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 |
| 4 | Herpatic Whitlow on L index finger | I have experienced no visible side effects with the exception of dependency. | Worried that my body has become dependent on Valrex. But my outbreaks were too frequent without it before I started. If I miss a day or two, my finger begins showing early symptoms of OB. I have tried going off it, but can only get a few weeks tops without an outbreak. Worried about long-term effects since it appears I will be on Valtrex for life. | M | 34 | 2 days | 5/22/2007 | 3 | herpes | extreme tiredness. out of body experience. weak muscles. horrible nightmares. | i need it for my herpes outbreaks while being pregnant, but i'm worried about what it's doing to my baby and about these horrible side effects. it does help with the herpes, but i don't think it's worth what i'm going through w/ the side effects. i think i'd rather have a c-section than go through this. | M | 29 | 2 weeks | 5/18/2007 | 3 | genital herpes | Dizziness, nauseau, headaches | I have not had an outbreak since taking Valtrex. I have experienced the side effects mentioned above every day since taking this medication. | F | 30 | 2 months | 5/16/2007 | 5 | genital herpes | no side effects | I have taken it daily for two years and only have outbreaks when I have not been able to take it for two or three days. I am afraid of long term effects and will change to only taking it when I get an outbreak. I am afraid after reading these other postings that I will find out my immune system has become reliant on the drug. | F | 46 | 2 years | 5/14/2007 | 3 | cold sores | Fatigue after the first week. I stopped it after five days, then I started experiencing nausea, metallic taste, more extreme fatigue, altered sense of smell and increased sensitivity to unpleasant smell. | It did clear the cold core in 5 days. | F | 22 | 6 days | 5/4/2007 | 3 | HSV 2 | headache, nausea, severe abdominal pain, fatigue, muscle aches | At one time I was taking the medication daily for preventive reasons but now I only take it when I have an outbreak. | F | 39 | 10 years | 5/2/2007 | 4 | genital herpes | Feel really sore around upper thighs and buttocks. Very sore to sit down. Some areas of skin on legs feels like it burning. Blurred vision. Often feel cranky. The doctor I saw had no idea of side affects and didn't see anything I had as a side affect. Still, she had a full waiting room and almost kicked me out the door! | Not sure if it was the medicine or just the virus leaving of its own accord! I started taking valtrex a week after first sores appeared. | M | 36 | 9 days | 4/22/2007 | 2 | genital herpes | None of the normal side effects I hear about. But since i've been taking Valtrax, have noticed what seems to be some sort of rash in my genital area. Im not sure if its a rash or a mild out break that has not yet improved. I have only been taking Valtrax for two weeks and this rash started almost immediatly after I began. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 4/20/2007 | 4 | herpes: finger, eye, elsewhere | Some minor nausea, occasionally diarrhea, Majoring emptying of wallet, insurance company hassels, doctors who want to "make sure" before Rx'ing. (Like this can be mistaken for anything else to one "in the know".. | A god send... Worry about long term effects but to anyone with severe, recurrent outbreaks lasting 20+ years, ... you would have to pry this one from my cold, dead fingers. Side effects very minor compared with benefit... .and I take twice the average dose. | F | 42 | 10 years | 4/15/2007 | 3 | For a genital sore, according to my | I seem to have had some diarrhea, not too bad (since usually I get constipated)but it feels like the back of my thighs have run a marathon-they are SO stiff and tired that it hurts to sit on the toilet. I am halfway through a ten-day course, first time use. I also feel just plain TIRED and unable to motivate myself to do the things I KNOW I need to do. | Not entirely clear if it is helping-but still not sure of the herpes diagnosis, either | F | 47 | 5 days | 4/15/2007 | 1 | genital herpes | fatigue;nausea.. often. | No more Valtrex...ur lever & kidney could be damaged after years taking it. My last outbreak was 2 years ago since I started taking Triple Berry Complex from herbalife company,and another 2 different herpes supplement for gental herpes. | M | 40 | 2 months | 4/8/2007 | 5 | Cold Sores on Lips | I realized just recently that when i drink excessively, I completely black out, and can't remember what happened. No other side effects. | Works well for my cold sores! | M | 25 | 4 months | 4/4/2007 | 5 | Herpes | I have had no noticeable side effects from this drug. | This is a great drug. It works so fast. | F | 23 | 2 years | 4/2/2007 | 3 | Herpes Simplex on eye | The only thing my son is experiencing is very dry skin. He is actually peeling all over his face expecially. | My son 16 has only been taking it for 5 days now, so we are not sure too much about it yet, it does seem to be drying it up, along with the rest of his face. | M | 16 | 5 days | 4/1/2007 | 2 | Occular, Hand outbreak | Joing pain, dizziness, tachycardia, nausea | Have had herpes on my left hand for 20 years. Initially I had very frequent outbreaks, then subsided - had first outbreak in 8 years, a year and a half ago. Valtrex suppressed immediately. 6 months later had (apparent) occular herpes outbreak, went on Valtrex 1G 3 x daily, 7 days, a week later had hand outbreak, followed by another occular outbreak, back on Valtrex 1Gm 3x for about 10 days more, begain having joint pain, nausea, tachycardia - all of which cleared up eventually. Experiencing a hand outbreak now, tried acyclover @ 200mg, joint pain began. Not sure what to do. FYI, not immune compromised - just, apparently, one of those things. Suspect extended, high dosage of drug caused these effects. | M | 58 | 2 weeks | 3/17/2007 | 1 | genital herpes | horrible out of body feeling, chalky drug taste in mouth, dizzy, disoriented, felt like out of reality, horrible naseau, vomiting with continued use, symptoms of medicine were worse than the horrible outbreaks I experience. Discontinued use because it was soooo horrible. | No one knows the long term affects and even the literature on it says it has not been tested for what it does to the body after one years time.....scary! | F | 22 | 2 days | 3/15/2007 | 3 | Genital Herpes | Vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, loss of appetitite. Vomited ceased after 24 hours. Diarrhea after 48+. Nausea and loss of appetite continued through entire course. | Took 1000mg 2x/day. | F | 31 | 10 days | 3/13/2007 | 3 | Shingles | Nausea, dry mouth and dehydration | The medicine helped my diagnosis, however the side effects were frustrating. | F | 24 | 7 days | 3/12/2007 | 3 | Cold Sores, HSV 1&2 | None in the first couple months of use, then noticed sensitiivty to light and sun, tiredness, blurred vision, lethargy. | Initially I thought this medicine was a god-send. It ended the horrible cold sores on my lip. But after taking the pills daily for suppression, I noticed many changes in my body. First I became sensitive to the sun. No longer could I workout in the sun in short sleeves or tanks. My skin began to break out in blotches. I had to wear long clothes in the summer. Then came the lethargy and memory loss. Blurred vision. Frequent colds and flu-like symptoms that I never had before. I developed all types of allergies in the summer. Lastly, the blisters, bumps on my legs, arms, neck and back. More rash-like than anything. But it kept me from wearing short skirts and showing my arms. Now I am going to stop the medicine and go to the alternative route. This skin irrtation has been very hard on my already sensitive skin. I really wish there was more testing done on the medicine. It went from being a great thing to my worst enemy. I'll see what results going cold-turkey does for me. | F | 36 | 2 years | 3/1/2007 | 3 | genital herpes | Well, I was prescribed 6 pills to be taken twice daily for three days just while I had an outbreak.. On the first day my upper back/neck/all along scalp line broke out with TONS of acne!! But, I finished the pills yesterday and today the acne is less severe. | I hope this works. I still feel some irritation/itching. | F | 29 | 3 days | 2/16/2007 |