How long does herpes outbreak take? does it stop without taking medicine?!
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Depending on your immune system and body chemistry, WITHOUT medication: between 1-3 weeks. The first oubreak is the worst, and the following ones can be pretty awful as well--- but don't worry, the longer you have the virus the less severe your outbreaks will be!
Taking medication is VERY effective at healing outbreaks and also at preventing transmission. As a woman, you can be having an outbreak and not even know it -- it can be on your uterus or inner walls of the vagina.
I knew a girl who caught it when she was 15, and I met her when she was 21. She'd never been on medications. She said for the first year or two, it had been hell- one outbreak after another. 6 years later, at 21, she was just experiencing a bump or two (sporadically, but especially when she was stressed out) which would clear up in about 7 days.
Symptoms can also include lower back pain and muscle aches (caused by lactose as the body tries break the virus down). If you don't have medication, anaerobic exercise like gentle walking can help alot. The longer you live with the virus, the more you'll know your body.
Stress can also make the outbreaks last longer, it seems (from talking to various people)-- or it makes them worse because you are already stressed out!
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It's not definite but it can take up to 3 weeks. And it's painful. It's not completely curable but there are medicines that reduce the area of the outbreak and make it less painfull. If you practice protected sex you greatly reduce the risk of contagion. Herpes spreads to others by contact.
See a doctor......
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