One of the most recommended herpes treatments by the healthcare community to work against the herpes simplex virus are called antiviral drugs. These are agents called nucleoside and nucleotide analgoues and these work by stopping the virus from replicating.
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These antiviral agents include: Acyclovir, better known as Zovirax, Valacyclovir or Valtrex, and Famciclovir, known commercially as Famvir. 
These drugs can be bought in pill form and have been formulated especially to fight the genital herpes virus. These work by greatly reducing the strength of herpes outbreaks and helps you heal from outbreaks much faster. It cuts down the days when you are contagious and days when you have herpes symptoms.
Sounds great? But when should you take these drugs?
Antivirals are best taken at the initial onset of symptoms. It’s when you first start to feel the tingling sensation. Take your medicine when you first start to feel, and take it over the next week and you can get rid of the outbreak much faster. For some people who have plenty of outbreaks, they take antivirals everyday to reduce the frequency these nasty things from happening to them.
Antiviral agents stop viruses from replicating by stopping DNA synthesis which they need to reproduce. This keeps the virus inactive in your body. Read the rest of this entry

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