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 | Misdiagnosed Bell's Palsy | EXTREME PANIC ATTACKS! landed in the ER because I thought I was dying. Severe panic attack that lasted 5 days. Please do not take this if you struggle with mental health. Ask your doctor for something else. do not risk it. | Panic, irrational fear of dying, heart palpitations, shaky, dizzy, unable to be in public without feeling nervous. | F | 24 | 2 days 400 5X day | 9/26/2023 | 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 | Shingles | Dizzy, lightheaded, it brought back my Panic attacks that were under control for years. Very bad anxiety. One day off medication still not back to normal. | M | 35 | 5 days 800mg 5X day | 9/6/2022 | 1 | Herpes Zoster - shingles | Extreme agitation and anxiety, crying spells, mood swings, excruciating pain in hip joint and ankle joint, extreme muscle spasms and pain, insomnia yet exhausted constantly, depression, suicidal thoughts, loss of all interests, loss of appetite, soft stools that were pale, heart palpitations, feelings of dread. | I would never take this again. The pain of shingles is uncomfortable but the side effects stole my life from me. I hope I make a full recovery from all of the negative side effects. | F | 45 | 9 days 800mg 5X day | 5/13/2022 | 1 | Shingles | The first day taking it I was fine but the next day I had a HORRIBLE headache. It hurt behind my neck & my brain felt like it was swollen. It was the worst headache I've ever had in my life. The headache would subside just a little bit but then once I take the pill it comes back full force. Today I just fell a little off and very tired from the medication and now today I have severe knee pain and I am like what is wrong with my knee?? I threw that crap away. I am not taking another pill. Now I am scared that my kidneys are damaged and my knee pain is going to be permanent. I would rather deal with the shingles then take that stuff. | Do not recommend. If I knew all the side effects I never would've taken it in the first place. It's poison | F | 51 | 3 days 800 5X day | 4/23/2022 | 1 | Herpes sore | Took one Dose of this drug and had the most horrible nightmares of my life. Dreamt of people being murdered in sadistic ways and people trying to murder me for fun. Was like the hunger games! Will never take this again. Interestingly, responded the same way to the antimalarial med Malarone 20 years ago. Also used to have night terrors as a child. I also have a long standing history of depression and anxiety. | Reconsider starting this drug if you have a history of anxiety, depression and/or childhood night terrors. | F | 45 | 1 days 400mg 1X day | 4/8/2022 | 1 | Hsv2 | Exhaustion, horrendous anxiety, headache, lack of appetite, muscle pain, vomiting, nausea. Spaced out feeling | Nasty stuff. I took the last tablet on Thursday and uts now Sunday amd still not great. | F | 52 | 2 days 400mg 3X day | 6/6/2021 | 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 | 1 | hsv-2 | brain fog,migraine, sore behind neck,out of breath, super tired, sore glands on inner thighs,and lifeless. I take this pill once every month before my period at the first sign of a hsv2 outbreak and I only take one pill but I can't handle it anymore. I have done this for years. Don't take this pill its bad news. | I don't take any meds for anything ever except I would take one of these at the first sign of an outbreak. The perscription says take 3 a day for 2 days at first sign but I just take one for one day. It does the job and stops an outbreak but it tortures me that day all day. Not worth the torture and if you google it long term use ruins your kidneys !!!! Not worth that. | F | 33 | 1 days 800mg 1X day | 4/26/2021 | 1 | HSV2 | I have been suffering the last 2 month and coming on here and reading these reviews, I finally know why. Started suppression therapy about 2 months ago for herpes. Since then, I have been suffering from severe depression and anxiety with no prior issues with either. Spaced out feeling like many have mentioned, heart palpitations, tiredness, irritated and extremely emotional. Also, have shortness of breath occasionally and elevated heart rate. One night, I had a full blown panic attack and woken out of a dead sleep! I was told that this medication doesnt cause any of this but I don't buy the sudden onset of all these symptoms when I was perfectly fine before! My dr tried to prescribe me antidepressants and anxiety meds but I said no. I stopped taking this medication 5 days ago and already feel better. | Stay far away from this medication! | F | 31 | 2 months 400mg 2X day | 4/5/2021 | 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 | Nausea, joint pain, general discomfort, weakness, terrible anxiety, mood swings and fatigue. | My nurse told me this has no side effects expect mild nausea, I thought I was going insane when I started feeling all this but now I realise I'm not alone! | F | 17 | 0 days 400 3X day | 11/18/2020 | 1 | Herpes genital | bad anxiety extreme depression joint pain suicide thoughts | Please if you feel this symptoms discontinue immediately and let doctor know | 46 | 0 weeks 800 5X day | 11/2/2020 | 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 | 1 | Cold sores | vertigo, confusion, panic attack, altered consciousness, hallucinations, short term memory loss, rapidly changing emotions and thoughts, I everything thought that popped into my head came out of my mouth, I knew the behavior was wrong but I couldn't control it. Elevated heart rate and blood pressure. | I took over double the prescribed amount over 9 hours when I noticed I was getting an outbreak. At first I experienced vertigo, confusion, panic attack and then it turned into a complete nightmare and I had to go to the ER. I was experiencing altered consciousness, hallucinations, short term memory loss, rapidly changing emotions and thoughts, I everything thought that popped into my head came out of my mOuth, I knew the behavior was wrong but I couldn't control it. Elavated heart rate and blood pressure. It lasted 3 hours and then I came back to reality. It was terrifying. The hospital called it an adverse medicine reaction. I found that explanation frustrating. I looked into it myself and I believe I experienced Acyclivir neurotoxicity. The problem is it is extremely rare seemed to only affect geriatric patients with renal failure. I'm 39 and they checked my urine at the hospital, my kidneys are fine. I'm really freaked out by the experience and I'm wondering if there's anyone else out there that has experienced a similar situation. | F | 39 | 1 days 1X day | 10/8/2020 | 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 | 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 | Herpes | After taking if for the first day i started to get bad stomach cramps. Then found myself going to the toilet about 5 times a day with severe diarrhoea. | Do not recommend at all. stopped taking them after 3 days | F | 18 | 4 days 5X day | 8/24/2020 | 1 | HSV-2 | Stomache pain, joint pain, headache, tiredness, loss of concentration | F*ck this planet in its entirety! 12x genital herpes outbreaks annually or the above side-effects while the rashes never really go away... to anyone not disclosing being hsv-positive before sleeping with others, may their arse grow a permanent itch and their arms fall off! | M | 31 | 0 days 200 4X day | 8/18/2020 | 1 | Shingles | Took 5 doses for my shingles Felt awful that night , sore throat , bladder infection, headache , insomnia, Stopped taking them immediately! | F | 49 | 1 days 30 1X day | 8/14/2020 |
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)