Interesting that your doc says high IgG titers mean something. Labs and my docs all ignore them.
I have the following titers:
HSV-1 IgG 1:32,000
HSV-2 negative
VZV IgG 1:2,800
EBV IgG 1:128
EBV EA antibodies 1:32
EBV EA early antigen diffuse: negative
HHV-6 IgG 1:32
CMV negative
IgM negative for all viruses
I am wondering where the real problem lies and especially if the super-high HSV-1 (measured 2 times identically 6 months apart, despite high-dose Valacyclovir) means anything.
The only thing that seems safe to say is that HHV-6 isn't the culprit.
Anti-herpes meds helped me a lot (Valacyclovir, Famciclovir and Brivudine all were effective), but I always thought I am shooting at EBV, because I have positive EBV EA antibodies. But perhaps the HSV-1 or the VZV is the real problem. In studies (both in vitro and in vivo) all three drugs are effective against all three viruses.
Btw, does anyone know what the difference is between EBV EA early antibodies and EBV EA early antigen diffuse?
Last time I tested, the former was positive, but low (1:32), the latter was negative.
I have the following titers:
HSV-1 IgG 1:32,000
HSV-2 negative
VZV IgG 1:2,800
EBV IgG 1:128
EBV EA antibodies 1:32
EBV EA early antigen diffuse: negative
HHV-6 IgG 1:32
CMV negative
IgM negative for all viruses
I am wondering where the real problem lies and especially if the super-high HSV-1 (measured 2 times identically 6 months apart, despite high-dose Valacyclovir) means anything.
The only thing that seems safe to say is that HHV-6 isn't the culprit.
Anti-herpes meds helped me a lot (Valacyclovir, Famciclovir and Brivudine all were effective), but I always thought I am shooting at EBV, because I have positive EBV EA antibodies. But perhaps the HSV-1 or the VZV is the real problem. In studies (both in vitro and in vivo) all three drugs are effective against all three viruses.
Btw, does anyone know what the difference is between EBV EA early antibodies and EBV EA early antigen diffuse?
Last time I tested, the former was positive, but low (1:32), the latter was negative.