VALTREX Reviews (VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (638 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VALTREX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VALTREX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | herpes inside the mouth | none at all..but did not take it for a long time | I have have sores in my mouth since i was 14 . the most I have had has been 19 at one time..I have actually lost weight because i really cannot eat. the pain is too much to handle. my friend from school gave me Valtrex. she has gential herpes . The moment that I took them..like for a week..They all went away..I was soo happy but worried because i knew that I could not afford to get this medicine because its so expensive but now that I read these comments from other people who have taken them for internal sores in mouth i feel like maybe they can perscribe them to me. I really love the medicine because i get no side affects and it really works. | F | 25 | 7 days | 11/26/2006 | 3 | HSV2(genital) | Tiny red spots(blood)pin sized, appearing on arms, legs, chest, etc..like crazy, fatigue, headaches, random brusing and rashes (only a few though). Muscles are often sore if I take more than 1g, inner thighs throbe, constant nervousness, body, legs are tired. I am forced to take at least 500mg daily. 1g or 1.5 g during an out break for 4-5 days, then I go back to 500mg. | The side efects sucks but genital herpes is worst. It does seem that my outbreaks have greatly increased since i have started taking this, Had only a few outbreaks for 4.5 years, switched to valtrex per doctor request,now if I go off it, I seem to get an outbreak for not taking it. So its almost as if the drug is programed to the body this way. Its odd I cant figure it out. If Im off it even for 1 week, I will now get an outbreak. I compare this to not having a outbreak for 4.5 years to now having to rely on the drug. :( | F | 31 | 9 months | 11/7/2006 | 4 | Herpes | I am having short term memory loss. This is the only drug that I take, outside of vitamins. I now forget things that I did 5 minutes ago. Not sure if its related but I am concerned | The drug does work for me. I take it every other day (500 mg). However, if I miss a day I am bound to feel the beginnings of an outbreak. I use it in conjunction with Zovirax cream. This combination reduces my outbreaks to about three days. | F | 29 | 8 months | 11/6/2006 | 2 | Herpes Simplex 2 | I am not myself. I feel dizzy, fatigued, have memory loss, trouble concentrating. I also feel weak. I feel like I am detached from reality. | I am so scared. I was just diagnosed with herpes 2 from a blood test. I have not had an outbreak yet and was put on valtrex for suppression. I feel like my life is over. I feel like my choices are to risk numerous painful outbreaks or the side effects from valtrex. I am also very concerned about the long term effects - it seems that there have been no studies done on it. | F | 24 | 4 days | 11/5/2006 | 5 | Genital Herpes | None | Have genital Herpes with minor outbreaks a few times a year before Valtrex: small blisters, but no pain or discomfort lasting about a week with a couple weeks to heal. After first year on Valtrex, outbreaks are nearly non-existent with very faint marks lasting about a day with several months between outbreaks. The drug definitely helps. | M | 46 | 1.5 years | 11/2/2006 | 2 | herpes outbreaks | After taking valtrex for a few weeks i got tingling in my arms when i would wake up in the morning. I had a metallic taste in my mouth that drove me crazy, i started to get jittery. Then the aggitation set in. If I got mad, I got insanly mad. I felt like I couldnt control myself. It was scary. I stopped taking it and then restarted after another breakout to see if the aggitation was from the pill and it was. It came back after a few weeks of taking it again. | F | 32 | 4 weeks | 11/2/2006 | 3 | Shingles | The day after I started taking it I got a very bad cold which lasted for about 4 days. Headache, body ache, stuffy and runny nose, sneezing, coughing, dizzy. | I finished my first week of the prescription but the rash didn't completely go away but the pain did subside. I asked my doctor and she told me I should take another week of it to see if the rash goes away. | M | 25 | 7 days | 10/26/2006 | 5 | Herpes Simples 1 | I didn't experience any side effects from the drug. | In the spring I contracted herpes simplex 1 on the genital area. The first initial outbreak was extremely painful, but after taking valtrex it subsided the pain and the sores healed. I may have another out break coming on but I will take 2 1g pills in the morning and 2 1g pills in the evening and see the outcome. | M | 31 | 7 days | 10/23/2006 | 5 | Ocular & genital herpes | In 6 years of constant use have had no side effects. | Been using it for 6 years now. Started on 2 tablets a day, after a year stepped that back to 1 a day. Have never had another outbreak in the eye sinse the first one. Only get a genital outbreak when I forget/unable to take the tablets. | M | 35 | 6 years | 10/19/2006 | 5 | herpes | none | i've had herpes all my life with about 7 very bad breakouts a year. it made life was pretty miserable my first 36 years. I now have been taking 500mg of Valtrex everyday for the last 11 months. since then i have had only one real breakout and it was not too bad lasting only a few days. This mecidine is a bleassing for me. I will take it for life. I don't know what the long term effects might be, but regardless i would not regret taking this medicine. my life is 100 percent better. | M | 37 | 11 months | 10/15/2006 | 4 | Shingles involving facial nerve/eye | Originally I took this drug for 10 days (1 Gm. 3x/day). The shingles were brought under control (but I also used a pain patch and amitryptiline). I had extensive involvement of my L eye and after 2 1/2 mos was referred to an opthalmic specialist who found extensive active shingles in the eye (iritis). Now I've been on Valtrex for almost 3 months (1 Gm. 3x/day) and have now developed debilitating nausea, diarrhea. I've stopped taking the drug. It did help my vision but maybe longterm is causing problems. | F | 62 | 3 months | 10/14/2006 | 1 | Cold Sores and Shingles | I take high does of the Amino Acid L-Lysine instead (8 Grams a day, 4/morning, 4/evening) which completely stops and reverses symptoms. There is no need to use this expensive medicince. L-Lysine helps your body repair itself. | M | 42 | 0 days | 10/6/2006 | 4 | Genital Herpes | fatigue | Valtrex works great. I take it every day for suppressive therapy. I have VERY mild outbreaks (just tingling and maybe itching) about every other month. I'm usually extremely energetic, but since I've been on Valtrex, my energy level has declined. I still work out every day, but sometimes it takes a lot of effort. Sometimes I take it in the morning and sometimes at night. This drug is very expensive, but you gotta do what you gotta do. It's worth it. | F | 28 | 2 years | 10/1/2006 | 4 | genital herpes | loss of appetite, metallic taste | I contracted the virus early this summer and had three outbreaks (always right before my period)which I thought were bad yeast infections- but the third was so terrible I went to the doctor and finally discovered it was herpes. Got put on valtrex right away and am taking daily suppressive therapy to avoid outbreaks, haven't had an outbreak since I started taking valtrex. It has suppressed my appetite significantly and I have lost several pounds that I didn't want to lose (but that could be the disease as well). | F | 27 | 40 days | 9/21/2006 | 4 | Cold sores | with prolonged, daily use - acne on face, back and body | I've had cold sores since I was a little girl. This worked just as well as acyclovir but is easy to take | F | 27 | 2 years | 9/12/2006 | 4 | Epstein-Barr Virus | No side effects. | Helped clear up the epstein-barr tongue lesions. As per the actual disease I don't know if it helped or not. | M | 28 | 2 months | 9/12/2006 | 4 | herpes | loss of appetite; tired | Although I was recently diagnosed, I've had 1 outbreak. Valtrex definately helped. | F | 33 | 20 days | 9/10/2006 | 1 | herpes 1 | Facial swelling, facial burning, cold sweats, bloating of face and neck, throat hurt severely, everything from the neck up felt swollen, hot, itchy, and sore! | i don't know what i am going to do. i have herpes 1 in the form of cold sores, which has showed up genitally in the form of a single sore. my doctor says that my husband and i must have tranmitted it orally, as he has gotten cold sores since we were married. i need to take it but this pill makes me SOOOOO sick and CRANKY | F | 27 | 6 days | 9/5/2006 | 1 | genital herpes / shingles | stomach irritation, joint pain, fatigue, disorientation, loss of coordination walking, irritability, kidney stress | This eventually increased the frequency of my outbreaks and the side effects are terrible. I am now trying to detoxify my body from the drug and am only taking a prescription pain med for the worst of the shingles nerve pain. Am beginning to feel better and will try to minimize outbreaks by stress reduction, relaxation techniques and good nutrition & gentle exersize. | F | 54 | 6 years | 9/4/2006 | 4 | hpsv2 | Alopecia | I suffered from alopecia after 2 yrs of being on the 1000mg daily dosage. I am not trying out famvir. Was out break free though. | M | 28 | 2 years | 8/31/2006 |