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hiltsj


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Thanks for the info. Yeah - additional antivirals are not advised by my GI doc. But at least it's comforting to hear that I'm not the only one. I was so relieved that the the previous treatments I was on somehow prevented outbreaks, even though they were much more stressful than this time. Well, just another thang. Onward and upward. I'm hoping this fourth time on treatment is the charm!



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It's not uncommon to experience additional outbreaks during treatment. Your immune system is in a battle and you've got a metabolism that isn't sure what's going on. It's stressful on us mentally and physically. That's when many people experience outbreaks anyway. We have had discussions before on this and it's usually something that returns to previous experiences post treatment. You can ask your doctor if Zovirax Ointment will be useful and permitted while on treatment. They have an oral medication too, but with the Harvoni and Ribavirin in particular, you may not want to take another oral antiviral. Clear everything with your liver specialist.



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I've had 2 herpes outbreaks in my first 3 weeks of treatment. Yikes! Painful and exhausting. Off treatment I get maybe 2 outbreaks a year. If I take lysine with echinacea (Super L-Lysine) it clears up fast. But echinacea is not good to take while on treatment. Anybody got any ideas for me?

P.S. Years ago while doing interferon and ribavirin 3 different times, I never had any herpes outbreaks. I thought it was due to the antiviral nature of the meds. So I don't understand why I'm having them this time.



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