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 |
| 4 | herpes | slightly green urine | F | 31 | | 1/27/2001 | 5 | cold sore | tired | I have fibromyalgia which flares with viral infections. Seemed to prevent a full cold sore outbreak. | F | 33 | 14 days | 5/2/2004 | 5 | oral herpes | none | Reverses my oral herpes outbreaks within the day I begin taking the medication. Prevents an outbreak if I take them before sores appear. | F | 42 | 10 days | 6/27/2004 | 5 | herpes | bad taste | M | 29 | 1 years | 2/8/2005 | 4 | oral herpes | extreme fatigue and weakness | F | 32 | 1 months | 2/12/2005 | 5 | Fibromyalgia and EBV/CMV | No Side effects. I use Ivax Generic 800mg Pills, Great Pain Specialist Doc Has things under control. My Dosage is 800mg 5 times a Day for 4 months on and 4 months off. | What can I say this is a great Medication soo I give it a 5. Feel more alive and more energy. Also have a surplus of 400 800mg Pills, never hade a problem getting a Dr. To write the Dosage. EMail me if you have any questions. | M | 47 | 10 years | 2/9/2007 | 5 | cold sore/herpes simplex | none | It works great. It starts working on the same day I takeit and prevents a full out break of a blister. If I take it before a blistet appears, then I never even get one. | F | 24 | 2 years | 2/16/2007 | 5 | cold sores herpes | none | i have had cold sores since i was a child. the breakouts always occurring on my face. very embarrassing. i also have fibromyalgia and infections make my symtoms worse. this drug has been a godsend for me. i use to take it just when i started to get a breakout, but now take one 400mg tablet, a day and have been breakout free for 1 1/2 years. i use to have 5 or six breakouts a year. | F | 51 | 10 days | 4/24/2007 | 5 | herpes | none. | so far, so good. only had one outbreak and started it during the intial one to treat it and reduce the time it lasted. it did that and i felt better within a couple days. take it now, 2 pills a day as a preventative measure. very cheap, even without insurance (although I do have it). | F | | 11/11/2007 | 5 | Fever Blisters | NONE | It works use to have outbreaks monthly. Have not had one while on it 2 years. got off had one a month after off i take 200mg every other day. i break a 400 in half and use the half every other day. | M | 46 | 3 years | 1/7/2008 | 3 | Herp | Makes me extremely sleepy, because of this I can only take it at night. When I do take it at night I cant remember the night when I wake up in the morning. | Clears up my outbreak when I take it right. However the side effects are too great. | F | 21 | 7 months | 1/15/2008 | 1 | Herpes simplex | dark red/yellow eyes, headache, light sensitivity, swollen face, general feeling awful | had to stop taking after two and a half days. (was on 800mg five times a day) | F | 46 | 2 days | 2/25/2008 | 4 | Herpes Simplex | Generally tired and fatigued and also caused me to have mood swings. The slightest raised voice or critism made me cry and become depressed for a few hours. | I break out less often, sores are milder and heal faster. I only take Acyclovir when I have a break out now or know I am getting a break out (times of high stress or illness). When younger, the severity of my sores left me scars and eye damage on the entire left side of my face. I haven't had a sore in months. | F | 24 | 6 years | 8/14/2008 | 5 | herpes | sluggishness, mild indigestion, loss of appetite, looser stools, occasional gas with oily discharge, general increase in flatulence | Helped clear the rash after an initial two days of "why is it getting worse?" and then everything being gone within a week. The side-effects annoying but they beat having nasty sores for more than a few days that make sitting down very uncomfortable. Eating something with the pills do help as does keeping well-hydrated. I'm hoping I don't get anymore outbreaks but I know if I get another one, there's some good stuff to relieve the worst of it. First time I took it was 10 days, subsequent times have been 5 days by the way. | F | 29 | 10 days | 12/22/2008 | 2 | | 1/19/2009 | 4 | oral herpes | weakness and fatigue; headaches initially. | I have been taking it for a week after a first time horrific outbreak of oral herpes with fever, swollen glands and soreness following a period of high stress. The sores began healing after about 3-4 days on the medication(outbreak began 10 days ago) but I am extremely exhausted and achy still, and I think it's caused by the medication. Taking 800 mg 5 times a day. Had headaches for the first 3 days, then those tapered off. Makes me feel spacy and very physically weak, but I think it helped shorten the infection time, so I'll take the side effects | F | 52 | 7 days | 2/16/2009 | 5 | Shingles | Sluggish, depressed, sad, tired anger. Loss of appetite. Loss of interest in activites. | Worth the side effects. Solved my pain from shingles of the ear and face within days. Side effects were minimal enough I didn't realize they were related to the medication until day seven out of 10 days total. | 10 days | 5/7/2009 | 5 | genital herpes | Worked great in suppressing breakouts. Took for a long period of time everyday. I started noticing a very significant amount of hair loss. I had very long hair. Hair loss ( alopecia ) is a side effect. Wish I had found out about that side effect before I almost went bald. Doc has now put me on Famvir. Don't know much about it, but seems to work good and hair loss is not a side effect. | F | 25 | 7 years | 8/10/2009 | 3 | Herpes | exhaustion, lower back pain,depression, sadness, constipation, stomach ache, hair loss, numbness in fingers, legs and feet and toes | It works! I have a lot of side effects tho. | F | 22 | 4 years | 8/25/2009 | 1 | Shingles | Horrible abdominal pain, nausea, vomitting | After horrible nerve pain in my left thigh, I was diagnosed with a stress related shingles outbreak. I never had any leisions though. I took acyclovir for aprox 30 hours the began experiencing crippling abdominal pain along with nausea and vomitting. I ended up in the ER and the docs thought I had a bowel obstruction. After a negative CT scan they told me it was caused by the acyclovir! It was not worth it at all!! I may think that because I had no leisions so I don't know how horrible they are but I will NEVER take this drug again! | F | 25 | | 9/13/2009 |
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)