valacyclovir facts

I've been taking it for 25 yrs with no issues. At some point I stopped having outbreaks, but I will continue to use acyclovir.

1 protected encounter with hsv2 positive girl with over a year since outbreak. No symptoms other than small area of irritation. Plus I'm on Valtrex, which actually concerns me bc it may have reduced any progressive symptoms. Any help?

Here are the facts. In a placebo controlled trial of valacyclovir suppressive therapy to prevent herpes transmission over 8 months 3.6% of uninfected people in the placebo group got infected over 8 months. This translates to about a 5-6% per year transmission rate without suppressive therapy. The participants were instructed to use condoms but clearly not all did. Condoms reduce transmission by about 50-60% (estimates vary) and suppressive therapy reduces transmission by about 50%.

Welcome to the Forum. As you can imagine, there are no absolute answers to your question. I will try to provide the facts. When persons have genital HSV-1, they are less likely to transmit it to sex partners than if their genital infection is due to HSV-2. This is because there are fewer recurrences and less asymptomatic shedding of HSV-1 from genital sites than there are for HSV-2. For a person with genital HSV-1 to transmit infection to partners is VERY rare.

t go back and change it but it would have been nice to have made the decision with all the facts. I had an ob within 3 days of oral sex. It lasted for almost 14 days. I went to my obgyn who prescribed me Valacyclovir. She said i need to take this drug twice a day for 3 months and that after that I can resume a normal sex life without the need for condoms, and that I shouldn't have another ob...but if I have another ob to not have sex during and until I am completely done the ob.

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.

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'm not sure that I understand your response. 1. I think that you meant to say that "experience tells us that when people ?quit? taking the valacyclovir, they sometimes do have an outbreak soon after that." This is my concern, that the valacyclovir takes over and that the body's immune response is less engaged in fighting the infection. Do you see what I mean? 2.

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.

And although recurrent outbreaks can occur while taking valacyclovir, they are rare -- and monthly is unheard of. It is possible your HSV has become resistant to the drug, but that's quite rare as well. As for valacyclovir side effects, you needn't worry.

but what kind of risk am I looking at in subjecting a partner to risk? Is it 3% of days out of the year that I may be shedding? Where do I find the CORRECT facts and statistics about Herpes? I've put hours and hours into research to understand and track down the right information. You've been so helpful to me, and I hope that I'm not offending you by asking too many questions. I need to know the right facts. And, yes, I believe that my doctor is going to be former....

There are so many different studies and opinions on this issue, I don't think it will ever be resolved... We all know that study data can be skewed any way one wants to skew it, in order to come up with the preferred results. By the way, the video in the link I posted is exactly the same as the video in the original post.

I was diagnosed with Herpes 33 years ago and have been using 1000 mg Valacyclovir a day for the past 4 years and have been free of outbreaks until a few weeks ago when I lost my job and became quite stressed. I was able to take one extra tablet of 500 mg which stopped the outbreak from turning into blisters, but I am concerned if this medication is not working for me anymore. I also wonder if Valacyclovir is the same as Valtrex or if Valtrex is stronger? I appreciate your help.

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?

What are the contraindications of taking penicillin and valacyclovir during the same cycle ? Can they both be taken on the same day ?

I got infected with genital herpes about 5 months ago, from unprotected oral sex from a striper.... I took valacyclovir 1 g twice a day within 24 hours of the initial episode, and kept taking it until I got better, which took a while (a month almost).... My symptoms (ulcers, itchiness and pain/discomfort) have been recurrent and very persistant since. I think I have had symptoms 3-4 out of every 5 days since day one.

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?

I had a standard HIV test done on the first day of symptoms (about a week after my last sexual exposure) and that test came back negative. Doc now has me on valacyclovir because he thinks i have oral herpes. The valacyclovir has taken much of my fever away. And the nystatin and valacyclovir have together mostly cleared up my tongue sores and blisters. But I feel like without the valacyclovir, i'd be very very sick. Also my lymph node on the right side of my groin is still quite swollen.

thank you so much for giving me these tips. I'm taking Valacyclovir following my doctor's prescription. I maybe try the topical cream you suggested to qucikly ease leaking fluid.

My question is, can Valacyclovir be taken as a preventative measure if I take it a few days in advance of the big event? If so, what dosage? Thanks.

) 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.

My dr prescribed me with 30 1g of valacyclovir with no instructions on taking them. I took 1g of valacyclovir every day for 30 days. My last day taking valacyclovir was 02-28-18. I took a igG herpeselect blood on 4-3-18 and it was negative. I was told that the antivirals affected my test and i would have to be off of them for 12 weeks. So i tested again for hsv 1 and 2 on 05-24-18 exactly 12 weeks off of antivirals and it was negative.

In this study all participants we counseling to us condoms regularly, to avoid sex during outbreaks and to take daily medication which could either be placebo or valacyclovir. In the group who were taking the valacyclovir, the risk of transmission was reduced by about half, from about 6%per year to less than 3% per year. How good participants were at using condoms is unknown.

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