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 |
| 1 | Shingles | Shingles is much worse | Severe stomach cramps, headaches | M | 58 | 10 months 500 MG | 2/24/2016 | 3 | HSV Type 2 | Extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhea, stomach ache. | First outbreak and I felt flu-like symptoms before I started taking it so I'm not sure if it is the effects of the Valtrex or the virus. | F | 33 | 2 days 2xd | 2/20/2016 | 1 | HSV2 suppression therapy | No noticible side effect for first 30 days other than insomnia. In next 30 days experienced Insomnia, dizzyness, disoriented, sleepy all the tine, took hours to fully wake up in morning, couldnt stay awake all day, violent and angry nightmares, angry and agitated for no reason, rapid heart rate,tingling in legs,constantly felt dehydrated, sore throat, dry mouth, metallic taste in mouth. Stopped taking and slept great, woke up refreshed and no nightmares the first day. Other symptoms not as bad, but will probably take a few days to get medicine out of my system. | May be ok for a couple days to treat an outbreak. Everyday dose was not safe. Central nervous side effects are listed on manufacturers documentation, but not on sheet from pharmacy. | F | 48 | 2 months | 1/29/2016 | 1 | Type 1 | First night I took it I had horrible nausea along with tingling all over my body. 3 weeks in and I can barely walk from all over joint and muscle pain. Have sever headaches with TMJ and depression. I'm in a constant fog and now having severe anxiety attacks during my sleep. I'm 2 days off the meds and fog has lifted but the rest of the symptoms are still around. I almost feel like my legs are paralyzed and won't move. This is bad bad stuff! | F | 40 | 3 weeks 500mgdaily | 1/19/2016 | 1 | I was told 6mos ago I have need new | Is makes things kinna better it's makes me sleepy. I dnt know if any othervthinks tht hace happened to me I'd because of it I'd like to think this wht the vpeo bkemid is it would be greagtvknothtim not really mentality . I have 2 beautiful children tht is need and they need me not a half she'll of a mother has anyone have it kind of side affect look me up on fb pease | 42 | 5 months | 12/14/2015 | 2 | Shingles | Terrible anxiety!! Never had anxiety for absolutely no reason. It could be a bright sunny day and I feel like the world is ending. Calling my doctor on Monday to see what the alternative is. | Stopped the shingles from spreading but the side effects weren't worth it! | M | 35 | 3 weeks 1000 mg | 12/12/2015 | 2 | Herpesvirus on lip | I took 1 Gram last night and 1 gram when I woke up this morning. Last night, pain all the way up my left arm. Today,, severe headache with TMJ pain. Took 800mg of Advil. Not getting rid of the headache. But the Valtrex did wipe out my cold sore quickly . I don't think the painful side effects are worth it though. Will try Lysine next time. | F | 43 | 1 days 1000mg | 11/25/2015 | 1 | Cold sore | within 1hr of taking 4 valtrex i had very bad side effect. It made my lower back hurt so bad i was crying on the floor can't even walk..Maybe its damaged my liver and kidney! | F | 34 | 1 days | 11/7/2015 | 4 | Herp | Racing heart rate and night sweats. Wake up drenched in sweat | F | 24 | 10 days 2000mg | 10/17/2015 | 4 | Cold Sores | nasty metallic taste, loss of appetite | Worked wonders on my huge cold sore; however, the metallic taste was unbearable. It felt like I am licking a metal dumbbell non-stop. Needless to say, brushing my teeth, gum chewing and drinking water excessively didn't help at all. | F | 23 | 1 days 1000 2X day | 10/9/2015 | 2 | Shingles | Nausea, bloating, extreme fatigue, dizziness, weird dreams, occasional racing heart, very slow reaction, headaches, ear ache | While it did help clear up the shingles, I am not taking any more of this medicine. I cannot function or concentrate at work or home. | F | 30 | 2 days 1g 3xd | 10/7/2015 | 4 | Shingles | Insomnia, after the second day my sleep pattern that I had been on for over two years was off. Couldn't fall asleep racing thoughts for hours them couldn't get up when I did fall asleep. It did speed up the shingles blisters healing process. They were completely scabbed over in a few days. | M | 42 | 9 days 1gram | 9/28/2015 | 1 | Cold Sores | Severe restlessness. It was like horrible restless legs syndrome but all over my body. Difficulty breathing, I felt like I had to keep moving to breath right. I sat in my bed and rocked for a long time just to breath. It was horrible. I was very moody. Had nightmares and in the morning I am usually about ready to pee myself but felt I couldn't pee. I finally did. I will never take again. Next day my body is sore and with my first cup of coffee the restlessness started again. | F | 52 | 1 days 2 GM 2X day | 9/18/2015 | 1 | flat warts & weak immune system | Severe headache, heart racing, jittery, yet lifeless, no-good feeling all over! Not 4 me | F | 40 | 1 days 1gram tablet | 9/16/2015 | 1 | genital herpes | I started taking Valtrex and then started feeling better in vagina but I don't feel good shaky and dizzy and nausea pain shooting in my left leg like nothing I ever experienced. | Would recommend this med.we dont know how much damage is doing. | F | 45 | 10 days | 9/13/2015 | 1 | Suppressive therapy for cold sores | This an update to my original post on 12/30/13. All of my many symptoms resolved within approximately 1 month of discontinuing; however, I have permanent joint damage in my right foot, which still causes pain. About a year ago, I attempted taking a dose to clear a cold sore and the return of symptoms was immediate. I haven't taken them since and won't. I've found that, once my body no longer was dependent on this drug, my own natural immunity strengthened. It took a few months. Now, I take 1000 mg of Lysine twice daily. I just happened to think of updating my original post today. I hope it is helpful to someone and saves you the frightening experience I went through. | F | 43 | 2 years | 8/16/2015 | 5 | Herpetic whitlow | First time: anorexia, lethargic, felt like crap (but might have been symptoms of a bad outbreak) Second time: so far no side effects | I don't want to jinx myself but I took this at my very first sign of an outbreak coming and no blisters pooped up yet. LOVE this stuff!! | F | 28 | 3 days 500mg 2x d | 6/20/2015 | 3 | shingles | I experienced swelling of my stomach after the 3rd pill on the first day. Awful stomach ache and terrible gas pains that were stuck in my stomach continued to get worse. Mild Nausea, diarrhea in the a.m. and constipation in the p.m. with an urgency to go, fatigue, muscle twitching which was mild after the first day. I made it through day 6 and only took one pill on day seven. Doc. told me to the just toss the final two pills. It has been 48 hours and the pain and gas is there but subsiding and I hope it continues to get better because these were awful side effects! | The Valtrex did reduce the shingles outbreak significantly so I guess it did its job but not without creating another problem...Both my shingles pain and my rash were tolerable on the drug but my stomach was out of control! | F | 33 | 7 days 1GM 3X day | 6/12/2015 | 4 | Cold sores | I was very very sleepy. I slept for hours at a time | I took the dosage twice since I still had some small postules the morning of day 2. 6 hours after my second course and the postules have began to dry and scab. Nothing better out there for cold sores | F | 27 | 2 days 2000 | 6/7/2015 | 4 | cold sore | Joint pain in fingers and lower back. HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES. Dreamed wife was a zombie and attacking me. Kicked her in my sleep so hard i hurt my foot defending myself from her. Nightmare has been recurring 6-8 times a night.... Not cool. Took care of multiple cold sores in about 4 days | Aside from the side effects i am happy with the performance | M | 46 | 10 days 1 gram 3xd | 5/29/2015 |