Famvir tablets for cold sores
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I have a lot of friends and family with cold sores, and none of them have ever gone this long with persistent recurrences. Maybe I'm an exception, but I feel that I'm healthy enough to warrant investigating further possibilities....I just don't know what they may be?? Could this be something bacterial? If the swab comes back positive, should I keep up this neverending wait? Try new medicine?
It should've been 2 500mg famvir tablets to take 2x/day for 1 day. Is that what you were given or just 1 500mg pill?
ve gone to the dermatologist and they don't know what it is.
He touched it to clean it and then rinsed his hand in water and towel dried. He was taking Famvir for his cold sores. He later then proceeded to fidle with my pants but they never came off. How long does the virus last on clothing and what are the chances of it being transmitted to my genitals? We never kissed but we did kiss the day of his break out before he had any symptoms. Oral transmission is still possible?
There is medication that you can take while your pregnant so I would assume there is cold sore remedies too. Go speak to the pharmacist.
Thank you for your response. I might add he did put his genital in me for a few seconds but made him get out quick. He promises he doesn't have anything and I didn't see any sores at the time either.
Quick question, my doc logged my results on her patient portal where I am able to see. It says negative for HSV-1 and negative for HSV-2, but when her office called me they said I was positive for "cold sores". Could I have cold sores and not have HSV-1?
She did start to get cold sores not long after an episode where we kissed and I still had a cold sore, and has had them ever since off and on consistent with the triggers that can bring on HSV1 outbreaks. I believe that she has also been diagnosed, and they respond to Famvir. Anyway, thanks for the advice and here's keeping our fingers crossed.
Talk to your provider about having herpes antivirals on hand to treat cold sores at the very first sign of a tingle of getting one . Valtrex and famvir are 1 day treatments and acyclovir is 2 days. Easier and more effective and potentially even cheaper ( acyclovir is $4 at walmart for 30 200mg pills with a prescription ).
has your partner been tested to know her own status?
until the skin has returned to normal, there is still a chance of the virus being active.
At first I was getting cold sores about every 4 to 6 weeks. I then started taking 500 mg of Valtrex daily for suppression therapy. This seemed to reduce the frequency of my outbreaks to about once every 2 to 3 months. To save money, my insurance switched me to acyclovir (400 mg twice a day) with similar results as the Valtrex. Then starting about 3 months ago, I began to have outbreaks every two weeks even with the suppression therapy.
If I had a baby or had surgery, can I take the Famvir a week or 2 in advance to prevent the cold sore from coming out. What affect would it have on a baby or before surgery?
As you can possibly tell this has done a number on my psychy. I go into extreme depression and anxiety when it appears.
This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/STDs/Freaking-out-about-HSV-1-Scare/show/2214470">Freaking out about HSV-1 Scare</a>.
It's just famvir. It's one of the 3 herpes antivirals that are routinely used to treat herpes with. It should be 250mg 3x/day for 7 days. Is that the dose they gave you?
You can use the topical zovirax either orally or genitally but it really doesn't work for genital herpes so I wouldn't even bother using it there. apply it every 2-3 hours while awake to the cold sore. the famvir will help with cold sore healing too.
I thought I need to know what type.I went and got a blood test that was pos.for hsv1(I have a history of cold sore)neg for hsv2(I also had a neg test in mid august)I also had the area swabbed twice both neg.for the next 7months I have had almost non stop sores.on the roof gums cheek tounge floor.at the end of feb had another hsv2 test neg.I've seen many doctors dentist oral surgen who biopsed a sore on the roof of my mouth.
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