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Herpes outbreak
Despite takeing suppressive therapy I having a frequent out break of genitals herpes.why? Now I'm taking acyclovir 200mg.
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Dr. Sujit Shanshanwal
Dermatologist
15 yrs exp
Mumbai
suppressive therapy is when you have more than 3 outbreaks in 6 months or more than 6 outbreak in a year. 200mg will do nothing. suppressive therapy should be done with 400 mg twice a day for 2 years in my professional opinion . Now before starting such a long term treatment , proper examination and confirmation of the condition is paramount. Also certain blood test would be required for baseline evaluation before starting the treatment for such a long time. Hope this is helpful.
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