Valacyclovir daily
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I'm on daily 1 gram valacyclovir for suppressive therapy. I can feel a new outbreak coming. Would it help if a take the valacyclovir twice daily for a couple of days to help with the OB?
As such I contacted my doctor and was prescribed valacyclovir hcl which I took (2 1 gram tablets twice daily). The cold sore remained small and eventually went away. After this I went 1-2 days without taking any Lysine or valacyclovir and on the second day I noticed the cold sore coming back again and now appears to have come back and crusted over. I did not think the new cold sore was actually one but then it crusted over.
I talk valacyclovir for herpes out breaks I have a high dosage one for when I get them it doesn't harm the baby.
Though this is my first pregnancy and I'm 7 weeks.
They told me once I get closer to my due date to take them daily so there is no break out.
I have had several outbreaks since then, but they were all pretty minor (1-2 sores). I was taking Valtrex daily for about a month and a half, but I developed what appeared to be cystic acne the whole time I was on it. As soon as I stopped, my skin cleared up, but I had another outbreak, so I went back on it and my skin started to break out again. I've never read anything about that being a side effect, but it was the only explanation.
t want it there so I started to take Valacyclovir it would keep breaking out every month or so I went on a daily maintenance of 500mg a day. When ever I would miss a pill I start feeling the sensation which I felt when I was going to get an outbreak. I would keep taking it for 5 years. I wanted to stop taking it so I had read some Medical Article's online that Valtrex can rebound.
I have read that Valtrex and Valacyclovir can be used for the suppression of herpes , does that hold true for Valcivir also,, isn't Valacyclovir the generic of Valciver ,, if yes what is the usual dosage for the suppression of the virus?
What is the normal dosage of valacyclovir for suppression? I have read several places say 500 mg some say 1000. What is right or normal dosage?
I agree with you on the protective effects, including that you are currently taking daily valacyclovir, all combine to reduce your risk for transmission of infection. I should also point out that while we DO know that each of these variables acts independently to reduce risk, how they all work together at the same time is not possible to estimate.
Clinically symptomatic HSV-2 infection developed in 4 of 743 susceptible partners who were given valacyclovir, as compared with 16 of 741 who were given placebo (hazard ratio, 0.25; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.08 to 0.75; P=0.008). Overall, acquisition of HSV-2 was observed in 14 of the susceptible partners who received valacyclovir (1.9 percent), as compared with 27 (3.6 percent) who received placebo (hazard ratio, 0.52; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.27 to 0.99; P=0.04).
I am on 500mg daily suppressive treatment for HSV-2. Had it since 2007 and been taking daily meds for about 12-18 months. Don't get any symptoms or outbreaks.
My question is, can I cut each tablet in half and have the equivalent of 250mg everyday?
Is that how tablets generally work? i.e. half the tablet halves the active component?
If that works then a 6 month script will last a year and I'm not taking as much medication over the same time period.
The official prescribing information for valacyclovir indicates a 1% chance of minor abnormalities of liver function in people taking valacyclovir, which was slightly higher than 0.5% for placebo. That difference was not statistically significant and there is no suggestion even for routine liver tests in people taking the drug. Here is a link to the official prescribing information about the drug, as approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: http://us.gsk.
1. See above. The study used valacyclovir 500 mg once daily. Some health care providers use 1.0 gram daily
2. Suppressive therapy should be take daily
3. These drugs are remarkably safe and have few serious side effects unless you have kidney disease.
4. No. these drugs have been taken daily for years without causing problems.
5. No
Hope these comments help.
In any case, what do people start out with Valacyclovir? 400mg once daily??? Also, can u tell me if you are a doctor, health professional or just an informed person.
valacyclovir daily, L-lysine 500 daily, shots of iron (as i have iron deficiency and some doctors thought this could strengthen the virus..), ...
I honestly don't know what else to do.
Anyone fighting the same problem?
(Acyclovir probably is effective, but you might consider getting a prescription for valacyclovir instead. It need be taken only once daily and is better documented to prevent transmission to partners.)
If you do not take continuous anti-herpetic therapy, you should plan on consistent condom use for vaginal or anal sex. Asymptomatic viral shedding -- i.e. potential transmissibility -- can occur at any time.
Then I started taking 500mg Valacyclovir (M191) daily and that helped me a lot. I would maybe get 1 out break a year and the sore would be very small & heal fast.
I am also taking Lysine pills everyday. 1000mg to 2000mg a day.
Last week, I had some redness on my penis and didn't really think anything of it. 2-3 days later 2 small scabs showed up on the same spot on my penis and they fell off within the next 4 days.
m getting mixed messages in eagards to Valtrex dosages during an outbreak. I currently take 500 mg of Valacyclovir daily as a suppressant. But I am still having outbreaks. When having one do I increase my dosage? I asked my doctor and she said no since it was already in my system just continue taking the 500mg daily.
Also it seems since I've gotten the diagnosis, that I'm having more outbreaks, could it be I need a stronger daily dosage for suppression?
Maybe the once daily valacyclovir will help alleviate some of this anxiety. Any knew opinions on taking 500mg daily vs.1 gm daily?
Thanks!
Right now I am on suppressive antiviral therapy 500mg Valacyclovir daily. But as I have read this will need to stop for at least 2 months which appreciate if you could confirm.
What levels of Acyclovir do you generally reccommend daily for effective suppressive therapy? Is once or twice a day more or less effective, morning or night dosing or both. Are there long term health problems related to suppressive therapy? I have read extensive information on Immunovex and Acambis working on Vaccines of a preventative and therapeutic modality. They are utilizing different and emerging technologies than past attempts.
Yesterday, a recent outbreak had just about healed (the source of my autoinnoculation question) and yesterday was the forth day of 1000mg valacyclovir daily. However, yesterday afternoon I noticed what I thought were prodrome symptoms, which I didn't worry about (and thought I was wrong) because I had been on the larger dose of medication.
Today I decided to stop taking my daily suppressant of generic valacyclovir ( I was taking two 500 mg a day 12 hours apart) and my genitalia and scrotum sensitivity/discomfort/burning came back.
When I pull on my scrotum through my boxers it starts to burn all over.
The last two weeks I was taking the generic I had a stiff neck and slight headache most of the day. Today I only had a very small faint feeling of stiffness in my neck.
On the day of the test, I had just got done taking the Valacyclovir for 5 days(that I got online and took on my second, third and fourth outbreak symtoms in April May and July). I had not stopped taking the l-lysine for the whole period as a precaution and to reduce symptoms/outbreaks although its not proven.
m afraid to say it but the rashy skin is clearly linked to the valacyclovir. When I first contracted it, I took large doses daily (2,000-2,500mg), and the rash became very apparent and my doc had me stop taking it immediately. Now out of desperation I've been taking lower doses (500mg twice a day), and so far the rash is very very mild but it's there a bit.
Right now I cannot live without vcv because my symptoms have been pretty much continuous and systemic as I described above.
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