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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook
Thanks for posting. That's an interesting article. How weird that there may be a link between cognition & herpes simplex virus I in bipolar patients. I've had HSV-I since I was a child. I got the worst cold sores & fever blisters, and I didn't even ever need braces. Sometimes, as an adult, it got so bad, my PCP would call in Valtrex for me. Lately, it seems to be lying low. I surprisingly have not had issues with it in a few years, which is odd now that I think about it. Of course, now I'll probably wake up with a cold sore tomorrow  |
Valtrex is quite effective; yet, has its drawbacks.
If you'd like to try preventative treatment for HSV, simply google lysine herpes treatment. L-lysine use can prevent outbreaks. My H has had almost constant outbreaks until I did some research. I put him on L-lysine tabs and he does very well, with almost no outbreaks.
Diet can play a factor. When the L-Arginine level gets too high, people are more apt to have outbreaks. We offset the Arginine with Lysine.
He also uses topical L-Lysine cream/ointment on his lips, esp if under stress and/or in the sun.
A couple of sources of Arginine, which when too high can cause outbreaks, are colas, chocolate. Other foods raise Arginine levels, too.
You may already know this; yet, thought I'd share in hopes you may have fewer outbreaks.
WC