Valacyclovir cold sore dosage

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Avatar f tn So I tried to get out of giving a blow job to a guy but needless to say that's why I'm here. I'm pretty sure at the time I was at stage 4 of the cold sore (cracked/bleeding when stretched) and point is I'm scared I gave the guy hsv 1 & 2. I've researched numerous sites some say stage 4 isn't as contagious, some say the opposite, and others say it doesn't matter if I have a break out or not.
Avatar m tn 1) I have the beginnings of a cold sore on the lip. For Valacyclovir and Valtrex the recommended dosage is 2000mg every 12 hours...total of 4000mg in 24 hours. I have 2000mg of Valtrex and 2000mg Valacyclovir from prior outbreaks. Can I take them together for the some effect? Or do I need to take the 4000mg total dose with the same drug? 2) I am getting cold sores on the lip up to 3 times a year. There is no common catalyst. Each outbreak if not treated early is as severe as all the rest.
Avatar n tn As such I contacted my doctor and was prescribed valacyclovir hcl which I took (2 1 gram tablets twice daily). The cold sore remained small and eventually went away. After this I went 1-2 days without taking any Lysine or valacyclovir and on the second day I noticed the cold sore coming back again and now appears to have come back and crusted over. I did not think the new cold sore was actually one but then it crusted over.
Avatar f tn If you know you have triggers like sun exposure or when you get a cold, you get a cold sore ( hence the nickname of cold sore), you can take a cold sore dose of antivirals to try to help ward off a full blown cold sore too.
Avatar f tn no it was a cold sore. That's what they've always been like since I started using valacyclovir. but the red mark is new.
Avatar n tn 3. Once a cold sore has crusted over for someone with recurring (i.e. not initial outbreak) HSV-1 or HSV-2, how contagious are they, practically? 4. If one has either HSV-1 or HSV-2, how well does having one type prevent the acquisition of the other? i.e., does having one protect you from the other and to what extent if so? 5. Does being immunosuppressed make it easier for one who has either HSV-1 or HSV-2 to contract the other type (HSV-1 to HSV-2) or same type of HSV (HSV-1 to HSV-1)? 6.
4541337 tn?1364850200 stay out the sun apply sunscreen to lips. Try cold sore creams thts abt it i hide frm everyone wen i get mines. Lol it takes a about a week for mines to heal and then some days after tht.
Avatar f tn This is because your body has not had the chance to develop the antibodies. I would continue you dosage of valacyclovir and maybe take a Tylenol or Ibuprofen for the pain. If it is still painful in another 2 weeks go back to the doctor. Stay strong!
Avatar f tn On 500 mg of suppressive therapy (Valacyclovir), but getting outbreaks a few times a year; itching, burning, sore throat, headache, crack in/on tip of nose (which is most persistent symptom). Would 1000 mg once a day or 500 mg twice a day further decrease outbreaks? Would Abreva help with nose issue?
Avatar n tn Take the medicine and if you feel a tingle like another cold sore is coming, use the valacyclovir. You may have angiokeratoma of Fordyce which normally goes away if left alone.
Avatar m tn I am an uncircumcised 24 year old mle and 24 days ago I received oral sex from long timr gf. She also kissed me heavily and she had a scabbed cold sore she had been treating with zoovirax. 4 hours after the oral sex, I went to the ER and was inmediately given 2 grams of valtrex and a 7 seven day prescription. I was tested two days after and I am negative for both hsv 1 and 2.
Avatar m tn What is the normal dosage of valacyclovir for suppression? I have read several places say 500 mg some say 1000. What is right or normal dosage?
Avatar m tn ) Would you double the valacyclovir dosage or at least up it? What about for long-term suppressive therapy? If someone could in particular elucidate how valacyclovir works and WHY it would be important/ unimportant to adjust that dosage based on wanting to suppress both conditions, you would have my eternal thanks.
Avatar f tn I talk valacyclovir for herpes out breaks I have a high dosage one for when I get them it doesn't harm the baby. Though this is my first pregnancy and I'm 7 weeks. They told me once I get closer to my due date to take them daily so there is no break out.
Avatar f tn For 9-10 years now I have been getting cold sore ONLY on my bottom lip. have been taking Valacyclovir 500mg once daily for this for 8 years now. Seems to help a little but not much. Also for the same time 9-10 years my bottom (ONLY) lip peels ALL the time. now let up. Not an allergy to makeup/lipstick/lip/balm. I stopped using and it did nothing to solve this.
Avatar m tn m getting mixed messages in eagards to Valtrex dosages during an outbreak. I currently take 500 mg of Valacyclovir daily as a suppressant. But I am still having outbreaks. When having one do I increase my dosage? I asked my doctor and she said no since it was already in my system just continue taking the 500mg daily. Also it seems since I've gotten the diagnosis, that I'm having more outbreaks, could it be I need a stronger daily dosage for suppression?
Avatar n tn scalp, ears, eyelids, nose, temples, armpits, arms, hands, groin, knees, feet, all over the place. Normally, throughout my teenage years, I would just get a single cold sore on one lip, thought nothing of it, but this outbreak had multiple small spots, lasted longer, and they were quite painful. I also seemed to get a spot on my inner elbow, and then a big cluster on the sole of my foot a few months later.
Avatar n tn I have read that Valtrex and Valacyclovir can be used for the suppression of herpes , does that hold true for Valcivir also,, isn't Valacyclovir the generic of Valciver ,, if yes what is the usual dosage for the suppression of the virus?
Avatar n tn Doc put me on Generic Valtrex for supressive therapy. I took 500mg once a day for about a week. The sore from OB has never been so bad or lasted so long. 6 days ago I started 500mg twice a day and still no relief. Could I be immune to the Valtrex? How long should it take to get relief? Awaiting call back from Doc but holidays and all...
Avatar m tn A few weeks ago in early April just after he was getting over a cold sore and just after I had a waxing he gave me oral sex. Within a week I felt a lump I went to a dermatologist and was told I had a cyst. They drained it, but I was tested for STDs out of an abundance of caution. (I had NO IDEA I could get herpes from cold sores....until I started trying to figure out the lump on my vagina...).The very next day I noticed blistering and began having pain and tingling.
Avatar m tn I started getting sores on my tongue after i get a cold sore, which I have always had, about 5 months ago and these sores on my tongue have been constant since than. The start as a small dot that develops a white ring and the white ring spreads outward and the sore gets bigger with a shallow red sore inside it. They start and take about 10-15 days to heal and typically occur in same areas, back of tongue and tip of tongue. My tongue also feels hot and burns.
Avatar m tn When I get a runny nose I sometimes get a sore on my nose when I wipe too much. Is that a cold sore? Even if it isnt, if I engage in oral sex with a woman (regardless if theses are cold sores or not), can I transfer herpes virus to her? My current partner has just been diagnosed with HSV-1 on her genitals and I fear that I am the culprit. She did have another partner a few months ago, but developed symptoms a few days after we engaged in oral sex.
Avatar f tn Initial gential herpes symptoms rarely if ever more than 2-3 weeks, especially when taking valacyclovir (Valtrex). It is very rare for herpes to not respond to valacyclovir. I wonder whether you now have a yeast infection, which can follow herpes (or any other genital area inflammation. Lysine is ineffective against herpes -- an urban myth, and some experts would call it quackery.
Avatar f tn Doctors, my female friend is enduring an initial outbreak of genital Hsv1 I am certain I am the cause via a cold sore and oral sex. She started showing symptoms a week ago. 1 sore that blistered. Two days later 2 more sores. She saw a her gyn this Tuesday at that time still 3 sores total. 1 was almost healed ( the original one) . She started on 1 gram twice a day Of valacyclovir Tuesday evening . Today the sores have multiplied like mad and she is in a great deal of pain. Questions.
Avatar f tn It is also important to wash hands after eating or touching the lesion. Ice applied directly to the cold sore site prior to the eruption of a blister may reduce the potential swelling. Any drying over-the-counter cold sore preparation that contains camphor and/or phenol may provide relief if applied in the early stages. When used in the scab stage, these ointments can help prevent painful cracking and bleeding.
Avatar m tn I found one thread where a user described these symptoms before getting a cold sore. This has not preceded a cold sore with my case but it got me thinking about the possibility. So as i had this for going on 24 hours with no signs of relief i decided to take two mega doses of lysine an amino acid which will stop cold sores in their tracks. Guess what within a couple of hours no more ear ache no more scalp / head stabs sensitivity etc.
Avatar m tn When i had first outbreak my doctor pescribed me Valacyclovir 300mg, two time a day for 7 days. Its been a month i again had a outbreak, It was far less mild than the first one. As soon as it got better , just yesterday i again had a small ulcer again, ... So i went to Pharmacy and they didn;t had any 500mg valcyclovir so i bought 300mg again as the doctor pescribed first time. Is it low dosage? I am confused why doctor game me 300mg as its written in initial outbreak dosage is 1000mg ....