Does herpes cause back pain?

No. Cold sore, or oral herpes, will not cause low back pain. Initial infection with herpes can cause fevers, but back pain and fevers are more likely to be due to something else. read more

A nerve pain medicine and helped make the pain minimal. I'd say 3 weeks after I had the pain, that it subsided. Although not long after, I missed valtrex and no longer was on neurontin and started experiencing it again. read more

so are you saying that it's the herpes that is actually attacking the nerves and causing the pain or is it your own immune system attacking your nerves in an attempt to get to the herpes. because as of now, this pain is really annoying and quite painful. read more