Valtrex for shingles treatment

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Avatar n tn How were you diagnosed as having shingles? Shingles very rarely reoccurs. I'd be questioning the diagnosis of shingles at this point if I were you.
Avatar n tn It does sound like shingles, though you are correct, not a common site for shingles but not unheard of by any means. The way the distinction would be made is through a swab test (preferrably PCR) that would look for varicella Zoster and herpes simplex virus. Only that test is going to be able to distinguish between the two for you. My guess is zoster, but if you are concerned, this swab test can be performed.
Avatar n tn I was diagnosed with Shingles on Monday. Although i had only one small red spot, I experienced three days of extremely intense back and uterine pain prior to my doctor visit. On Tuesday, a rash, wrapping around my middrift ,appeared. The pain intensified to the point of no return. (I suffered nerve damage from a botched angiogram in July/09, so I know pain well.) My question is: Would the Valtrex (antiviral) be ineffective because it was administered after the intense pain had begun?
Avatar m tn s advice, she and I took the Herpes Select test two years ago and unsurprisingly she tested positive for HSV II, not shingles. She was upset because when the thigh lesions first began appearing and recurring (over 10 years ago - long before we met), she had taken her doctor's "shingles" diagnoses at face value. I suppose knowledge of common STI symptoms was not her physician's fortay.
Avatar f tn Testing for shingles will not help me as I will have the antibodies for shingles as the antibodies for shingles and chicken pox are the same, and I have had chicken pox twice now so have the antibodies for life.
479224 tn?1214051852 I get a herpes out break when I stress real bad well I had an out break when I was on treatment for Hep C and it was a shingles outbreak and it hurt real bad and it was in my face but it dont break out to bad. But recently I had a herpies outbreak on my lower back where I usuall get it when I stress a lot.
Avatar m tn m getting ready for an OB. Have taken 1G Valtrex twice a day for a week and all I got was a tremendous headache. No relief from the constant nerve pain in my leg or rear so apparently Valtrex doesn't work for me.
Avatar n tn After several days or a week, a rash of fluid-filled blisters, similar to chickenpox, appears in one area on one side of the body. Shingles pain can be mild or intense. The most common location for shingles is a band, called a dermatome, spanning one side of the trunk around the waistline. The severity and duration of an attack of shingles can be significantly reduced by immediate treatment with antiviral drugs. Pain medications may also help with the pain.
233552 tn?1228319699 You can take valtrex while pregnant for shingles. It's safety during pregnancy has been pretty well established at this point plus we have 25+ years of acyclovir too to go on ( valtrex is an acyclovir prodrug ). The concern is if you don't treat this promptly you have a higher risk of having phn ( post herpetic neuralgia ) which would make you quite miserable for the rest of your pregnancy if not longer.
Avatar f tn Hi Grace does not pop in often but i will try to help. The recommended dosage for valtrex per terry warren is below: 1. first time outbreaks 1000 mg twice a day for ten days. 2. recurrent outbreaks is 2 grams, twice in one day, 12 hours apart or 500 mg twice a day for 3 days. 3. suppression is 1000 mg once a day for people wheo have 10 or more outbreaks per year. 500 mg once a day for people who have 9 or fewer per year. Doses are taken every day.
Avatar m tn The problem with Shingles is that if your immune system gets compromised for any reason, Shingles can become active. I got Shingles when I had systemic vasculitis in 1993-94 and was on steroids for the vasculitis. Luckily, I recognized that I had Shingles fairly early in the outbreak, got a prescription for Valtrex, and had no residual nerve damage. But I do know people who have had severe cases of Shingles with major outbreaks and blistering and weeping.
Avatar n tn Was prescribed Valtrex for about 10 days. All this was taken cared of any shingles eliminated. My question is, would I be a good candidate to have the new vaccine for SHINGLES to prevent it happening again???? I am 74 year old female. Also, doctor, for the past month or so I have been feeling a slight pain on my right side below my rib cage. This pain is not too severe, but it is just an uncomfortable feeling. I have had bouts with I.B.S. causiing loose stools and diarrhea.
Avatar n tn I thought I was having shingles over and over for years. I even had a couple of doctors who told me it was shingles. It was on my lower back. Then my hep doctor sent me to a dermatologist and she said it was genital herpes. The valtrex worked great for it.
Avatar f tn Acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir), and valacyclovir (Valtrex) are approved for shingles. Acyclovir is the oldest, most studied of these drugs, but either famciclovir (Famvir) or valacyclovir (Valtrex), which are both metabolized into acyclovir, are now preferred to treat herpes zoster in most patients because they require fewer daily doses than the five doses needed with acyclovir.
Avatar m tn He perscribed Valtrex and Clomitrizole Topical Ointment. He also drew blood for an IGM test to see there is an active infection however he did not swab the blisters/bumps. Doctor C) A dermatologist I called that had a cancellation, this was today. He looked at it, doesn't think it's Shingles and told me to STOP taking the topical ointment but keep taking the Valtrex.
Avatar f tn I realize I have another thread but I would like to know if valtrex or any other med would fix this. To rehash my situation I have tested positive for hsv1 via blood test score was 30. I have had a burn tip of penis for 10 weeks since the incident. I don't need to hear that this is not a symptom of herpes or its anxiety related. All I want to know is would herpes meds cure burn in tip of penis regardless of length of time with no blisters?
Avatar n tn t know how shingles would come into play, that would be for a dr. to say. The meds I take are preventative med for migraines and aspirin. Complicated migraines are just that.... COMPLICATED! Mine was a blood vessel that collapsed briefly causing blood flow to cease, similar to a clot, although I do not have clotting issues. Mine CM's are neurological and sometimes a headache and sometimes no headache. WEIRD!
Avatar n tn Sorry I am fairly new at this. I was tested for Shingles and my midwife also tested for Herpes, I am 33 weeks pregnant. I got the following results and she told me i was positive for both. HSV 1 IgG- 4.35 HSV 2 IgG- 0.91 Do i really have both types of herpes? I have not told my husband yet as I am afraid he will leave me with my child. I really don't know what to do. I have NEVER had an outbreak of any kind and as far as I know neither has my husband. We have been together for 3 years.