It’s an effective treatment for the herpes simplex virus when taken at the first signs of an outbreak. You’ll often find it’s effective within five days of starting treatment.
The herpes simplex virus is one that can often lay dormant in your body for long periods of time. It’s possible to have the virus and not show any symptoms for years.
In other people, repeated outbreaks can occur with symptoms showing up between two to ten days after exposure to the virus.
A first outbreak might last up to anywhere between two and four weeks. Further repeat outbreaks often last for a lesser amount of time and usually clear up after one week. It’s worth knowing that outbreaks of herpes simplex can decrease or stop with age.
Once the virus has been activated and you start to have outbreaks of cold sores or genital herpes, there isn’t a cure. But you can take medication like Valaciclovir to lessen the outbreaks and make them more tolerable. This medication has been proven to reduce the signs and symptoms of the Herpes Simplex virus, as well as cut the risk of transmission. In a study of 1,484 adults who were taking the medication for the virus, it was found that they were 75% less likely to transmit the virus than in people who took the placebo medication.
