Valtrex herpes zoster

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Avatar n tn are u sure it is zoster? It is unusual to get zoster every month, especially if u r taking valtrex, Are u immunosuppressed eg taking steroids, chemotherapy or are u very run down?
Avatar m tn we treat herpes simplex and herpes zoster with the same medications. it's just a matter of dose.
Avatar n tn My question is, I had a bout of herpes zoster back in April of 2007. Was put on Valtrex and was recovered due to being diagnosed within the 72 hour period. Would I be a good candidate for the new herpes zoster vaccine? My primary care doctor suggested that I not get the vaccine but I am a little leary about a recurring bout. I thank you in advance for your answer.
Avatar m tn Hello, These painful sore lesions can be due to shingles (caused by herpes zoster), herpes sores ( caused by herpes simplex virus) or folliculitis. You have to wait for the test results to confirm the diagnosis. The fluid from the blisters or sores can also be sent for examination. I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
Avatar n tn I am a 74 yr old female and have had sacral herpes of buttocks for over 30 yrs. If not severe i do the topical Acyclovir, if severe i get on the Valtrex immediately. The last 4 yrs it has recurred every month or so. It is now eating into my sacral nerves and i have neuralgia. Right now i have lesions and the pain shoots across both sides of the buttocks. It is creating sciatica down my legs.
Avatar n tn I went to an Urgent Care Clinic and he diagnosed it as Herpes Zoster and prescribed Valtrex 1g 3 times a day. Over the next few days the rash spread down to my mid thigh and on to the top of my penis shaft. The rash has remained only on the left side of my body. Since the rash spread onto my penis I have become very worried about it being actual Genital Herpes.
Avatar f tn t been officially diagnosed with shingles but I had it once, although very minor, on the right of my vagina, on my left cheek, and on/in left my ear. Is it possible to transmit it sexually when the herpes zoster virus is active if the location is genitally or can you still transmit it genitally if it's not located genitally, like thighs, for example? If so, is that how I got it?
Avatar f tn t been officially diagnosed with shingles but I had it once, although very minor, on the right of my vagina, on my left cheek, and on/in left my ear. Is it possible to transmit it sexually when the herpes zoster virus is active if the location is genitally or can you still transmit it genitally if it's not located genitally, like thighs, for example? If so, is that how I got it?
Avatar n tn Dear Dr: Approximately one month ago, I tested positive for HSV 2 IgG. My value was 1.25H (reference <0.9). Approximately 6 to 7 week prior to this, I received the herpes zoster vaccine. After my positive HSV 2 IgG result, I began a course of Valtrex. About a month after my initial positive HSV 2 result, I got retested and the result was negative (x<0.9). I was still on the Valtrex regimen when the second test was done. Can Valtrex cause a false negative HSV 2 IgG result?
Avatar f tn The swab came back positive for shingles or chicken pox (vzv) the dr informed me usually that suggest herpes as the labs often confuse the two. He put me on valtrex 500mg x 2 a day. I took them for two days then got a Blood test. Both my partner and I tested negative for HSV1 & HSV2. And we have not been in contact with anyone else for over a year. So if I was HSV Positive I would have to have been carrying it for over a year.
Avatar f tn I filled the prescriptions but had made an apt with an ophthalmologist later that day....he told me I had zoster. So he prescribed Valtrex and told me to try the tramadol and if it didn't work he would prescribe another drug. Ok. A lot of other stuff happened (I had a severe ADR from taking the meds too close together on an empty stomach and drinking coffee which made me extremely ill all day Friday from 11 am till 1:30 am the next day).
Avatar n tn She was fixed on it being Herpes 1. She ordered a blood test and prescribed Valtrex. The same day my ophthalmologist prescribed Doxycyclin.The same day, my girlfriend went and had a blood test for Herpes. She turned up with a negative. On the 22nd I woke up with more lesions (small clusters that looked like white pimples) on the right side of my forehead along my hairline. Additionally I had splitting pain in my teeth on the right side.
Avatar n tn i have been taking Concerta the past two months, a month ago i contracted herpes zoster. I am worried that the medication could have been the cause I started on 18 mg and then moved up to 36 which is around the time i got the herpes. should i be worried?.
Avatar f tn t been officially diagnosed with shingles but I had it once, although very minor, on the right of my vagina, on my left cheek, and on/in left my ear. Is it possible to transmit it sexually when the herpes zoster virus is active if the location is genitally or can you still transmit it genitally if it's not located genitally, like thighs, for example? If so, is that how I got it?
Avatar n tn Your doctors don’t seem to like testing, do they. Genital herpes due to HSV can sometimes be mistaken for Herpes zoster (shingles) which is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus. Thus without a culture to help sort things out however, I cannot give you a answer with a high degree of certainty.
Avatar f tn The facial/head problem probably is herpes simplex (HSV-1), not shingles (herpes zoster). Shingles rarely if ever recurs with the frequency you describe. If your recurrent rash is due to any kind of herpes -- and I believe that it is -- more likely it is herpes simplex, i.e. an HSV-1 infection. The vast majority of HSV-1 infections of the facial area are non-sexually acquired. Therefore, your sexual orientation and the lack of sexual experiences with men is entirely irrelevant.
Avatar m tn as well as the culture? Does this sound more like genital herpes outbreak? or Herpes zoster? I fear all these things happening at once has to be genital herpes. Thanks for your responses in advance.
Avatar m tn ) after two weeks on his scrotum that have not really progressed. He has seen an infectious disease specialist and is under good care and started Valtrex for the genital lesion. He also complains about left sided facial skin "tingling" without any other obvious facial changes. It has not progressed in 5 days of symptoms? Any thoughts?
Avatar n tn At the age of 73 I was diagnosed with Herpes Zoster (shingles) on abdomen. Lasted for about a month. Was given a prescription of Valtrex. I was diagnosed within the 73 hour limit, therefore, the blisters did not last too long. Now, I am wondering if it is ok to get the new vaccine for shingles even though I had an outbreak shingles. Would I be a good candidate for the vaccine??? What are my chances of contacting shingles again with or without the new vaccine.
Avatar f tn Concerned I went to urgent care because I was also feeling tingling around my lips and my toungue.The Dr I saw said it was herpes and gave me valtrex. I had never had a cold sore before and I thought they were a cluster of bumps but he said not always.Well by day 2 they were gone and never burst or crusted.Well on day three I got a cluster of Bumps all along the left side of my ribs with a really bad back pain.So this time I was able to see my primary Dr.He said it was shingles.
Avatar m tn no, chicken pox is herpes zoster. cold sores are herpes simplex. 2 totally different viruses.
Avatar m tn Three years ago I was diagnosed with HSV but not type specific. I had a piece of my skin with the infection cut off and sent to be tested and the results were "Compatible with herpes simplex/varicella zoster viral infection." I lived 2 years with no break outs and also taking Valtrex suppressive therapy then got tested again with an IGG test and my results were HSV 1 - 0.07 and HSV 2 - 0.73 (<0.90 being negative). A year later I got tested again and my results were HSV 1 - 0.
Avatar f tn I had the Zoster virus back in June and also had a weired bump on my lip the same week the Dr. told me it was herpes. But I had never had a cold sore before. So he said the valtrex would help both the zoster and the cold sore. The bump on my lip never scabed just went away and the zoster dried up and went away 4 weeks later. I had a herpes test done on august 20th. Both hsv 1 and 2 Igg came back negative and the hsv IgM came back 1.53 positive.