Signs Of Herpes

Signs Of Genital Herpes Outbreaks

Signs Of Herpes Symptoms:

It is sadly not very difficult to recognize the signs of herpes. Should you experience first warning symptoms, you can expect the standard viral symptoms being headache, fatigue, body aches, and most often early signs of itching and burning at the site of the outbreak will follow. It is at these fist signs of herpes that you have the best chance to abort the outbreak.

There are several treatment options you have at the first sign of a herpes outbreak. If you are taking Valtrex or any of the other FDA approved medications, you can increase your dosage significantly to fight the outbreak. This will not always abort the outbreak but it will most definitely decrease the length of any outbreak, sometimes by several days. The severity of the symptoms will often be less than without medication.

Also, you have the option of home treatment and/or natural herpes remedies. It can always be good to keep a little Melissa Oil or Tea Tree Oil in your cupboard. Mix either with a small amount of olive oil (or any high quality vegetable oil, including coconut), and you can apply topically to decrease the pain and duration of any outbreak.

As anyone who reads my work on the Internet knows, I am a huge supported of Oil of Oregano, lysine, and beta glucans from yeast. It would be great if you could take this on a regular basis but if you find yourself with an outbreak, you should start immediately and it’s quite possible to avoid the outbreak altogether. Really! But you have to try, and you have to believe that it’s possible.

Also, please make sure you are eating well and getting a decent amount of sleep. No herpes treatment is going to be effective if you are sabotaging your immune system with lack of good nutrition and recovery time.

Signs of Genital Herpes Outbreak (Healing):

Should you have a full blown outbreak, you can expect the blister or sore to ulcerate (break open) and after a few days of pain and swelling (you can always use the Tea Tree Oil with olive oil to numb the pain) the outbreak will show signs of drying up and forming a crust. At this point in the genital herpes outbreak, you can use Vitamin-E a few times a day (just a little on your finger, rubbed on the healing sore) and the healing time will be drastically reduced. I cannot say enough about Vitamin-E and how great it is for healing herpes outbreaks.

It is very important that you recognize the signs of genital herpes. This will allow you to start treatment almost immediately. Recognizing the signs of herpes will also give you the opportunity to abstain from all sexual activity and stop the spread of the virus. Using condoms and recognizing the signs of genital herpes can be the most important things you can do to control herpes transmission. Have fun but keep safe!