Valacyclovir dosage for cold sore
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So I tried to get out of giving a blow job to a guy but needless to say that's why I'm here. I'm pretty sure at the time I was at stage 4 of the cold sore (cracked/bleeding when stretched) and point is I'm scared I gave the guy hsv 1 & 2. I've researched numerous sites some say stage 4 isn't as contagious, some say the opposite, and others say it doesn't matter if I have a break out or not.
1) I have the beginnings of a cold sore on the lip. For Valacyclovir and Valtrex the recommended dosage is 2000mg every 12 hours...total of 4000mg in 24 hours. I have 2000mg of Valtrex and 2000mg Valacyclovir from prior outbreaks. Can I take them together for the some effect? Or do I need to take the 4000mg total dose with the same drug?
2) I am getting cold sores on the lip up to 3 times a year. There is no common catalyst. Each outbreak if not treated early is as severe as all the rest.
no it was a cold sore. That's what they've always been like since I started using valacyclovir. but the red mark is new.
3. Once a cold sore has crusted over for someone with recurring (i.e. not initial outbreak) HSV-1 or HSV-2, how contagious are they, practically?
4. If one has either HSV-1 or HSV-2, how well does having one type prevent the acquisition of the other? i.e., does having one protect you from the other and to what extent if so?
5. Does being immunosuppressed make it easier for one who has either HSV-1 or HSV-2 to contract the other type (HSV-1 to HSV-2) or same type of HSV (HSV-1 to HSV-1)?
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This is because your body has not had the chance to develop the antibodies. I would continue you dosage of valacyclovir and maybe take a Tylenol or Ibuprofen for the pain. If it is still painful in another 2 weeks go back to the doctor. Stay strong!
On 500 mg of suppressive therapy (Valacyclovir), but getting outbreaks a few times a year; itching, burning, sore throat, headache, crack in/on tip of nose (which is most persistent symptom). Would 1000 mg once a day or 500 mg twice a day further decrease outbreaks? Would Abreva help with nose issue?
I had a cold sore for a week and granted I may have taken the loose scab off while washing it. But now after healing, it's dark and a little bit harder and rougher than the rest of my lip. Is it developing a scar? How can I heal it? I also took a medication I was prescribed at the doctor, it's called Valacyclovir. The doctor was very unclear on what she was giving me.
I am an uncircumcised 24 year old mle and 24 days ago I received oral sex from long timr gf. She also kissed me heavily and she had a scabbed cold sore she had been treating with zoovirax. 4 hours after the oral sex, I went to the ER and was inmediately given 2 grams of valtrex and a 7 seven day prescription. I was tested two days after and I am negative for both hsv 1 and 2.
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 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?
scalp, ears, eyelids, nose, temples, armpits, arms, hands, groin, knees, feet, all over the place. Normally, throughout my teenage years, I would just get a single cold sore on one lip, thought nothing of it, but this outbreak had multiple small spots, lasted longer, and they were quite painful. I also seemed to get a spot on my inner elbow, and then a big cluster on the sole of my foot a few months later.
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Would you double the valacyclovir dosage or at least up it? What about for long-term suppressive therapy? If someone could in particular elucidate how valacyclovir works and WHY it would be important/ unimportant to adjust that dosage based on wanting to suppress both conditions, you would have my eternal thanks.
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.
For 9-10 years now I have been getting cold sore ONLY on my bottom lip. have been taking Valacyclovir 500mg once daily for this for 8 years now. Seems to help a little but not much. Also for the same time 9-10 years my bottom (ONLY) lip peels ALL the time. now let up. Not an allergy to makeup/lipstick/lip/balm. I stopped using and it did nothing to solve this.
m having more outbreaks, could it be I need a stronger daily dosage for suppression? Or do I need to wait to see my long term response? I have been on the Valacyclovir for 31 days. I'm terrified to have intercourse because I feel like I'm always in OB mode or possibly shedding. How many OB's are typical in a month?
A few weeks ago in early April just after he was getting over a cold sore and just after I had a waxing he gave me oral sex. Within a week I felt a lump I went to a dermatologist and was told I had a cyst. They drained it, but I was tested for STDs out of an abundance of caution. (I had NO IDEA I could get herpes from cold sores....until I started trying to figure out the lump on my vagina...).The very next day I noticed blistering and began having pain and tingling.
When I get a runny nose I sometimes get a sore on my nose when I wipe too much. Is that a cold sore? Even if it isnt, if I engage in oral sex with a woman (regardless if theses are cold sores or not), can I transfer herpes virus to her? My current partner has just been diagnosed with HSV-1 on her genitals and I fear that I am the culprit. She did have another partner a few months ago, but developed symptoms a few days after we engaged in oral sex.
I started getting sores on my tongue after i get a cold sore, which I have always had, about 5 months ago and these sores on my tongue have been constant since than. The start as a small dot that develops a white ring and the white ring spreads outward and the sore gets bigger with a shallow red sore inside it. They start and take about 10-15 days to heal and typically occur in same areas, back of tongue and tip of tongue. My tongue also feels hot and burns.
Initial gential herpes symptoms rarely if ever more than 2-3 weeks, especially when taking valacyclovir (Valtrex). It is very rare for herpes to not respond to valacyclovir. I wonder whether you now have a yeast infection, which can follow herpes (or any other genital area inflammation.
Lysine is ineffective against herpes -- an urban myth, and some experts would call it quackery.
Doctors, my female friend is enduring an initial outbreak of genital Hsv1 I am certain I am the cause via a cold sore and oral sex. She started showing symptoms a week ago. 1 sore that blistered. Two days later 2 more sores. She saw a her gyn this Tuesday at that time still 3 sores total. 1 was almost healed ( the original one) . She started on 1 gram twice a day Of valacyclovir Tuesday evening . Today the sores have multiplied like mad and she is in a great deal of pain.
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It is also important to wash hands after eating or touching the lesion. Ice applied directly to the cold sore site prior to the eruption of a blister may reduce the potential swelling. Any drying over-the-counter cold sore preparation that contains camphor and/or phenol may provide relief if applied in the early stages. When used in the scab stage, these ointments can help prevent painful cracking and bleeding.
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