When Can I Stop Taking My Herpes Medication?

how do you  know when an outbreak coming on,,,,,,,,,i have it but never had an out break yet? Am very seceard iam going to pass it to someone so i don't have sex any more. What should i do?

You should lead a normal life, which includes dating and may include sex. I encourage anyone who has herpes to be honest with any person they have sex with before having sex. Use a condom when having sex, and only have sex when you are not having an outbreak. I disagree with the person who says you don't need a prescription drug, it is very helpful especially during the first years of having herpes. People who you do have sex with will want to know that you are doing all you can to keep them safe, and people with herpes don't want the reminder or the outbreaks.

I have a daughter who has herpes, and she went on medication as soon as she was diagnosised. She was diagnosised in Jan of 2007; she had her first outbreak since Oct 2007 last month when she ran out of medication. Her first outbreak was bad - very painful, that was the only outbreak she had that was painful, or that consisted of more than 3 - 4 ulcers and lasted more than 3 days until she ran out of her medicine.

Basically if you have genital herpes you have a few rules you need to follow, and a few things you need to know.
1. You are not the poster child for herpes, it is very common - you are not alone.
2. You can still have children
3. you need to be honest with anyone before having sex
4. use a condom - you should do that anyway.
5. never have sex while having an outbreak
6. live your life - live a normal life, but don't date jerks
7. read everything you can, learn as much as possible about herpes
8. realize the worst part of herpes is the stigma due to a lack of knowledge
9. having herpes doesn't say anything about the kind of person you are
10. realize much of the stigma of herpes is being diminished due to it being so wide spread
11. You are still you.

I wish I could promise you that you will never be rejected; my child has had three relationships since being diagnosised and has never been rejected. She is honest and upfront, respects the boys right to decide if he is willing to take the risk. She does all she can to protect her partner, and so far she has never been rejected and she has never given it to anyone. I am so proud of her courage, and I pray she never knows rejection because of herpes, but anyone who would reject her doesn't deserve her. I can't tell you how much I admire her and her strength, because it does take a lot to put yourself out there and risk rejection. I can also say that two really good things came out of her diagnosis - she stopped dating jerks that were never going to educate themselves on any level about anything and she started dating nicer people who were more intelligent. The other we are closer than we ever were.

you sound like a great parent. i was just diagnosed im 22 and reading what you wrote was really nice to hear. if i ever told my mom what happened to me she would probably never talk to me again. she doesnt even approve of me having sex. The hardest part of all of this is not having her support and knowing that she never will. your daughter is lucky to have you.