Reviews for VALTREX133 ratings: (taken because of shingles)Edit Filter | Clear FilterCompare VALTREX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VALTREX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Shingles | Caused panic attack, made me feel body aches and have a hard time sleeping | F | 34 | 1 days 1 3X day | 9/12/2023 | 1 | shingles in eye | was put on valtrex for what the doc thought was shingles in my eye. took it for 5 weeks and stopped 3 weeks early due to occasional unexplainable heart papitations and BP/pulse spikes, joint/muscle pain and dizziness. stopped valtrex 12 days ago and the past two days have suddenly been non-stop BP/pulse spikes and i feel like i have lost my mind. doctor said that there's no side effects and that i am exhibting anxiety by just asking such question. yet I can't explain the real physical pain and fear that I've felt. Is this side effects, or have I suddenly developed an anxiety or heart disorder? | before valtrex, i jogged my dog every day, exercised for fun with energy to spare, loved my job, was excited about every day life even though I have a super stressful job and planning a move to new area. 7 weeks later, havent slept well in weeks, havent worked a full-day or exercised in 4 weeks, am sad and scared i'm going to have a heart attack or pass out driving or at the store. BP keeps spiking to 180/100 pulse 100 for hours at a time. writing this hoping someone else can please tell me if they've had similar side effects, so that I know if they stop or if i've just gone crazy? | M | 43 | 1G 1X day | 5/19/2023 Patient History | 2 | Shingles | Blurry vision, muscle & joint pain, racing heart, hot & cold, acid reflux. | Was put on this for a mild case of shingles on my forehead, but unfortunately went into my eye. Eye Dr kept me on it for 8 months to keep me from having any reoccurring break out. Gain a lot of weight and now feel awful coming off it. My eye is at about 75% | F | 70 | 8 months 400mg x2 2X day | 2/7/2023 | 1 | Shingles | Heart palpitations overnight after last pill for the day. Difficulty sleeping at night and issues with tinnitus. Nausea, borderline migraine if taking last pill of the day on an empty stomach before bed. Not dry mouth, but dry lips. | Quite large and maybe not coated well. Takes a lot of liquid to get it down. Easy to get it stuck to the roof of my mouth when I am taking it. **Also taking Prednisone as part of treatment plan **I am more susceptible to heart palpitations from Pseudoephedrine, so if this medication is anything like that, it might not be the best medication (or need a change in dosage/frequency) for others like me who have borderline blood pressure issues | F | 34 | 7 days 1 G 3X day | 11/20/2022 | 2 | Shingles | Currently insomnia, racing heart, heart palpitations, anxiety, exhaustion (ironic since I can't sleep). | What's worse, shingles rash, or all of the side effects? I feel like there's no win here. | F | 36 | 2 days 1GM 3X day | 2/28/2022 | 3 | Shingles | Pain in stomach | Hard to time it for every 8 hours if you have to wake up to take it, especially drinking all that water | F | 81 | 7 days 1 GM 3X day | 2/27/2022 | 1 | Shingles | I had a mild case of shingles with small breakout area on my chin. My doctor put me on Valtrex a week after the blisters appeared. I was very tired before I started the medication and was hoping that it was going to make me feel better but it made me feel worst. I'm exhausted, depressed,can't get out of bed for anything. I'm going to stop it,I don't reccomend this medication to anyone, I rather suffer with the shingles | Not recommended | F | 55 | 4 days 1 Gram 3X day | 1/9/2022 | 3 | Shingles | Dizziness, confusion, difficulty speaking, light-headedness, heaviness in head, reflux, lethargy, constipation, weight gain, bloated feeling. | F | 41 | 7 days 1000 mg 3X day | 12/27/2021 | 4 | Shingles | Nausea, bloating, stomach pain, headache, loss of appetite | I do believe this drug shorten the course my shingles, and cleared up the rash pretty quickly. But now left with horrible GI stuff. Hoping it passes soon. Would think twice bout taking this again due to side effects. | F | 55 | 7 days 1000 3X day | 11/25/2021 | 2 | recurrent shingles | weight gain, depression, extreme lethargy, stomach bloating/pain, water retention, anxiety. | F | 52 | 2 years 500 2X day | 10/12/2021 | 5 | Maybe shingles, maybe HSV-1 | Slight headache, restlessness, anxiety, fever, fatigue, facial swelling. Most of these are probably from the herpes, as I had a severe primary outbreak, and not the medication. | Had an outbreak of painful blisters and severe swelling across lips, nose, and cheeks. Doctor thought it was highly suspicious for HSV-1, but could also be shingles, or impetigo. Dr. would not swab sores so that we could be sure. Started Valtrex and Bactroban, and things got worse before they better, but no new blisters appeared, and a week later my face is 99% healed up. As far as I am concerned this is a miracle drug, and I only wish I had started it earlier, as I still have neurological pain, and it looks like most of the healing blisters across my face will scar. I've been doing a lot of research on herpes, and herpes itself has CNS effects that can explain some of the neurological effects that I experienced, such as restlessness and anxiety. Not to mention the severe pain that I was in. | F | 39 | 6 days 1 gram 2X day | 9/15/2021 | 4 | Shingles | I took for 6 days stopped because tongue and throat burning I read to always gurgle with 2 Tbsp coconut oil every day as long as you can spit in trash cause oil and rinse mouth well . It stopped burning although shingle spot was drying up great but side pain still there and woke up with pain at 2 also I drank lots and water and L- Lysine . Used be bengay /bio freeze but witch hazel helped dry up better in spray bottle with tea tree/peppermint/lavender oil for itching and coolness but gabapentin before bed only thing that helped sleep all night and kept pain away till next night . | F | 55 | 6 days 500 3X day | 8/16/2021 | 1 | Shingles | Horrible drug. Caused severe restlessness, panic attacks, dizziness,GI issues, insomnia, brain fog, neuropathy, fatigue, Dysautonomia. Also muscle issues-burning pain, stiffness, weakness and wasting. | Horrible drug. I took it several times at a high dose for suspected Shingles and didn't feel right but thought it was mold we had found or that I just randomly got sick. When I took it last time, just 4 doses in had a severe reaction with 20 symptoms. It's been 9 months now and still have muscle wasting, severe muscle pain, brain fog all the time. This drug ruined my life. I think because I took it three times in a year and kept taking it despite side effects (didn't connect the dots), it caused lasting CNS and musculoskeletal damage. No doctors have any answers and can't believe this drug can cause this amount of damage. I know what happened. I was perfectly healthy before this. | F | 42 | 7 days 1000 mg 3X day | 5/5/2021 | 1 | Shingles | Extreme panic attacks within 1-2hrs of taking this following by racing heart! | I had to stay laying down fighting panic attacks one right after the other. When I stood to go to bathroom my heart would pound! After 5hrs I finally came off the horrible side effects. I wish I had read this page before taking this as I see many people had similar effects. Not taking this anymore. | F | 38 | 1 days 1gm 1X day | 3/6/2021 | 5 | shingles in eye | No side effects at all--had very severe shingles in the eye and trigeminal nerves. Now day 8 I am experiencing severe heartburn. Thinking it MAY be the valtrex so I'm going off it. But it was a miracle cure of excruciating pain--60% better within 2 hours of the first pill. | F | 74 | 8 days 1000 3X day | 2/26/2021 | 1 | Shingles | Severe depression, insomnia, vivid nightmares, heartburn, rage | This medication needs to be pulled from the market. It is evil. | F | 45 | 60 days 1000mg 2X day | 12/23/2020 | 3 | shingles | migraine and nausea and dizziness that may you crawl on floor and wish to die | never again my outbreak of shingles cleared up but incapacitated me so I dont know whats worse | F | 45 | 7 days 1 G 3X day | 10/16/2020 | 1 | Shingles | Vivid wild dreams headaches dizzy foggy weak fainting | This medicine needs to be revised it's horrible makes you worse call your doctor immediately | F | 65 | 0 days 1000 3X day | 9/22/2020 | 3 | Shingles | Mild headaches, moderate diarrhea, at times mildly elevated resting pulse, normal resting pulse 65. At time it would be 100 bpm. | I do not enjoy taking this medicine. | M | 42 | 10 days 1gm 3X day | 9/12/2020 | 1 | Shingles | Headache, panic attacks, increased heart rate, dry mouth, thirsty, bone pain, diarrhea, insomnia, chills, shakes | Spaced 10 hours apart and took with a Benadryl to ease insomnia and panic attacks. | F | 41 | 1 weeks 3 per day 3X day | 8/29/2020 |
VALTREX (VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE): Valacyclovir is used to treat infections caused by certain types of viruses. In children, it is used to treat cold sores around the mouth (caused by herpes simplex) and chickenpox (caused by varicella zoster). In adults, it is used to treat shingles (caused by herpes zoster) and cold sores around the mouth. Valacyclovir is also used to treat outbreaks of genital herpes. In people with frequent outbreaks, this medication is used to reduce the number of future episodes. Valacyclovir is an antiviral drug. It stops the growth of certain viruses. However, it is not a cure for these infections. The viruses that cause these infections continue to live in the body even between outbreaks. Valacyclovir decreases the severity and length of these outbreaks. It helps the sores heal faster, keeps new sores from forming, and decreases pain/itching. This medication may also help reduce how long pain remains after the sores heal. FDA Approval Date: 1995-06-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)