VALTREX Reviews (VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (635 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VALTREX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VALTREX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Shingles | fatigue, brain fog, depressed | My shingle symptoms are improving, but I am wiped out. I feel exhausted, not sleepy exactly, but just fatigued. I am so happy tomorrow is my last day on this med. | M | 42 | 7 days 1 gram 3X day | 5/12/2010 | 5 | shingles | none other than extremely dry& flakey facial skin. | F | 64 | 10 days 1 gm 3X day | 5/10/2010 | 3 | EBV- Chronic Fatigue | Feeling very "out of it", disassociation which elevates my anxiety, very impaired concentration and memory, very tired, vivid scary dreams | I have had flu-like symptoms for about a week now, which is due to the toxins being released from the dying virus in my body (according to my doctor). I am taking an herbal supplement called Burbur (hard to find) to help with the detox and it does make me feel better. So it does seem to be working, though the fatigue has worsened for now. The vivid scary dreams and feeling of disassociation has increased my anxiety. Please let me know if you have had similar reactions and what you have done to treat them! | F | 28 | 20 days 1000 mg 3X day | 5/7/2010 | 4 | Genital Herpes | dizziness, headache, smelly urine and fatigue | I started taking Valtrex when I was tested positive for genital herpes. I had herpes for more than 10 years but never took any mediction til I tested positive and had more often outbreaks until I moved to another country. I think cold climate affect the outbreak. I started taking Valtrex about 2 years ago and at first the medicine did the job until now. It started when the season change from summer to fall. My last outbreak was 12 days ago and I took Valtrex 500mg. twice daily. The blisters disappeared in 3 days, the burning sensation in 5 days but I still feel tender around the affected area so I'm still taking Valtrex but after 14 Days of taking Valtrex I still feel tender and I'm afraid if I stop taking Valtrex now I'll have the reoccuring outbreak. I have 2 tablets for tomorrow but I think I have to continue taking Valtrex to prevent another outbreak because I don't think taking Valtrex twice daily for 5 days does the trick for me this time. | F | 36 | 15 days 500mg. 2X day | 5/6/2010 | 3 | Genital Herpes | No side effects at all. | I have had genital herpes for about 10 years and have taken Valtrex for almost as long. In the beginning I would take it when I had an outbreak to shorten the duration. I switched to a daily dose about 7 years ago as the outbreaks got worse. (2-4 outbreaks/year) Steadily, year after year, the outbreaks have gotten more and more frequent and MUCH more intense. As I type this I am having the worst breakout in all 10 years. 2 months -> going on 3 of constant blistering. It will begin to heal and then breakout again. ... You would think after 10 years that I could tell you if Valtrex works or not. There are times when I've sworn by it and thought it really worked, and there are times, like now, that it seems to be doing nothing. Herpes is quite the sex life killer. | M | 38 | 10 years 1 GM 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 5 | genital herpes | Sunlight exposure does seem to cause bumps on arms. sometimes get a funny feeling or tingling in my genital area but nothing i cant tolerate. | I was diagnosed at 33 with genital herpes. Took Valtrex for first outbreak and it went away in about 2 weeks. After a year of almost constant outbreaks I decided to start daily Valtrex. Not only did my outbreaks clear up but they went away completely for over 6 years. I started to skip dosage occassionally the past year, may have been a mistake. I am currently experiencing the fun of passing a kidney stone. Feeling terrible I did miss 2 doses in a 3 day period and what happens 1st outbreak in 6 years. I doubled up my 500 mg to twice daily to clear it up. I am still having a super mild 1 bump outbreak i believe due to the kidney stone. I would like to say during the 6 outbreak free years I ate what I wanted, chocolate, oat based products, way too much coffee, fast food, deep fried everything and Valtrex let me live life outbreak free. I can also confirm Valtrex does stop viral shedding. I was outbreak free for over a year before I started to date again and not one of the women I have been with has contracted HSV2 from me. While protection and condom use is preached we all know its not practiced. My last girlfriend was tested after we split up and after 2 years of unprotected sex she was NOT infected. If you have genital herpes this drug can help you live a more normal life. We must always be aware of what our bodys tell us and the mental strain never really goes away. Any side affect this drug may have is better that outbreaks. | M | 40 | 6 years 500 mg 1X day | 4/27/2010 | 4 | HSV-2 | Weight gain (about 10-12 pounds//10% weight gain) since starting Valtrex | F | 39 | 6 months 500 mg 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 4 | Shingles | The only things I noticed were headache, bloating, and extra gas. I always ate a little something when I took it and that seemed to really help. | F | 23 | 7 days 1000 mg 3X day | 4/22/2010 | 4 | Herpes around spread into in my eye | I guess my body is getting used to it, having less side effects in general | F | 24 | 3 months 1 GM 1X day | 4/21/2010 Patient History | 2 | GH | Near constant roaming prickly feeling throughout genital area. Constipation, trouble sleeping/dreams, lack of apatite/wt. loss, vaginal discharge/dryness, backache. Sores (not a BO) that come and go, like paper cuts that may bleed - feels like my nerves are exposed. I've been off of Valtrex since 6/08. Few Bo until after a yr being off of it. I used it occasionally since '08 for BO. The last BO I treated w/ it I ended up once again w/ prickles that would not go away (read comments). This drug worked for me before w/ no real side effects besides back ache - I don't know what to think now...Scary, what else is there? I hope valtrex settles my virus down soon as my prickles responded to it before. No BO since I started suppressive therapy 3 mos. ago. | Was diagnosed in '91. BO perhaps every 3 or 4 months in the same location every time. My OBGYN suggested Zovirax in '95. After 6 wks. I had a burning sensation where I always broke out - I thought it was a yeast infec. since I was treated for a UTI while on the drug. Two wks. later I discontinued the Zovirax due to constant prickling throughout my genitals that lasted for years! My BO became so frequent that my Dr. put me on Valtrex in 4/04. This seemed to put my BO to rest and after a yr. and a half or so of being on Valtrex my yrs. of prickling finally went away!! Has any one else had constant roaming prickles? | F | 49 | 3 months 500 2X day | 4/19/2010 | 3 | Herpes labialis | Really vivid and freaky dreams, dizziness, some abdominal discomfort | Cleared up a really bad cold sore in about two days | F | 39 | 1 weeks 50 mg 3X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | shingles | caused extreme migraine headaches | F | 48 | 3 days 2X day | 4/16/2010 | 2 | GH | Dehydration, dizziness, hallucenations, prickly, tingling pain, itchy crawling skin, exhaustion, extreme vision changes, bloody bruising on skin, hair loss and have some speech problems that I believe are related. | About 15 months ago I contracted GH from my "monogomous" partner of 4 years. Had a very extreme herpes outbreak that freaked me out so badly I started taking valtrex immediately. No outbreaks since but have had severe side effects. I'm so afraid to go off the drug because I don't want another outbreak. My biggest fear is going off the meds and having more extreme outbreaks. However, I really need to get off these meds because they are ruining my life. I feel like herpes was going to ruin my life too so I really don't know what to do. I have reduced my own doses taking 250mg every 2 days, still having all the side effects but no outbreaks. Think I'm going to reduce the dosage even more to see what happens. | F | 51 | 1.5 years 500 1X day | 4/11/2010 | 1 | virus in ear | caused me to vomit and get very very nauseaed. was the worst drug I have ever taken. | F | 69 | 1 days 400 3X day | 3/30/2010 | 4 | Herpes II | When I first started taking Valtrex over 4 years ago, I experienced bad headaches for about a week. After that I've been relatively side-effect free (I had some irregular periods when I upped the dosage to 1000mg, so I went back to 500mg). However, recently, I've begun to experience some hair loss; my hair has been breaking and coming out at the roots quite a bit since last summer. It could be age but I do think it's due to the Valtrex. | I too have been worried about the long term effects of Valtrex and have attempted to wean myself off. I went cold turkey several times and had outbreaks within 2-3 days of stopping the drug. However, for the past 6-7 months I've been taking one 500mg pill every other day, skipping weekends completely, and have remained relatively outbreak-free (one outbreak when I went four days). I plan to try decrease the frequency to every two days to see if my body can handle that. | F | 39 | 4 years 500 mg 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 3 | Herpes 1 | Only have been taking for 3 days. Just experience smelly pee/gas. | Haven't taken the drug for that long. Cold sores seem to have disappeared a little since I started the drug 3 days ago. | M | 19 | 3 days 500 MG 1X day | 3/22/2010 | 3 | cold sores | While taking Valtrex I experienced hair loss. | I started taking a gram then increased to two grams when symptoms came back. I am now into a year of treatment and the symptoms are returning again. At first symptoms went away. Outbreaks are milder with Valtrex but I am afraid I will always need more. | M | 37 | 12 months 1 gram 2X day | 3/17/2010 | 5 | shingles in eye | no side effects | So thankful for Valtrex! I've suffered with shingles in my eyes for 21 years now and since discovering Valtrex, my life has been so much better. I take 1000 mg a day to prevent outbreaks. I also watch my diet very close and avoid high arginine containing foods. I try to eat a balanced diet, enough sleep and exercise and take Valtrex every day. When I do have an outbreak, I go back to the 1000 mg, 3 times a day and can usually stop the outbreak from getting too bad. | F | 47 | 5 years 1000 3X day | 3/16/2010 | 4 | Shingles | Severe gas, bloating, and farting. Diarrhea started on the 2nd day and has lasted throughout the week on VALTRAX. Can't eat a full meal. I am nauseuos a few bites into any meal. Drinking lots of tea and water. Gas pains are by far the worst side effect! | I'm not sure if it decreased the length of my shingles. This is my first shingles outbreak. My shingles started clearing up on about day 5 of VALTREX. If you can get through the gas pain, bloating, and farting....give Valtrex a try. | F | 32 | 7 days 1 G 3X day | 3/8/2010 | 5 | eye herpes | Headaches,joint pain,dizziness and gas | About 18yrs.ago I got eye hearpes was in hospial on IVmedicine.No big damage.Then 2001 I started to get cold sore DR.'S put me on Valtrex which stop it in it track.I would get them on and off. Then Nov. 2008 I got injuried on the job in the eye. Few days later I got herpes of the eye.Valtrex saved my vision in my other eye.I'm now blind in one eye.I'm very lucy that the state I work in has to pay for Valtrex for rest of my life.When I paid for Valtrex its worth every penny.To me I feel valtrex is a cure. I thank God that there are pharmacy com. that are making are lives better when it comes to this virus. | F | 44 | 1 years 500mg 1X day | 2/19/2010 |