I can clear up some confusion. Vitamin d3 is a steroid horomone that is anti viral. When you take it, it will draw the virus out and you will begin seeing more outbreaks initially. Eventuall after taking d3 long enough, your herpes virus load will drop so low that you will be able to enjoy life and have to worry about outbreaks because the d3 in your blood stream will kill the virus. A japanse study even confirmed this. Google "d3 anti viral japan" also eat some coconut oil, that will reduce your virus load as well. Those of you that feel tingling, take some b12 under the tongue. That will reduce it. Also eat fresh kale every day and your lesions will go away. Take care.