Frustrated 2nd outbreak

I had my first outbreak about 7 weeks ago. since then I have a meticulous and taking my suppressive therapy added lysine and immune support and B6 for nerve health. I’m fairly certain I’m having my second outbreak but it’s extremely mild and I think that’s because I’ve paid such close attention. right now it’s just a burning down there. It’s red. No blisters no sores. I’m hoping none come up. I’m rubbing coconut oil on the area every time I go to the bathroom and I also started Valtrex for 5 days. I’m just extremely frustrated I feel like I’m doing all the right things to try to keep outbreaks at bay and here I am with the second outbreak already. How foolish of me to think that if I did exactly what I was supposed to do I would never have another outbreak. This disease is mental mind game for me almost as much as physical..

i am sorry your going through this but i have read on other post that the 2nd one for moat comes pretty quick and isnt as bad. if you dont have any sores maybe its not an outbreak?

the virus is at its strongest 6 months to a year after the first outbreak!
a specialist told me that something your body with trick the virus to make it flare up to try fight it and make more antibodies but i dont know how through it is!
i didnt take suppressive therapy for the first 6months i had like 8 outbreaks all of which bar the first were very mild and easy to treat with a few days of valtrex! since feb i take a daily to alternative daily tablet and have had nothing!
i do think how ever there is a very strong mental aspect to dealing with this virus.
hope it gets easier for you :slight_smile:

i tried to do all the right things also but i still got outbreaks every month. now i just have been taken valtrex daily and have not had one in 2 months