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 | hsv | tired, loss appetite | I have had HSV 18yrs, I have started taking 1gm daily for about a month. Started it after OB increased to monthly. I have noticed that I keep having symptoms like I am about to have an OB but nothing comes. I have alot of itching, sensativity in differet areas of the genitals but it does't progress into an OB.My concern is that this has been constant for the entire month still continues with the prickly feeling in my butt that usually lets me know an OB is coming, yet nothing comes. I am afraid to have sex bcuz I don't know if its a never ending OB or not. Not sure if this med is workig for me yet. Has anyoe else experieced this does it get better, happy for those that it works for but it seems to work for some and not for others. | F | 38 | 30 days | 3/21/2009 | 1 | herpes 1/2 | I took Valtrex for only 2 days, and I was extremely sick. I didn't feel anything until the 2nd day. After I went to sleep, I woke up vomiting. I haven't thrown up in years. I also had diarhea (probably spelled that wrong), and, yes, and had them both (literally) at the same time, and it was terrible. I have been lucky to not have had bad outbreaks, and I will not take this drug again. I obviously am extremely sensitive to it. | F | 30 | 2 days | 3/18/2009 | 5 | HSV | Little to none. | It works great. My outbreaks were weekly. Now they are mayby once or twice a year and only if I forget to take the valtrex. I take it when I remember to take it. on the avg I say abotu 1000MG caplet 2 times a week. I am 10 years with HSV. But long term effects do have me looking around and thats how I found this forum. Good luck to all, maybe a cure is in our future... However, I guess their is no money in that for the drug companies | M | 39 | 8 years | 3/15/2009 | 1 | HSV-2 | None | I don't see the point in taking Valtrex but maybe I'm a special case. I was diagnosed with genital herpes right before my 21st bithday and I had 3 terrible outbreaks... all while taking Valtrex. They lasted about 3 weeks each. After the last one I stopped taking Valtrex and since then I've had extremely minor outbreaks lasting a day or 2. So what's the point of taking it? It doesn't keep me from passing the virus to someone else, and it doesn't treat outbreaks so really to me its useless. I might just be a conspiracy theorist but I feel like with all the technology and research, there has to be a no BS CURE that can treat the virus. It really upsets me that drug manufacturers and doctors push this drug on ppl affected by this virus, and it only makes ppl sick and makes the ppl who make it rich. I bet if everyone stopped taking valtrex, and made these ppl lose all their money, they would find a cure real fast. | M | 21 | 3 months | 3/14/2009 | 1 | Epstein-Barr | Severe muscle aches & all over stiffness. I seriously feel like I've been hit by a truck!! Occasional sharp pains shoot thru my legs & I feel anxious and restless. Going to stop taking this as I cannot function like this!! | I noticed a few other comments on muscle fatigue, but nothing as severe as it has affected me. This is the only medication that I am taking, so has to be the Valtrex causing the syptoms. | F | 47 | 4 months | 2/24/2009 | 5 | Herpes | None that I can drastically notice | Thank goodness I only have gotten outbreaks sporadically; 2 or 3 times per year is a lot for me. I have had G.H. for nine years and my last outbreak was over a year ago. I just got a prescription for Valtrex today! I tried to endure through an outbreak once and it was a nightmare! I let my pride go and went to a Dr.; was prescribed 500mg/twice per day for 7 days. My outbreaks go away after the third or fourth day and I'm back to being okay. Valtrex is a wonder drug for me. The place where I get my prescription from also has a drug program where I get 28 500mg-pills for starters and then a year's supply for free! Can't beat that at all! If you need some let me know! | F | 29 | 7 days | 2/20/2009 | 2 | genital herpes | none other than increased outbreaks if I do not take it daily. | GH for 18 yrs. Initially, ob's were so infrequent(1-2/yr)that I took no meds & endured the ob's.Then a doc urged me to take Acyclovir during ob's to shorten duration. It did shorten duration & discomfort, but outbreaks increased to 5-6/yr. Decided to take daily Valtrex the past 3 yrs to prevent outbreaks so my hsb and I could safely try to conceive. Since then, I now get an outbreak if I don't take the med for 1-2 days. I hate this. The med has made my body more dependent on it. My doc doesn't believe me, but 2+2=4! I see others have said this too. I too have thought that this is the intention of the drug maker. As soon as we give up on conceiving, I will go off Valtrex & try to let my body build back its virus-fighting abilities, maybe try alternative medicine route. But may be stuck on it forever now, padding the pockets of the pharm. co's. | F | 43 | 3 years | 2/12/2009 | 3 | H1 | This medicine should not be used if you want to actually function. Severe headaches, Stomach pain, right hand numbness, joint pain and sleepy all of the time. | F | 28 | 1 years | 2/10/2009 | 4 | herpes in sacral area | Dizziness | I've been taking a suppressive dose (1/2 pill) for 6 months and never had any side effects until yesterday. I am still getting an occasional small outbreak so the doctor said to up the dose to one pill twice a day X2 days if I get a flareup. After taking the last pill yesterday, I got quite dizzy although not enough to make me ill. I'm hoping this is not going to continue because this drug has helped me very much even though I'm not cured. Obviously there's no cure for herpes but reducing the outbreaks is very important to me. I get a secondary skin condition as a result of herpes that's much worse than herpes, believe me. | F | 50 | 6 months | 2/7/2009 | 3 | Genital herpes | vaginal dryness, decreased sexual arousal, headaches | I've been taking 500 mg a day of Valtrex for 10 months. I've noticed since I've been taking it, I have less of a sexual drive and it is notable by my boyfriend. We both have Herpes but I get an outbreak about every 4-6 weeks even with the Valtrex. He does not take Valtrex and has had about 3-4 outbreaks in about 10 months! I don't understand why I have so many and why Valtrex does not seem to help. | F | 26 | 10 months | 2/7/2009 | 2 | gas, frequent urination, diarrhea | it's now day three of 1000 mg of valtrex and it's my first time taking it. This stuff has not helped. I'm the itchiest I've ever been and NOTHING seems to stop the itching no matter what I apply locally. I have terrible ob. Chills and fevers, non-stop itching and this is my second ob in a month. I just found out I have herpes and was hoping valtrex would do the trick but I still have all the same herpes problems as I did before taking valtrex. Except now I'm really gassy. yay. any help with the itching? I'M DYING | F | 19 | 3 days | 2/1/2009 | 3 | herpes | Severe headaches the first few days . I am on 1 a day for recurrent outbreaks. | I am an herbalist and I am aware that the virus attacks because of a compromised or lowered immune reactions in the body. I have been taking a combination of remedies: Tea tree oil is a must for any outbreak of herpes. The oil is a strong essence of the plant I recomend using another base oil to thin out the oil if sensitivities occur. Apply directly to wound or at first sign of an out break. Also one of the best anti-viral herbs is Oregeno. Use it in extract (alcohol or oil) form. Thin out the oil if that extract is used. It will tingle or sting if directly applied but if thinned out a bit is an excellant remedy for sores. If the sore is inside or near any muccose membranes- use a strong tea (or alcohol extract) of echinacea and goldenseal- drink it three or more times a day. Women can put this tea inside (put in warm water to remove alcohol if extract is used) the vagina or anywhere it is internal. Take L-lysine internally and repeat the tea dose until synptoms subside or continue t | F | 32 | 4 days | 1/30/2009 | 1 | Herpes | I developed hives 8 months ago. They would come and go and it was very uncomfortable, sometimes even miserable. Over the months it got more severe. Then in December I developed blistering and rashes all over my body in addition to the hives. I have so much itching and discomfort at this point, it's interfering with my life. I've been to the dermatologist multiple times and had biopsies. Results are nonspecific, inflammation possibly due to contact dermatitis or a reaction to a medication. I've done so much detective work and experimenting trying to find out what's causing this. I think I have pinpointed it to Valtrex. I took Valtrex occasionally when I'd have an ob. Each time I would take it I believe my skin condition got worse. I have not taken it for a month now and am still suffering with severe dermatitis. | Have taken Valtrex off and on for about two years | F | 48 | 2 years | 1/29/2009 | 5 | Genital Herpes | Fatigue, nightmares, gas | F | 55 | 3 years | 1/26/2009 | 3 | genital herpes | The first month of taking daily valtrex i had wierd tingling feelings in my hands and feet and had problems sleeping. Since, then those feelings have decreased, but i still get them sometimes. When i got my first period while taking Valtrex, it was the worst period of my life, with bad cramps and loose stool. Since then i have gotten very bad stomach cramps, i am going to try breaking the 500 mg pills in half to see if that hepls with the stomach ache. | Since taking the meds i have only had the beginings of one OB and when i took 2 500 mg per day, the symtoms of the OB were gone in 48 hours with no full OB occuring. | F | 24 | 6 weeks | 1/20/2009 | 5 | GH | None | Used to have very painful outbreaks every 6-8 weekbs, accompanied by headaches, diarrhea etc. Since starting Valtrex approx. 1 year ago, I have had one minor outbreak that lasted 2 days. I even started playing with the dosage, since the pills are so expensive. I am now on 250mg daily (cutiing he pills in half) for the past 8 months with great success. Outbreak free and saving $$$. | F | 40 | 1 years | 1/10/2009 | 4 | Herpes | Aggression, at times it would make me get angry at the smallest thing. | I havent had any stomach or headache type side effects, and the medicine really does work for me. I will not have a break out when I take it daily. | M | 30 | 4 years | 1/9/2009 | 5 | Fever Blisters/Oral Herpes | None that I noticed. | Its wondeful! It clears the fever blisters when I get an outbreak. I usually get an outbreak about once a month, and at the first sign, I take two for the first dose, then one for the rest. It usually clears up in 3-5 days on valtrex vs. 2 weeks without. | M | 15 | 8 months | 1/7/2009 | 3 | GH | My urine has a strong odor, severe stomach cramps, headaches. | I was just recently diagnosed with herpes and I was prescribed Valtrex. I take it episodically, and it works to clear the blisters but i still have other symtoms and I have a LOT more outbreaks than everyone else seems to have reported. (I was diagnosed a little over a month ago and I have had THREE outbreaks, not severe but still painful.) Does anyone else have this same problem? Please email because I don't know anyone else with GH to talk to about this. Thanks. | F | 18 | 1 months | 1/6/2009 | 4 | vulvodynia | Just tired the first few days but no others. | I've taken Valtrex for several months because I was having severe pain during sex. After Interferon Shots, multiple creams, etc, he put me on Valtrex, thinking it could be a viral lesion that is causing the pain. When having sex a few weeks after taking it I noticed no pain. I still get pain, occasionly, but I feel like this medicine has helped greatly. | F | 24 | 3 months | 1/1/2009 |