Acyclovir dosage for herpes outbreak
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I was originally prescribed 400 mg of acyclovir twice daily for suppression of my herpes type 2. Recently, I asked my doctor to increase my dosage to 800 mg of acyclovir twice daily. Is there any negatives associated with taking a higher dose than what is normally prescribed for suppression. Also, are there any benefits to taking a higher dose regularly for suppression like less shedding?
Acyclovir is always 2x/day for suppressive therapy. You can not take acyclovir just 800mg 1x/day. It's not effective that way. Call your provider up and question that dose. If they say that that dose works too -ask them to please cite the research that backs that. I guarantee you they can't provide any that shows that 800mg once a day is effective for acyclovir!!
do you have hsv1 or hsv2 genitally? How about orally - which one?
That same day I tripled my dosage of Acyclovir as I had read that for an episodic occurance it can be taken 3 times a day for two days for an outbreak. Would this new outbreak be caused by me not taken the dosage first prescribed by my Dr or is it possible to still have an outbreak while on a daily supresser?
ll find a cure for herpes for a good many years. The antivirals do a great job at suppressing shedding and reducing outbreaks. Most herbal remedies promising to cure herpes and the like are complete quackery while making the folks peddling the stuff rich!
I still would recommend seeing your doc to rule out other potential issues.
My acyclovir says to take 400mg a day for suppressive and 400mg 2xday for 7days for ob. But she let's me change my script to suit me. Should I up the dosage to 2400mg for 2days for ob & 800 a day for suppressive?????
My story behind being diagnosed is so long drawn out and very exhausting to tell that I dont even plan to take it back that far so I will just get to the point. I was visually diagnosed in 2008 with genital herpes (of course the nurse took a swab of the leison) and put me on 200mg of Acyclovir 5x's a day for 2 weeks. After that initial outbreak, I hadn't had an outbreak for 3 mos and then POW another one.
My boyfriend and I are planning to go further into the relationship, and however I would like to do the most that I can to prevent him of getting the virus from me. I have stand-by pills of acyclovir with me for around 5 outbreaks that I can remember.
Could you advise help to advise on how much of the dosage that I will need to take for suppressive treatment, and how long will it take to start to be effective?
Thanks in advance for the help.
I am 23 and I was diagnosed with HSV-1 in mid-December. My diagnosis was by culture. (It was also clear-cut because I've had only one partner--10 days before my outbreak he had a cold sore on his lip and performed oral sex on me).
SInce then, I've had a raised line or paper cut lesion appear on the inside of the left labia about every 1-2 weeks.
Hi all. I have had herpes 2 in my genitals for two years now and my girlfriend recently went to the gynecologist and asked about risks associated with having sex with me, etc. She mentioned that I experience between 8 and 10 outbreaks per year and her gynecologist suggested that I may have another underlying condition, infection perhaps that results in so many outbreaks. Last month a started taking 800mg of acyclovir daily to see if that would reduce my outbreaks and shedding.
I had a severe herpes outbreak (8 blisters everywhere) beginning April 24 when my eye doctor took me off of Acyclovir after nine years. The Acyclovir was used to prevent further flares in my left eye from Herpes Iritis. Now I am suffering from pain in the muscle and tingling in my right arm. There was a blister in that area which has now healed. My internist has diagnosed me (after MRI) as having bone spur puttting pressure on c-6 or c-7 in my neck and I am facing surgery for that.
Once we started dating I began taking a daily dosage of Acyclovir 200mg in August of 2010 (one pill twice daily.. one in the morning and one at night) to mitigate the risk of exposing her to what I believe I had and reduce outbreaks. We are having oral sex but not any other type of intercourse. I have not had an outbreak since beginning this daily dosage of Acyclovir.
I started having very mild genital herpes outbreaks about eight months ago, and for this outbreak (only one small blister) I decided to take acyclovir tablets and acyclovir cream. I have no pain or itching. I have taken it for a day and a half, 200 mg every 4 hours, omitting the nighttime dose. My blister is pretty much gone, and Im wondering, would it be okay to stop taking the acyclovir? I read everywhere that Im supposed to take it for 5 days, but is it for the same reason as antibiotics?
Ive had herpes for a year and a half now with 2 outbreaks, last one occuring this past March. Ive been on suppressive acyclovir since then. The past week or so Ive experienced redness, swelling and general irritation and pain around my vagina. There arent any sores and its not where the other outbreaks happened. Also, there are 2 spots above my clitoris (where the labia split) that look like little papercuts that burn and itch.
ve only had oral outbreaks so far, i asked the doctor for acyclovir and he gave me a prescription for 800mg tablets and to take them 2x daily for a total dose of 1600mg everyday as supressive therapy. i'm concerned this is too high a dose? i thought it should be 400mg and take 2x daily for a total dose of 800mg? it was an ER doctor that gave it to me because i don't have health insurance and went to the county hospital.
last Monday I finished the Acyclovir dosage the Dr recommended, I have still enough pills for another four days of treatment that she prescribed on purpose. During the week there was a significant improvement and i thought it was over, but yesterday started a small itch that got abit stronger today after a long day of work. shall I start the extra pills again just in case?
ve tested positive via IgG for both types) with the first visible genital outbreak just a month ago, does it make sense to launch into a daily regimen of acyclovir or to simply wait for another outbreak and do another standard round of things then. I realize that there may never be another outbreak, or it could be many months, etc. What are the reasons + pros and cons of going for the daily "suppressive" dose vs simply waiting and seeing how things play out?
t take any more acyclovir at all. The next time you have symptoms - go be seen that day for a further work up.
You didn't have classic symptoms of herpes actually - you had symptoms that could be herpes - they also could be many other things. A negative blood test 3 months after this all started is a good indicator that they are something else so a further work up is in order.
These lines are paler in color compared to my normal cheek color and are painless. My doctor initially thought it was a herpes outbreak since I am HSV1 positive and placed me on acyclovir 800mg five times a day. A week later the line did not go away, so my doctor states to me that it was not herpes and he is not sure what it is. As a result he told me to stop taking the acyclovir.
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