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Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: Anomar11 on November 14, 2013, 07:02:37 pm
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Hi everyone,
Just curious. Is there any one who gets cold sores (herpes simplex I) that has experienced increased wonkiness or frank vertigo with an outbreak. I'm 5 years post CK and I've just experienced a second episode of vertigo in 6 months coinciding with an outbreak of cold sores. (Cold sores on same side as AN). May be a coincidence but I don't think so. I think the virus goes to my weakened vestibular nerve and raises cain. I'm going to start taking daily l-lysine and maybe keep an antiviral on hand to take at the first sign. No fun - a couple days spinning some vomiting, then wonky headed and tired for some days after that. The ENT I saw in June said this is usually caused by a virus and that antivirals and steroids aren't proven, but they couldn't hurt so he prescribed them for me. I do believe the steroids helped tame it down faster. Otherwise doing well. Thanks for any replies.