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 |
| 5 | Shingles | Headaches, nausea, dizziness | Help clear up the outbreaks and have been out break free for a month so far | F | 47 | 30 days | 12/30/2008 | 3 | Genital Herpes | I throw up like crazy. It doesn't seem like it is helpinq the break out. | F | 15 | 4 days | 12/27/2008 | 3 | Herpes/Cold Sore in Nose | I'm HIV positive and not on meds so it's hard to say if this is related to Valtrex or not. I have a tingling of my tongue (might be from Listerine rinse), thrush in middle of tongue, dry mouth, very strange and vivid dreams. | It works for the most part I just wish that my side effects made more sense or were the same each time so I knew what to expect, but that is what I deal with in having a compromised immune system. Last time I took it I had abdominal pain and that was all. | F | 26 | 6 months | 12/25/2008 | 3 | HERPES 1 | I take 500 mg as needed for outbreaks. All I can say is PEE U, don't get around me the first few days of taking it, I am full of stinky sulfer smelling GAS. Yuck. | F | 35 | 1 days | 12/23/2008 | 4 | Herpes 2 | Skin lesions appear after prolonged exposure to sun, during suppressive Valtrex therapy. Lesions improve considerably after stopping suppressive therapy. I've heard that many medications can increase sensitivity to sunlight. No other noticeable side effects. | I've had GH for ten years, with about 30 outbreaks during that time, although the frequency of outbreaks has increased in recent years. I periodically use Valtrex suppressively, 500mg daily, and have no outbreaks during that time. Apart from the increased sunlight sensitivity, I've had no other side effects. I guess I can live without a suntan. I once tried a snake-oil called Choraphor - absolutely useless! I'm considering taking Valtrex daily for the rest of my life, but can't find much information about any very long term side effects. I'm sure the drug companies are not too interested in finding a cure for Herpes. They are making too much money from not finding a cure! | M | 53 | 1 years | 12/20/2008 | 5 | shingles | So far so good. This is my second time having shingles and I caught it right away, no rash yet. Last time there was no medication for this only prednesone. Just a little light headed. Tired from the shingles but feel much better already. I'm happy with Valtrex. | F | 65 | 3 days | 12/17/2008 | 5 | To prevent outbreaks | headaches initially, which disappeared | I had only infrequent outbreaks but began taking Valtrex daily to be sure of suppressing the virus. Have had no outbreaks while on Valtrex. Would like to know if there are any studies out there regarding whether the virus is contagious during daily suppression therapy. I would love to ditch the condoms! | 3.5 years | 12/15/2008 | 2 | Genital Herpes | Noticeable hair loss and still outbreaks though not severe. Am going to try Lysine, etc. Not willing to go bald! | F | 47 | 8 months | 12/15/2008 | 4 | oral herpes/lesions inside mouth | Today is only my first day of treatment, 500mg 3 times per day for 10 days. So far, my neck seems to be sore, but not sure if it's from being in horrible pain for a week or the medication. | I have only taken it twice so far, and already the intense pain inside my mouth has eased up tremendously. I have been in SEVERE pain for a week, have seen the dentist twice, doctor twice, and went to ER this morning. I have lesions covering the entire roof of my mouth as well as swollen gums. I am already cutting back on numbing medication, cant wait till tomorrow!!! | F | 28 | 1 days | 12/12/2008 | 2 | Shingles | Very sore joints, persistent mild headache, heartburn, feverish chills, gas, general malaise, unable to sleep, had to urinate "suddenly" ... | My first attack of shingles. It was already blistering and painful, but the doc said give Valtrex a go. A case of the cure being worse that the disease. Ended up getting off this crap and just toughed it out. | M | 34 | 1 days | 12/7/2008 | 1 | herpes | dizziness, vomiting sometimes | To have herpes virus to be suppressed.> Try Pau D'Arco - fluid xtract1:1 (anti inflammatory) Aloe vera xtract(anti inflammatory)-but,hard to get this. Magnesium(calm your nerves down) | M | 2 weeks | 12/4/2008 | 4 | herpes | Heachaches, back pain, dry mouth, spaced out, the odd rash. Overal pretty minor for each side effect though.I’ve taken Acyclovir 750mg p/day then 500mg p/day of Valtrex for the past 2 years. I worked myself down from 1000mg and have been fortunate with zero breakouts. I need advice from anyone whos hade EXTREME herpe cases! Please read on. | These side effects are NOTHING compared to what a breakout involves though!Ive had herpes for over 2.5 years now and its been a total nightmare! I would have a text book ob for 5 days always taking valtrex 2 days before any signs appeared. After the ob the entire area/skin where the blisters were would begin to discolor and dissolve away leaving exposed flesh and nerves...VERY PAINFUL! I had 5 of these extreme break outs and would get to see a doctor after the blisters were gone and i was left with lesions the size of a loonie. It had 17 doctors and specialists scratching their heads, all saying that it couldn’t be herpes, but no explanation. Strangely enough, the ONLY medication that would cure this stage was high dosage of prednisone for 5 days. It would take 2 weeks to scab then 3 weeks to fully heal and be back to normal. id get a week or 2 of relief and it would begin again! To this day i still don’t know what the problem is but i do know that it hasn’t happened | M | 26 | 2 years | 11/19/2008 | 3 | apart from the usual tiredness, i experience a numbness in my neck at times and redness on face | i had been on valtex- 1 tablet a day for 1.yrs now i try to only to take it when im feeling an episode approaching- am worried about the long term effects on my body. would like to hear from someone who has experienced numbness in the neck- please email | F | 24 | 1.5 days | 11/19/2008 | 5 | herpe2 | whe i started on it, i got a slight rash all over my chest,feel tired at first, but that went away after taking ti for a few weeks | i love valtrex though i wish it wasnt so expensive, i havent had an outbreak since taking , i am on suppressive therapy 500 mg daily, ive been on it for 6 mo and it has worked wonders for me, but i do go in every 6 mo to a year to have them check my levels, for any damage done to the liver or kidneys, i have heard of some people having issues with hair loss, that hasnt been my case as of yet,, i also take 500 mg of lysine and you take a break from it every 6 mo,,also reg algae,olive leaf extract,oil of oregano, put 4 drops under tongue and then spit out..works great.. | F | 45 | 6 months | 11/16/2008 | 5 | Genital Herpes- HSV2 | My urine has a strong odor. It took me awhile before I figured out it was the Valtrex. | I have had HSV2 for about 6 years. I will gladly pay this ridiculous amount of money and deal with the minor side effects rather than live with the painful, monthly outbreaks that lasted 7-10 days before I began taking the 1 gram preventative daily dose of Valtrex. Prior to this I felt like I was only symptom free for a couple weeks before it started again. I have only had two, quite tolerable, mild outbreaks that lasted just a couple days since I began taking it. I am VERY happy with Valtrex! | F | 29 | 6 months | 11/15/2008 | 4 | shingles | tiredness, intense dreams, significant joint pain | After only 1 day of 1000mg x3 dosage for shingles, I've already had an intense dream last night. Today I woke up to some significant hip and knee joint pain. I feels like i'm 70 w/ advanced arthritis. I'm also feeling lethargic today. I was already tired, but now it's worse. The upside, only after 1 day of taking Valtrex, the shingles are already drying up! I can live with the joint pain and tiredness for a week if it will clear up these annoying shingles. I'll have to wait and see if the side effects go away after this perscription runs out. | M | 35 | 2 days | 11/14/2008 | 4 | cold sores | Ive only been taking valtrex 500mg twice daily for the past 4 days so far to stop my current outbreak. While the valtrex hasnt helped any on the sores that i currently have, it has at least suppressed the outbreak that seemed to be coming as well as stop any other outbreaks i may have been getting. The medicine itself made me very tired and weak, and unlike anyone else I seem to be getting very red, almost rosacea like, skin on my face. i hope that goes away once i stop taking the meds. | F | 25 | 4 days | 11/13/2008 | 4 | shingles | dry mouth first couple of days, dry cough one day,now headache going on second day(similar to migraines I used to get) and have two days left on this medicine. Might check to see if I can take an Amerge for head. | I actually called my doctor because I thought I might have been misdiagnosed. Just have small oval rash on my chest, no pain and not very pronounced blisters that are fading more than drying out. This mild case is either from this medicine or the fact that I had a severe case of HSV 1 11 years ago. | F | 57 | 7 days | 11/6/2008 | 4 | Shingles | On the first day of the shingles outbreak, I took my husband (91 years old) to the doctor. He prescribed Valtrex, 1 pill 3x a day. The first day was ok. The second day his speech was very slurred. The third day I had to take him to the emergency room. His speech was slurred, balance was off and the er found that his heart enzymes were elevated. Since my husband had the same tests 3 weeks earlier that the hospital administered, it was determined that the valtrex caused the elevated heart enzymes. I reduced his pills to 1 a day for 12 days. The shingles are totally under control and dried up. However, my husband is sleeping 20 hours a day now. He has been off valtrex for 4 days but the sleepiness and slurring of speech are still here. | If you are 100% healthy, the valtrex works wonders on shingles. | M | 91 | 12 days | 10/28/2008 | 1 | HSV 1 &2 | taken 1 gm for several years as supp therapy - still get frequent ob's and docs tell me highly "unlikely" due to supp therapy. Now, I get weird creepy/crawly tingly sensations in my body - mostly hips/thighs. Heat feeling under my skin- weird rashes throughout my body. comes and goes Doesn't prevent ob's in my opinion. I wonder why it works for some people and others not? It's very debilitating and hard for me, I am in constant either itch or pain...my boyfriend doesn't have it so I feel as though I need to keep taking it to avoid transmission. | If someone else is out there and experiencing this, please respond to my email - mimi20121@ hotmail.com I am having trouble finding a good doctor - any help greatly appreciated. thank you :( | F | 34 | 7 years | 10/28/2008 |