herpes simplex, suppression
"I have had genital herpes for the past 6 years. I caught it from my partner so I didn't feel the need to use suppression and my outbreaks did get less severe and less frequent over time. I recently got divorced so I got on Valacyclovir as a daily suppressant since it can reduce my risk of passing it to s new partner (using condoms and paying attention to symptoms) to about 1%. I stayed talking it about 2 days into an outbreak and noticed a reduction in symptoms in a matter of hours. The only side effects I've had are a bit of fatigue and dizziness (I also take other meds that cause that so it may be cumulative) and the occasional headache if I don't stay hydrated enough. Totally worth it to feel more normal though."