Zovirax vs valtrex for shingles

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Avatar f tn Hello, My Doctor perscribed zovirax cream for a really small ulceration on my labia. it had not gone away in months , never got big or anything , just itched , I had a swab done and it was neg and blood work and was negative. I used the cream on my labia nad arround my peri area and inside the opening of the vagina. Problem is i started getting patches of raised bumps , like pimples and they itch , never had this before now ..
Avatar f tn I am a 25 year old female. I have been having an outbreak on my forehead and scalp almost every year since I was about 12 of what was initially diagnosed as impetigo and later as shingles. Every time I have an outbreak I take valtrex and use zovirax cream and it clears right up. It isn't as painful as most people's so I considered myself lucky. My mother has recurring shingles as well. Also, I am a lesbian. I have NEVER had sex or oral sex with a male.
Avatar f tn Zovirax ointment doesn't do a lot for cold sores anyways and it's incredibly overpriced unless you have good insurance. At this point - if your child's doctor is unconcerned, ask for a consult to a pediatric dermatologist. Confirm that indeed this is hsv1 related - 6 recurrences in 2 months is incredibly high even for oral herpes so it needs a further evaluation to make sure that it really is herpes going on.
Avatar f tn Do you think I should be tested for something? I was so sure it was shingles, but my dr says no.
Avatar n tn I got zovirax ointment for cold sore but reading i found out ointment is for genital herpes does it really matter ?
Avatar n tn Zovirax. I took 3 rounds of valtrex at 1gram 3 times daily for 10 days each time the rash occurred this year. Now I'm on zovirax as I have no insurance and it's much cheaper. So zovirax 800mg 5 times daily for 10 days and 800 mg twice daily after.
Avatar f tn I've been experiencing a recurring rash on my left buttock for over a year. I went to a health clinic and was told it was from the Varicella virus. I tested negative for Herpes Simplex and the doctor said it looks like Shingles but it's difficult to know for sure. It's extremely mild and quite itchy and it keeps coming back every three to five weeks in just that one place. Does this sound like any other type of rash or has anyone experienced Shingles like this?
Avatar m tn this been going on for almost 3 weeks. i see urologist yesterday, he tells me to take valtrex for 10 days and lotrimin 2x a day for 5 days. i feel he just diagnosed me with herpes OB cause of my history. any advice? he aslo said to cut argenine intake and increase lysine is that true?
Avatar n tn Hi Tony, You need anti-viral meds (zovirax, valtrex, etc) to treat herpes. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Avatar m tn i have had a pain under my right rib for over 3 months now i had a slight rash in the same place as the pain for a couple of weeks the rash turned into small sores could it be shingles the pain is always there
Avatar f tn Ive been taking acyclovir (generic for zovirax) for about a year now. my doctor said its the same drug as valtrex but with valtrex you can get away with taking it once a day. I also dont have insurance and can not afford valtrex so thats why im taking this generic. I take 400mg acyclovir twice a day (which was very hard to get used to, but you have to!) and I get 180 pills (90 days) at Hy-Vee (grocery store) and Sam's club for $10. Other pharmacies charge upwards of $80 for just 30 days.
Avatar f tn There were no interactions found in our database between Zovirax and Pegasys http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/peginterferon-alfa-2a,pegasys.html There were no interactions found in our database between Zovirax and Copegus/Ribavirin http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/ribavirin,copegus.
Avatar f tn Thank you very much for this very important post. I contacted my primary and he is going to start me on Valtrex generic. I have used Zovirax on the blister and it is beginning to crust over. I will absolutely watch for any kind of irritation or change to my vision. Once again, thank you for your expertise.
955583 tn?1254259891 ) The doctor prescribed zovirax as a once-daily for the rest of my life deal. She says that it would be just as effective as valtrex at preventing breakouts.? I'll have to look up the side effects of it... Thanks for the reply.
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 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 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.
Avatar f tn About a week and a half ago, I had severe pain in my right arm and shoulder that progressed daily to almost unbearable for about four days and then herpes/shingles developed on back of arm at shoulder. I started on zovirax (my mom's medicine for fever blisters that I, coincidentally, have never had) early so it didn't develop as much as it would have but it looks like it would have covered my entire shoulder, shoulder blade and top outside half of right arm.
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 n tn t likely to be shingles. getting a recurrence of shingles is unusual for startets. Getting multiple recurrences is even rarer still.
Avatar n tn Is there anything I can do at this point to determine if I had shingles vs herpes? My primary doc suggested taking another blood test for antibodies in two months. If the conclusion is to be to tested in a few months, when is the earliest date I could/should test for the antibodies to get an accurate result? Is hand holding, hugging, sleeping together (non-sexually or sexually minus kissing) safe? What would be your prognosis? Thank You.
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 f tn They clusters are located on my upper left thigh and is only on one side of my thigh. I recently stayed at a friends house and she told me that her and her roommate had shingles a while back. I sleep in the roommates room that night. What do I have? I hope it is shingles....
Avatar f tn I recently went to my gyn for an ulceration on my labia , it was very small, she dida swab and it came back negative, she put me on valtrex and I wound up with a reah on my body , after 3 weeks of being off valtrex i developed a chronic sore throat. The ulcer went away, she gave me zovirax cream and now I have redness and itching and small blisters, I went to my general doc for a blood test and it came back positive for HSV1. .