I was told this by one of my dermatologists.I plan to check with my other derm in a few months. If I were you I would check with your derm and get an opinion and please share what you are told.
I figure it must have been a shingles reaction since the outbreak only lasted 1 month, with anther month of healing.Normally an outbreak of GD lasts at least 6 months. I'm fine now and have not resumed cilantro, yet do splash the area with witch hazel at showers end, plus Aquaphor Healing Ointment to coat my entire body, but it contains lanolin which some are allergic to.
Like you I stress about it also, the fear of a recurrence must aggravate our entire body.
I was prescribed Hydroxyzine HCl 25 mg up to 3 daily for stress relief from my cardiologist to help with my hypertension.about 2 weeks after this latest GD/Shingles vaccine breakout. I didn't realize it was simply a strong anti-histamine. Now 3 months later I am still taking 2 daily and love it. More relaxed, but it doesn't make me tired during the day as some report. I told my derm about this added px an he was surprised by the high dose as he normally prescribes 5-10 mg. I wonder if this high does helped outbreak calm quicker. I have discontinues all my other anti-histamines and I was taking 3, 24 hr over the counter pill daily.