Acyclovir side effects pregnancy

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Avatar f tn The reported side effects of acyclovir include hallucinations, psychosis, lethargy, mood changes, and confusion. However, most of these occur in much higher doses than yours. Also, I stress "reported"; cause and effect is unclear. The specific words you use -- mood change, irritability, and depression (which is what your sympoms, as a group, suggest -- as you probably know) have not been described, but I suppose it is possible.
Avatar f tn With all the stress in my life these days, my outbreaks have become much more frequent and for whatever reason, I am now having some unpleasant side effects from acyclovir, like headache (tolerable), weird taste in my mouth and excess salivation, and a heavy feeling in my legs and arms.
Avatar f tn valtrex and acyclovir have the same basic side effects. Valtrex is turned into acyclovir inside the body.
Avatar f tn give the acyclovir a try - you get less active acyclovir with plain acyclovir so you might have less side effects. You also can try famvir too.
Avatar f tn The side effects are too severe to continue on Valtrex. Dr. said to try acyclovir, but research shows it has the same ingredients only in lower milligram strength. Has anyone, who couldn't tolerate Valtrex, have success with acyclovir?
Avatar f tn Acyclovir is one of the least toxic of all prescription medicines and is virtually free of side effects. I strongly doubt it is the cause of your weakness etc. Probably it's the herpes itself, or just being pregnant (many women are "drained" during the last third of their normal pregnancies), or both. Or something else, including depression or anxiety over this situation.
Avatar m tn I just asked if there were side effects. He said that there could be some anxiety because it crosses the blood brain barrier and I just thought that drugs that did that could potentially be more harmful. That's why. I take Lamictil for a type of bipolar that is classified by some as soft bipolar or part of the bipolar spectrum and sometimes experience anxiety (not often) and I was concerned about about the anxiety part as well. I also take a low dose of Wellbutrin.
Avatar f tn My main concerns are price, effectiveness, and side effects. Has anybody know of any serious side effects for taking these anit-virals for a year? I know it varies from person to person and it can be hard to gauge, but how much of a difference does the therapy treatment make in your life? Also any tips for finding a good price? I saw an excellent post on this site a few days ago about buying the medicines, but I am having problems finding it now.
Avatar f tn You can even try just for a week taking 1 400mg tablet daily with your biggest meal of the day ( or before bedtime so you sleep thru any side effects ) and see how that goes. Typically side effects disappear within a week or two of starting suppressive therapy. A hsv blood test was the only way you were diagnosed? If so do you by chance have a copy of the results to post here for me to confirm you were properly tested? I'd still go back to the gum clinic for more testing.
Avatar m tn Should we insist on antiviral medication or does this seem like a good call from the doctor? Does the medication have any side effects/risks for the infant? Advice from a specialist on HSV-2 will be greatly appreciated. Al I want is for my baby to do well at birth. Thanks!
Avatar f tn Welcome to the forum. I'll try to help. There are two reasons for anti-herpes therapy the last 3-4 weeks of pregnancy in women with histories of genital herpes. First is to prevent a recurrent outbreak that would increase the chance of HSV transmission to the baby and would force an otherwise unnecessary cesarean section. The second is to lower the chance of transmission of HSV to the baby.
Avatar f tn I have always take acyclovir when I have a cold sore, and never had too much of an issue with side effects until my last prescription. They upped my dose from 200 mg to 800 mg (different doctor), and I had all kinds of problems and only ended up taking them for 2 days. After the 2nd day on the 800 mg, my eyes became very irritated and my lips developed a rash and broke out in fordyce spots. Not sure if it is all a coincidence, but still have the same lip and eye problems 30 days later.
Avatar n tn Do all meds for suppression have similar side effects, such as headache? Acyclovir seems to be cheapest; I assume it is as effective as Valtrex? Do the side effects improve with time? I appreciate your feedback very much. It's hard to find good info.
Avatar n tn There aren't any long term side effects. they have info on folks being on acyclovir suppressively for 25+ years now.