I've had unbearable, intense itching and irritation and my blood results came back positive for Herpes 1 and 2. The itching has been going on for about 10 days, but I've had no actual outbreak. My gynecologist told me she doesn't think the itching without sores is typical of herpes and that the blood results are often inaccurate so she took a swab of an area she said looks a bit red and irritated. She said really, everything looks normal for the most part and this may be something else. I want to believe her; unfortunately yeast infection meds did not clear this up and I have had unprotected sex recently so I'm not feeling very confident. In the meantime, I'm miserable with discomfort. Any ideas about what could be going on or how long the itch will last even if I never end up with a full outbreak? I feel like this will never end and I'm miserable. I'm taking Zovirax and Valtrex while we wait for the culture results and the Valtrex is causing me uncomfortable side effects and so far, no noticeable relief. Thank You
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I wanted to ask you what kind of meds did your doctor give you for the yeast infection. Was it pink? Oh and be careful with Valtrex. I was having all the side affects, and I ended up not being able to breath, I became extremely depressed, I felt a lot of pressure on my chest, and well you know the rest I'm sure. So they had to take me off those pills and gave me something a little less strong. You should request that, because Valtrex is horrible. Believe me I thought those pills were going to make me end up in the hospital.
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Thank you for your reply. I was given 2 rounds of Diflucan, which did not help because I have now determined that I definitely have genital herpes. I'm SO sorry that happened to you because as it turns out, I ended up getting blisters but because I was on Valtrex they never opened up. So I have experienced very uncomfortable soreness, swelling, itching that seems neverending but I've so far been spared the pain of open sores. Valtrex made me a little heart-racey and edgy the first few days but now I feel my body has adjusted to it. I am sorry to hear that some people cannot tolerate it because it really has made this outbreak so much less traumatic than I believe it may have been. I hope that whatever you are now taking is helping with the symptoms.