I have been recently diagnosed with herpes type 2, genital herpes. The diagnosis is pretty emotionally shattering. I've already been dealing with crohn's for a number of years. I am on Humira for it and I think that assisted in my contracting hsv-2, btw condoms do not protect totally against herpes. I am a guy. So I have stopped taking my humira out of fear that the herpes could spread all over my body. People can self infect, scratch an itch then rub your eye and boom, you can get it in your eye. It can get onto your skin anywhere, into your spinal fluid. Most of these bad expereinces are under the category of people with weakened immune systems, which is why I am afraid of the humra.
I can't find many people or information on this. Google searches seem to return people wondering if humira causes it, but not many experiences of people having hsv-2 and taking humira. Maybe because it's too embarrassing to admit. So I welcome any advice even if you have to private message me.
I tell you having two chronic diseases seems like more that I can bear. I'm feeling tremendously low. so is it take humira to keep crohn's down and risk hsv breakouts or worse or quit the humira and risk crohn's flares. Honestly I think I'd take crohn's flares.
I can't find many people or information on this. Google searches seem to return people wondering if humira causes it, but not many experiences of people having hsv-2 and taking humira. Maybe because it's too embarrassing to admit. So I welcome any advice even if you have to private message me.
I tell you having two chronic diseases seems like more that I can bear. I'm feeling tremendously low. so is it take humira to keep crohn's down and risk hsv breakouts or worse or quit the humira and risk crohn's flares. Honestly I think I'd take crohn's flares.