Herpes Is Manageable

Medications Help

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There are medications that can reduce the duration and frequency of herpes outbreaks. They can also help reduce the risk of HSV type 2 transmission to a susceptible partner. Although there is no guarantee that you will not spread the virus. Safe sex practices are always advised, like using a condom or restraining all together if the outbreak area can not possibly be covered by a condom. Either way it is recommended that you do not have sex at all when you are having an outbreak, in other words abstain.

Antiviral Drugs

Valtrex

There are three major drugs commonly used to treat genital herpes symptoms: acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir), and valacyclovir (Valtrex). These are all taken in pill form. Very severe cases can be treated with intravenous (IV) acyclovir. Theses are usually prescribed for a brief course of seven to 10 days to relieve the sores or prevent them from getting worse. Your doctor may keep you on the drugs longer if your sores don’t heal in that time.

Other Medications

Denavir

All of the types of herpes can be very uncomfortable, itching, burning and redness may occur as well as the blisters. Your doctor can prescribe you Denavir to help relive these symptoms. Denivar comes in a topical cream that can be applied directly to the sore, whether it’s a cold sore or genital herpes, it is only intended to be used externally. Denavir is an antiviral topical cream that attacks the herpes virus in cold sores and prevents it from further replicating in the system. The end result is a lessening of the duration of cold sores and the suppressing of their reoccurrance.