Acyclovir in meningitis
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I had viral meningitis in December 05, and was in hospital for 2 weeks the condition was confirmed by the neurologitst having a lumbar puncture. I was so ill I thought I would die, I could not move of the bed the pain in my head was explosive and my eyes hurt so bad. It took me three months to get over this, and until september 05 until I was one hundred percent again.
m a healthy 24 year old female who has been suffering from this since Spring 2007 (came down with meningitis 3x in 3 months - acyclovir and Valtrex treatments did not work and resulted in renal failure). All 3 times, my spinal tap came back positive for HSV II.
I am currently (and have been since August 2007) taking 500mg of Famciclovir per day. For the first year, I took 500mg 3x per day. The second year I reduced it to 500mg 2x per day because it was really hard on my body.
does recurrent hsv 2 infections also trigger radiculitis or sacral neuropathy or menigitis? what is the likelihood of developing hsv encephalitis or meningitis during recurrent attacks? is the neurologic manifestations exclusive only during the primary infection? does taking anti-virals (acyclovir, valacyclovir) decrease the neuropathic complications or no effect at all?
I had a CAT scan, and lumbar puncture and found out I had meningitis. They admitted me and eventually ruled out bacterial. I was discharged with antibiotics, antivirals and a few other things. Two days after being home I had the same headache and neck pain and the pain meds they gave me weren't even touching the pain. I called the ID doc and the nurse confirmed my HSV-2 test was positive. They direct admitted me for IV acyclovir and pain management.
However, fungal meningitis is rare in patients who do not have HIV/AIDS, it can occur but represents a small minority of cases and even then there is usually some other cause of immunosuppression in these people such as chronic alcholism, chemotherapy for cancer, organ transplant with immunosuppression, etc....Fungal meningitis in a non-immunosuppressed person is uncommon. Have you had a lumbar puncture yet? That should give you more answers.
Seemingly liquid filled bumps on red bases/rash on the penis and lower spine/left buttock pain on days before they arise. They never burst, however, and are rarely painful. But acyclovir seems to work to reduce the rashes faster. I was tested twice for igg and igm at 6 months post exposure and again around 7. Both were negative. The partner i would have received it from also tested negative with the same test. Upon looking at symptoms, however, my doctor said its still possibly herpes.
have you told your docs about your symptoms? I'm no expert on viral meningitis, but I'd say that any change in your body this marked after being discharged from the hospital should be reported to your GP if no one else.
neg for HSV1. A wk ago, severe pain in the nerve in my leg. Next day I woke up with flu/stiff neck, and a few hrs later had blisters on my neck, face, scalp & chest. I also have cloudy urine and am starting to feel a bladder infection. A few days on 1mg valtrex (acyclovir didn't seem to be working so I switched), lysine, and herbal immune system support and my face & scalp are covered in small blisters. Also, I have cognitive issues from time to time.
I have read case studies where people with HSV-caused meningitis and encephalitis have had numbers in the tens or hundreds of thousands. I told the doctor that I couldn't accept his diagnosis, so he is sending me in for another IgG and an IgM blood test next week. What will I do if that is equivocal or low positive? My long-term relationship and mental well-being are at stake.
I took screen shots of my test results, with all personal information cropped out.
As Dr Navneet suspects meningitis, I would take your son immediately to the ER room - delay in treatment can be devastating. If he has a rash, press a glass tumber against the rash, if septicaemia/meningitis, the rash will not fade and you will be able to see the rash through the glass. If this happens get medical advice immediately. It is harder to see on dark skin, so check paler areas. Remember someone who is very ill needs medical help even if they have no rash or a rash that fades.
Has anyone noticed that there is a shortage of Acyclovir in the US? I live on the East coast and have found that it is very hard to get my prescription re-filled.
I take 400mg x2 a day for suppression and I have only been able to get 200mg. With some difficulty I might add. It isn't the end of the world but I am concerned about the supply in a month when I go for another re-fill.
I read on the FDA web site that there is currently a shortage.
http://www.fda.
My question is why would I get blisters a second time in 2 weeks? Since it is a weekend, should I start the Acyclovir again, and can it do me any harm if I do? Being a weekend, I can't get in touch with the physician, and I now have 2 opposing medical opinions, from my physician to stop the Acyclovir, and one from the physician at the urgent care clinic on 8/26 to start the medication again. Thanks for your help.
The severity of the out break has also increased significantly extremely painful nothing like before. The medication acyclovir doesn.t seem to be helping the out breaks are lasting about 2 weeks to resolve completely. Why is this happening? Is it age related?( i just turned 38) Can it be related to my diet? (transitioning to veganism)What kind of specialist or doctor can i consult?(my ob/gyn is clueless) the same thing is happening to my husband.
The neck pain can be due to stiff neck or torticollis but in a child with fever, stiff neck should be investigated for meningitis. Please take her to a doctor immediately.
Take care!
I had meningitis at the age of 5 and I was in a car wreck in 1996, I had a cervical fusion and dissection.
I am having pain similar to a sciatic nerve and lack of mobility in my legs it used to only happen when I would sweep, weed the garden movements such as that but, now it is almost daily and I have had an MRI, nerve conduction & X-rays (waiting to see the Dr. next week for complete results) so far the only issue that they have told me is that I have arthritis in my lower spine.
Have you been exposed to meningitis? I understand you are a college student, and meningitis can be more prevalent in close quarters such as when living in a dorm.
My honest thoughts are that you have a flu virus rather than meningitis, however, if you have been exposed to meningitis, you most definitely need to be checked. If you have been exposed to meningitis, by all means go to the ER and tell them you have been exposed and have been feeling somewhat sick.
Hello,
Three days ago, I was using a public toliet and I dropped my ceramic tobacco pipe and keys into the toliet accidentally before leaving as I was grabbing something out of my bag. I quickly fished them out and quickly ran water over them in the sink and threw them back in my bag. The next day, I ran hot water and used soap on both of them. I don't know what I was thinking, but I foolishly used the pipe later that day.
my 5 yr old daughter just got out of the hosp for meningitis........they could not give me a 100% answer but they are sure it was bacterial meningitis! no one told us how she got it, all they said was that i did the right thing by taking her to er asap! friday morning she told me her head hurt when she looked down and me being a nurse i thought meningitis but "what are the odds" so i took her to daycare and told them to call me if she got sick!
last tuesday (8/23) i went to the doctor to get my meningitis vaccine. i woke up this morning feeling sooooo sick i just wanna curl up and sleep for days. now, i could be confusing it with a flu or something else but these are my symptoms: my entire body is so achy, constant headaches (migraines where it hurts to look in bright rooms/distances), muscle twitching, i feel like i'm running a fever but my temp says 98.0 F, my teeth hurt?
You should get ahold of your doctor if you're sick and that early, especially with a fever.
You get much better relief from ob's by taking acyclovir 2x/day every single day. You can do this for under $20/month in the US even if you don't have insurance.
Lysine doesn't help to heal ob's faster. It also doesn't suppress the virus.
For acyclovir when you first start feeling an ob about to start, take either 400mg 3x/day for 5 days or 800mg 2x/day for 2 days. Both speed healing at the same rate.
I stopped taking acyclovir in December 2011. I have had numerous outbreaks like once a month or every couple of months. I have had HSV2 four years and four months now. My last outbreak was maybe eight weeks ago. Shouldn't my outbreaks decrease since I have had the virus for some time.I would like to know is that too many outbreaks to be experiencing.
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