Ok so about two weeks ago I had unprotected sex while drunk (completely stupid I know) but I'm now scared I might have herpes. I'm almost 19 and so after the sex I took plan B bc I am not on birth control and two nights ago I was laying in bed and I got pretty itchy down there but only on the right side of my inner labia and I scratched a lot and then went to bed without looking. I'm a hypochondriac and so the next day I started obsessing about what it could be and when I looked, that area was very red but it was no longer that itchy but I didn't see any sores or anything. But I decided to call my doctor and I had an app yesterday afternoon and they tested me for chlamydia and gonorrhea and swabbed me down there for herpes. She said I didn't have the typical symptoms of herpes but she was going to test anyways. It doesn't hurt or burn or sting when I pee or anything. I didn't have any tingling sensations that I've been reading about either. But I have a phobia of vomiting so I'm constantly worried about feeling nauseous so by doing that I'm actually always nauseous (vicious cycle). And some symptoms I'm reading about are nausea and fatigue which I have all the time anyways so I don't know if it's herpes or my usual anxiety. But last week my throat was really sore when I swallowed and I had a headache (which again I have all the time) and I had a cough and sneezed a lot. I wasn't sure if those were symptoms of herpes also. I'm supposed to get my results back in the next few days but I'm a wreck. I'm panicking and crying and I just don't know what to think and I keep taking pictures down there so I can see if any sores come but so far I don't really think so. I just have this extremely small little speck that kind of looks like a tiny little cut but it doesn't burn or anything and when my doctor looked yesterday she said she didn't see anything so I wonder if it could be from me itching so much the other night. My doctor also ruled out a yeast infection. I've heard about paper cut herpes but I didn't know if that was an actual thing or not. Does it sound like herpes? I know I haven't had any fevers or anything and I know because I obsessively take my temp all the time. I just want some opinions.
Sounds like I'm reading my own experience with this. Anxiety can create symptoms, remember that. You are hyper aware of your body so the pain can seem so much stronger than it is. With anxiety people can think they're gonna kill their loved one or they're gay and all sorts of anxious thoughts when really they are the complete opposite.
From my experience anxiety can even create physical symptoms that were never there before. I did the same, the panicking the crying and constantly checking for sores. The constant prodding and checking could be making it a bit sore anyway!
Anxiety can also mimic herpes symptoms. Fatigue, abdominal pain, body aches etc. Are also symptoms of anxiety but also herpes. That is where it gets confusing. My symptoms fade when I am relaxed or tipsy. I'm sure when your body relaxes so will these symptoms and you'll realise it's just anxiety.
If you want to know for sure if it's herpes it's best to wait 3 months after your encounter and take a blood test.
Thanks so much for your reply. Yeah it's funny that you say the gay thing because I have extreme OCD and that was one of my obsessions. The only thing that makes me wonder if it isn't anxiety is one day last week I thought I had growing pains or restless leg syndromes because I had some achy feelings in my calves but after about a day that went away and that was before I started worrying about herpes. So I'm not sure. But I never had any pain down there or anything yet at all except for the redness and initial itch but nothing came of it. I got a test result for chlamydia back and it was positive so I was given antibiotics and now the redness is pretty much gone down there so I don't know if that had anything to do with that. But now I have the restless feeling in my legs again but not just my calves. Sort of just everywhere including my hands and arms and back. It's really worrying me. I should be getting my test result back for herpes tomorrow and I'm so so scared.
I've messaged my reply to you instead x