valtrex maximum dose

Valtrex is the dominant brand name, valacylcovir the generic name. Do not take both; it would be an overdose. (Probably not harmful, but not recommended.) You get maximum effectiveness against oral herpes with the 2 g (2000 mg) dose taken twice a day apart; higher, more frequent, or more prolonged treatment will make no difference. 2) You are typical in not having an identifed trigger of your outbreaks. Most people cannot pinpoint particular events.

You need to continue follow up on this with your provider or a neurologist. the valtrex was out of your body completely within 5 days maximum after you stopped it.

What is the maximum suppression dosage for Valtrex? One doctor told me it was 1 gram daily, but my current doctor prescribed 2 per day and said that was ok to take as long as needed. He said in an immune-compromised patient, it could be 3 grams per day as needed, but no longer-term studies have been done about it to determine the upper-limit of the max safe long-term dose. Is this the consensus opinion?

And my last question, what are the chances that I will get HSV2 if we continue to have protected sex? He has not had an outbreak in years and is on a daily dose of Valtrex. I am having a lot of anxiety about this and any help you can give me would be much appreciated.

the 500mg daily dose is the dose for 9 or less ob's a year. it's what the herpes and reduction in transmission study used for determining the reduction in transmission to partner. some providers do prefer the 1gm daily dose for the first 6 months to a year just because. No real research that shows that it reduces recurrences more for the majority of people nor any info that shows that it reduces transmission to a partner even more.

Another thing you could do is to cut the dose in half and gradually increase to the therapeutic dose. For most everyone, these side effects go away in a few weeks. I'll be interested in the results of your partner's test results. Do you live in Portland?

m having a hard time reaching my doctor back home to renew this prescription (there are no refills left on this one.) I did take the first dose of Valtrex, thinking I had 12 hours to reach my dr and have the rx called in, however I haven't been able to reach him. I just found out that a family member has Acyclovir. My question is, can I take Acyclovir for the second dose, 12 hours after taking the first dose of Valtrex?

So your TSH was maybe 70 or 80 before you started taking Levoxyl. Were you started on a high dose? How long have you been taking 200mcg? I have been there. I have had my TSH drop 40 points in a week after getting on the right dose of meds. But I went from post RAI no meds straight to 100mcg, which is what my body wanted. Within six weeks my TSH was between 1.0 and 2.0. That's why I said you may need a dosage increase.

Oh and her getting obs while on valtrex doesn't increase your risk. Taking the higher dose of valtrex is really for her comfort.

So from what I've read, if I have no symptoms I'm not contagous? But I've also read that you can be contagous and pass it on without symptoms. According to my dr there's always a risk, even if I use condoms or take valtrex daily. I'm afraid to have sex again because I do t want to give it to anyone. I have genital hsv type 1, and I honestly don't know how the hell or who gave it to me, but all the test came back positive.

I can't sleep was prescribed melatonin what is the maximum dosage I can take I am 16. 8 stone 12 about 5'10.

I'm sorry, I missed the Hashi's dx - my mistake. I don't see anything that indicates you had a thyroid ultra sound? Please don't tell me I missed that too, in spite of going back and reading again...........LOL It's possible that you have nodules that are leaking hormone independently of the thyroid gland itself. This can swing you from hypo to hyper very quickly.

ve started doubling the increased dose that my doctor called in for me. Can Valtrex cause a yeast infection? Except it feels more like herpes instead of yeast. I've also been having a sharp pain in my lower pelvic area around the time of my cycle.

How long have you been taking the valtrex? What dose are you taking? Headaches are a normal side effect of the herpes antivirals but they typically will go away in a week or two. What mad eyou start suppressive therapy? You might want to consider switching to acyclovir or famvir instead and see if you do better on either of those. You can even start off at a low, subtheraputic dose and gradually increase your dose over the course of 2-3 weeks and see if you tolerate that better too.

She also treated it with valtrex ( not sure what dose - hopefully the high cold sore dose of 2 gms 2x/day for 1 day ). Between treating it and having it for so long as well as you mentioned the skin was healed chances are good that she wasn't actively shedding the virus anyways. If this even is her hsv1 oral infection just being pesky - chances are good it's from the friction of performing oral triggering it to reactivate again. So it's not a huge reason to worry.

Im feeling a cold sore coming out and i found some old valtrex in my medicine cabinet Issued February 2008. Is it safe to take?

Okay, let your docotor know that your current fose of valtrex isn't helping the outbreaks. They might have to up your dose. You probably already know this, but if you have an outbreak near labor or during labor, then they have to do a c-section for baby's safety.

I have been prescribed valtrex for about 3 months now and this is my second time taking it. I felt that I was getting a cold sore yesterday morning and I took my dose 500ml every 12 hours for one day and I see that it dried up. But I see another one coming. Can I take another dose today or do I have to wait a couple of days? I have a big meeting coming up and next week and and starting to freak out but dont want to OD and have some weird side affect.

t doing well and you raised them on your own to see if it would help which is never a good idea? What is the dose that you are taking? What dose did you take today? I could give you some more information then. But more importantly if you are starting to feel sick then you might have taken above what is the reccomended maximum dosage and clearly you are encountering some side effects.

I was recently diagnosed with HSV-2. My first outbreak was bad but in comparison to most, not so terrible. It's been two months since my initial outbreak and I have a feeling that I'm about to experience another. I have a sensative area in my vagina and it's tender to the touch. This is different than my initial but have read that the symptoms may differ in response to medicine.

for recurrences of genital herpes, valtrex is 500mg 2x/day for 3 days. no need to take the dose you were taking - it's pretty much wasting money and time :( you can stop the valtrex - this isn't your herpes reoccurring. Be sure to be seen today or tomorrow and get properly tested for yeast and bacterial infections vaginally. If you've had any recent encounter that would put you at risk for chlamydia or gonorrhea, make sure to test for those too while you are there.

If 3 docs say its zoster then its pretty definitely zoster. The valtrex dose given by Londres is correct for the time when the outbreak is present. In my country Valtrex is not licensed for suppression of zoster. You are taking the dose that suppresses the majority (but not all )of simplex outbreaks. The dose to treat zoster is higher than the dose to treat simplex, so I am guessing that the dose to suppress zoster may be higher than the dose to suppress simplex.

I need a valtrex prescription and the family doctor gave me some without prescription, the doctor asked to do a blood test for hsv type 1 (had around 6 cold sores at the time, valtrex worked wonders). At the time, I coudnt test for hsv because of taking valtrex but now i need a daily dose but i'm taking 1000mg lysine everyday. Will lysine affect the blood test result of hsv type 1? Do i need to stop taking it to test positive?

Please suggest for vit d 3 dose that is required for her .

By the way, my suppressive therapy dose is 500 mg valtrex (the generic of valtrex) 2x daily. So... after the 1st and only outbreak I was taking 1,000 mg 2x daily.

Is there any other treatment for recurrent herpes besides acyclovir and valtrex? I have never taken valtrex but have read that they are the same thing. I feel so bloated, tired and dizzy while on acyclovir. My dr said we could try valtrex...but if it's the same, what's the point? Any other people with similar side effects that found solutions?

Like most I cannot afford Valtrex any more. I have switched to Acyclovir. I've used it effectively for the couple of outbreaks but it seems to be taking considerably longer. I am taking L-Lysene as a suppressor and only take the Acyclovir at the first sign of an outbreak. I was taking 1000mg Valtrex at onset and then 500mg twice a day and everything was clear in 3 days. To get the same effectiveness from Acyclovir how much should I be taking daily during out breaks?

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