ACYCLOVIR Reviews (ACYCLOVIR)Average Rating: 2.9 (212 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACYCLOVIR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACYCLOVIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Shingles | Chest pain/pressure, leg/foot cramps, tingling and numbness, disorientation, uncontrollable shaking | Did not tolerate this drug. Shingles is horrible, but this drug is worse for me! | M | 87 | 2 days 1 gram | 3/15/2017 | 1 | Shingles | I took 5 800mg pills over a 2 day period. Affected my kidneys, reduced urine flow by 90%. I stopped taking it after 2 days, ended in a hospital emergency ward. A week later urine flow is still very low. Other effects included tiredness, insomnia, headaches, this a poison, not recommended. | Write to me if you experienced kidney problems | M | 77 | 2 days 800mg 3X day | 1/4/2023 | 1 | EBV SYNDROME | After a week and a half.. servere stomach pain.. Loose stools. Felt like I'm dying.. 3 days and still not better. I will never take this poison again. I took it 2 weeks. Big mistake..I hope this is not permanent. | BAD MED | M | 72 | 12 days 400mg 2X day | 12/12/2020 | 1 | mild shingles on back | INTENSE headache especially back of neck and temples;nausea; poor balance; confusion; too painful to even lie down. | After ONE pill these symptoms began. Now, 24 hours later, worse than ever. I wouldn't give this drug to my worst enemy!!!! I said I took for one day...whar I really mean is I took ONE pill. | F | 70 | 1 days 800 mg 5X day | 5/31/2021 | 3 | Shingles without rash | Makes me terribly sleepy after taking 3 tabs. Fall asleep in recliner - hard to wake up. When I do, Im freezing and have horrible(!) headache, with some nausea. Dont think this med is good for me, or too high a dose at 5x per day! | Going to ask doc if I can cut dose in half or just stop it. BAD MED FOR ME - HATE IT. | F | 68 | 3 days 800 mg | 5/25/2016 | 1 | For zoster virus | Horrible drug after took it intravenously gagged nauseau while on it. Off a month and still gagging nauseau and feel horrible! Never take this stuff! | F | 67 | 21 days 3000 mg pd | 7/23/2017 | 5 | Shingles | None | I took a total of 35 tablets. 5 tablets per day for 7 days as prescribed by my doctor. The pain from shingles was very painful. I am thankful that after one month all pain was gone and I did not suffer any complications like PHN. | M | 66 | 7 days 800 mg | 9/16/2015 | 2 | Shingles outbreak | Horrible headache , agitation, unable to sleep even though exhausted , severe eye pain | I'll deal with the shingles before I take anymore of this stuff . | F | 66 | 7 days 800 5X day | 9/23/2021 | 2 | Shingles | Headache, nausea, diarrhoea, tiredness loss of apoetite | Side effects worsening | F | 65 | 1 weeks 800mg 5X day | 10/6/2020 | 1 | Shingles | awful tummy cramps, continuously passing urine , palpitations, feeling extremely tired and very low. I think.800mg 5 times a day is way too much for someone petite as myself. | These have to be the worst tablets I've taken, find them hard to swallow too. Will finish the course but would never take them agsin. Still having pains from the shingles. | F | 65 | 0 days 800mg x5 5X day | 9/20/2020 | 1 | Shingles | Dihorrea, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts,nightmares, wierd thoughts .no appetite. Passing urine alot | Deadly | F | 65 | 5 days 5per day | 3/12/2020 | 5 | Shingles | Took within three hours of outbreak on chest and back. Reduced the pain at once , no itching or seeping from rash. Was very tired could have been caused by shingles rather than tablet. Did have some shooting pains in arm and head. | This drug has made the outbreak a lot more bearable. | F | 63 | 7 days 800 | 5/18/2016 | 2 | Herpes | It has made me so sick! No energy, tired, and indigestion is horrible. It did help clear up blister but the side effects are terrible. | I don't want to take this again! | F | 63 | 3 days 400mg 2x d | 8/10/2015 | 1 | Cold sore | General uneasiness, increase heart rate, forgetfulness, anxiety, high blood pressure, feel like muscles are always tense, including others that I can’t recall at the moment. | Is topical cream still available, it was a miracle cure for cold sores, pill form is like eating poison! | M | 63 | 2 days 400 | 8/27/2019 | 5 | Shingles | Had to take 5 times a day and made me very tried. As soon as I was ok took it and became very tired again.so I took every 4 and half hours, the last 30 mins before having to take again felt fine,the n after taking so tired. Helped my shingles just didn't like sleeping all the time. | F | 61 | 7 days 800Mg, | 10/18/2015 | 3 | Shingles | Hair loss | By the 3rd day I had so much hair loss during a shower. It's obvious where the hair loss occurred ... above my forehead almost as far back as the crown. Literal 'thin' spots ... :( Very annoyed! Hope it grows back!! OTHERWISE, it was working great. I felt good...no malaise. Reduced the 'pox' to hardly noticeable with no pain. Slept through the night, waking up refreshed. BUT THE HAIR LOSS...! Ugh! :( | F | 61 | 7 days 800mg 5X day | 5/5/2016 | 1 | Multiple myeloma | My head has blisters and itches me like crazy I feel like I have bugs | I take it cause it's part of my treatment regime | F | 61 | 2 years | 12/8/2016 | 1 | shingles | No appetite, feeling really sick. when eat a little suffer from almost immediate diorrhea . Having taken for 3 days now notice stools very pale in colour. | Should take for 7 days but as not eating hardly and feel terrible not sure that I will be able to last for another 4 days! | F | 61 | 3 days 800 5X day | 8/27/2020 | 1 | Genital herpes | Severe dizziness, anxiety | Hate feeling this way. Hope it stops soon. Stop taking it it after 2 doses. | F | 61 | 1 days 500 4x day 4X day | 10/19/2020 | 5 | Herpes genital and mouth | None | Very effective for me when taking the medication as a prevention method. There has been no outbreaks since I have been taking this medication. Miracle results because I have been suffering with this problem for more than 15 years until I tried Acyclovir. | M | 60 | 50 days 400 mg x 2 | 6/13/2017 |
ACYCLOVIR (ACYCLOVIR): This medication is used to treat "cold sores/fever blisters" (herpes labialis). It can speed up healing of the sores and decrease symptoms (such as tingling, pain, burning, itching). Acyclovir belongs to a class of medications known as antivirals. It works by stopping the growth of the virus. This medication does not cure herpes, and it does not prevent passing the infection to someone else. It does not prevent a future occurrence. FDA Approval Date: 1997-04-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)