Acyclovir not working

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Avatar f tn You might also talk about trying Valtrex instead of acyclovir if the acyclovir has stopped working, if a secondary infection is ruled out. Let us know how it goes.
Avatar n tn Acyclovir is not effective when only taken once a day. You need to take it 400mg 2x/day if you want it to work. I do not recommend taking it any other way for suppressive therapy. If you can't commit to taking the medication properly then don't take it at all. If you only want to take medication once a day then you'll need to switch to valtrex which is effective when only taken once a day.
Avatar m tn I tryied treatment with acyclovir and valtrex, also acyclovir cream pr the rush, but is not working, for pennis only the bethadine is working a little but just temporary. after few days is back, and the white small spots looks like spikes. i did hiv test 4 times in this year and it came negative. the test came positive last time for hsv 1. Anyone has all this sympthoms with headache and neck pain and dizziness ? Is there any chance that it cand be something else than herpes ?
Avatar f tn I was tested positive for HSV2 back in May, I would say my first outbreak was 6 months before that but was told by my doctor it was an ingrown hair (outbreak was on bikini line) It then spread to my labia (this was the sore that I got a positive test from) I made the decision that I wanted to do the suppressive therapy taking acyclovir twice daily, this helped the outbreaks but the symptoms hadn’t gone at all, I was then told to take acyclovir three times a day..
Avatar m tn I was seeing this girl and I decided one Thursday night to NOT use protection. This was on July 8th (She was dating someone before me and didnt use protection with him.) The following Sunday I had a a tingling after I urinated and my testicles felt funny. The following Tuesday I got hit with a bad fever but it only lasted the one day. The Next day I mentioned the fever to the doctor and how my testicles felt sore and my penis slightly burned.
Avatar m tn I started this almost 3 weeks ago, with 2x 400 a day. Ive since upped the dosage to 5x about a week ago cant really tell if its working or not. Is maybe my condition too advanced i need stronger meds? Also I work at bars and drink A LOT im wondering if maybe this has slowed down the process. Itd be cool if i didnt have herpes but im pretty damn sure i do, also my first night on the acyclovir they flared up and hurt really bad so i figured that was the drug working.
Avatar f tn //us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_zovirax.pdf is the official prescribing info or it's also listed here in the herpes handbook - http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters/treatment.
Avatar n tn t report symptoms. If you are taking acyclovir 400 mg twice a day (which is the appropriate dose for suppression, not once a day) and you notice no change at all in symptoms, I seriously doubt your symptoms are related to genital HSV 1 infection. Also, HSV 1 genital infection recurs infrequently - on average about 0.7 times per year, which is really not often at all. Something that is frequently present is unlikely to be HSV 1 genital infection.
Avatar f tn no, not acyclovir ( xovirax ) cream. It's useless for herpes and too overpriced. You want to use acyclovir oral pills as outlined in the herpes handbook. fyi - if you are using the H balm system and a herpes antiviral like valtrex , acyclovir or famvir, you'll never know if the H balm worked or if it was the antivirals making it seem like the H balm system was working.
Avatar n tn Finally realized I am not alone with the head pressure problem. Tried to find the answer to the cause of this continuous pressure in my head working with my physician, going through multi x-rays, CAT Scan and other procedures with no results or answers. Reading posted message I was amazed of the exact description of the head pressure I have. I am 36 years old female, do not smoke, like doing sports, drink half glass of red wine with my dinner.
1394650 tn?1283666239 t take any medication for the out break I just let it go away on its own. Then I went to my doctor and she gave me acyclovir and told me to take it when I feel an outbreak coming. Me and my boyfriend had sex a couple times the other night and now I have this pain in and outside of my vagina and on my labia. And today I just noticed these 4 little white bumps on my labia.
Avatar m tn I use acyclovir to and you must know that it doesnt take effect spontaneously especially the first time your using it. It helps relieve the pain though but might take some time to take effect. Just continue use it and youll see the sore will go away within 3-4 days instead of the usual 7-8 days they take to go away.
Avatar m tn No, having an outbreak on antivirals isn't all that unusual. It does stop them entirely for some people, and in others, it just reduces them. It's still possible to get outbreaks while on them. I wouldn't worry about resistance, or the medication not working any longer. Maybe you have a trigger that you don't know about? Is it cold where you are, or maybe you're eating something that's triggering it? Have you been sick - the flu or a cold? Really stressed or fatigued?
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar m tn Does Acyclovir make anyone else feel completely terrible? I get terrible headaches, dizzy, diarrhea and feel just awful. im not sure which is worse sometimes.
Avatar m tn I had outbreaks for over two years, but not often, and not very bad ones. Even had a dosctor look at it over two years back and he told me he didnt think it was herpes. So i lived with the non-frequent outbreaks. However, about 4 or 5 months back, I had an outbreak that seemed much more severe, and lasted for like 2 weeks. It went away for a week or so, then another outbreak...
Avatar f tn I was percribed Triamcinolone Acetonide cream by my doc but i dont think its working because they are still very painful.
Avatar f tn No not yet i have an app in a couple of days
Avatar m tn Like most I cannot afford Valtrex any more. I have switched to Acyclovir. I've used it effectively for the couple of outbreaks but it seems to be taking considerably longer. I am taking L-Lysene as a suppressor and only take the Acyclovir at the first sign of an outbreak. I was taking 1000mg Valtrex at onset and then 500mg twice a day and everything was clear in 3 days. To get the same effectiveness from Acyclovir how much should I be taking daily during out breaks?
1302779 tn?1287405029 the doses you take for recurrences do tend to give the headaches :( do you take advil or anything along with the acyclovir knowing that it's likely to cause you to get a headache?