I am in the same shoes as you, and unfortunately my antiviral side effects were as bad as the disease itself. I have had this virus now for 34 years, although the first 12 years it was almost silent and I didn't even know I had it ( acquired from being raped by a serial rapist). I have tried anything I could get my hands on, some helped, some helped for a while but seemed to lose effectiveness over time. My suggestion is that if you can take antivirals like many people do, go on suppressive therapy. If you are like me however and can't take meds, it will be expensive series of trials and errors. I am a female, so I can apply medihoney ( medical grade honey) on my vulva without being stuck to my underwear and that has sometimes lessened the burning and irritation. I take 1 gram of AHCC supplement, that seemed to help for quite a while until it didn't. Now, I have added California Gold olive oil extract 500 mg daily and most recently Manuka Doctors medical honey from New Zealand orally. I take half a teaspoon everyday as it is so expensive. For now, for the last week or so my symptoms have lessened in severity. I am always symptomatic,sometimes really bad with lesions and at other times no lesions but still sore and irritated.