definitely go when symptomatic and insist on a swab/culture of symptoms. Many things could cause this, as you stated above. Herpes would not occur so widespread as this is.
Lysine does nothing to treat herpes - we get plenty in our diets already. As the doc's say on the expert's forum, it's quackery.
In the end, you need proper testing to know if this is herpes.
First things first: request an IgG type specific blood test since it's been 25 years since you had a possibly wrong diagnosis.
As well, definitely go when symptomatic and insist on a swab/culture of symptoms. Many things could cause this, as you stated above. Herpes would not occur so widespread as this is.
Lysine does nothing to treat herpes - we get plenty in our diets already. As the doc's say on the expert's forum, it's quackery.
In the end, you need proper testing to know if this is herpes.
I'm not questioning the diagnosis of Herpes for the leg break-out, however I will go to the doctor next time for a test (hopefully not for another year or so). I've always heard that Shingles only break out on the Torso. I'll have to go to another link to investigate that.
I vaguely recall the GP doing a swab, but that was over 25 years ago. I don't remember it acurately.
The dermitologist prescribed Clobex for my heat rash last year. It's just that this time my leg/thigh broke out (with my Herpes blisters) soon after the heat rash on my arms, so I was just asking if anyone else had a link to a heat rash, or if anyone thought that the heat rash was a mild break out of the Herpes. It's quite possible that it was just random, stress-related, luck that they were in conjunction.
The dermitologist prescribed Clobex for my heat rash last year. It's just that this time my leg/thigh broke out (with my Herpes blisters) soon after the heat rash on my arms, so I was just asking if anyone else had a link to a heat rash, or if anyone thought that the heat rash was a mild break out of the Herpes. It's quite possible that it was just random, stress-related, luck that they were in conjunction.
I'm a bit confused - was there specifically a swab/culture performed that came back positive for HSV?
A visual diagnosis is wrong 1/3 of the time - no testing means a doctor who's really not doing his/her job.
Clobex is for psoriasis, not herpes.
A visual diagnosis is wrong 1/3 of the time - no testing means a doctor who's really not doing his/her job.
Clobex is for psoriasis, not herpes.
I tried to put the entire story in one post so that I wouldn't have to reply so often.
The GP said genital, hsv2, but that was more than 25 years ago, so I have no idea what the numbers were, or even if the tests had numbers back then.
And my major outbreaks are all on my thigh, halfway to the knee, so I was in major denial for a long time. Sometimes after a major outbreak I have a single, small, blister in the genital area.
I think the most recent time I went to a doctor about this was December 1999. I don't recall if I was tested again, I just wanted it to hurt less. I've moved to another state since then, so getting to the records would be difficult.
The GP said genital, hsv2, but that was more than 25 years ago, so I have no idea what the numbers were, or even if the tests had numbers back then.
And my major outbreaks are all on my thigh, halfway to the knee, so I was in major denial for a long time. Sometimes after a major outbreak I have a single, small, blister in the genital area.
I think the most recent time I went to a doctor about this was December 1999. I don't recall if I was tested again, I just wanted it to hurt less. I've moved to another state since then, so getting to the records would be difficult.
What a story. Let someone more experienced help you with this post but I have a question. When your GP took a sample did they type your culture to sees if it was hsv1 or hsv2? Doctors some times believe that just because it's genital, that it's hsv2. Knowing your type could be important. Also, with your husbands drinking of jaeger, it sounds like he has a mild allergic reaction. A new drink may be in order for him. I myself get the same symptoms with whiskey and it has been classified as such.
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