Could vitamins (Animal Pak) cause oral herpes outbreak?
Ever since I was 17 I started getting what I think is oral herpes (I had never kissed anyone except my parents when I was little, so I must've gotten it from them). For me it usually looks like a little rash on my upper lip, usually on the right side, and it itches.
So last Tuesday, I bought these new vitamins that are supposed to be good for people trying to build muscle. It's called Animal Pak and it's basically a multivitamin with other stuff like amino acids, digestive enzymes and herbs like ginseng. It's A LOT of stuff though cause it comes in little packs with about 10 pills in each pack and you're supposed to take 1 pack a day.
Anyway, a few days after I started taking it, I got this oral herpes outbreak, and I haven't had one in several months. Is it a coincidence? Or could something in the vitamins have caused it?
Oh wait I just realized that this multivitamin has a lot of arginine and I read somewhere that arginine can trigger outbreaks. Is this correct?
September 6th, 2010 - 14:13
Herpes is a virus. Virus comes and goes. There is no medicine to completely get rid of it at the moment, only creams/lotions to remove the discomfort.
September 6th, 2010 - 14:13
I’ve never heard of these vitamins. I would recommend going to the doctor.
September 6th, 2010 - 14:13
No, the vitamins should help the outbreak. Theres a vitamin that you should take called L-Lysine. It’s a natural remedy for herpes.