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 |
| 1 | Type 1 | First night I took it I had horrible nausea along with tingling all over my body. 3 weeks in and I can barely walk from all over joint and muscle pain. Have sever headaches with TMJ and depression. I'm in a constant fog and now having severe anxiety attacks during my sleep. I'm 2 days off the meds and fog has lifted but the rest of the symptoms are still around. I almost feel like my legs are paralyzed and won't move. This is bad bad stuff! | F | 40 | 3 weeks 500mgdaily | 1/19/2016 | 1 | I was told 6mos ago I have need new | Is makes things kinna better it's makes me sleepy. I dnt know if any othervthinks tht hace happened to me I'd because of it I'd like to think this wht the vpeo bkemid is it would be greagtvknothtim not really mentality . I have 2 beautiful children tht is need and they need me not a half she'll of a mother has anyone have it kind of side affect look me up on fb pease | 42 | 5 months | 12/14/2015 | 2 | Shingles | Terrible anxiety!! Never had anxiety for absolutely no reason. It could be a bright sunny day and I feel like the world is ending. Calling my doctor on Monday to see what the alternative is. | Stopped the shingles from spreading but the side effects weren't worth it! | M | 35 | 3 weeks 1000 mg | 12/12/2015 | 2 | Herpesvirus on lip | I took 1 Gram last night and 1 gram when I woke up this morning. Last night, pain all the way up my left arm. Today,, severe headache with TMJ pain. Took 800mg of Advil. Not getting rid of the headache. But the Valtrex did wipe out my cold sore quickly . I don't think the painful side effects are worth it though. Will try Lysine next time. | F | 43 | 1 days 1000mg | 11/25/2015 | 1 | Cold sore | within 1hr of taking 4 valtrex i had very bad side effect. It made my lower back hurt so bad i was crying on the floor can't even walk..Maybe its damaged my liver and kidney! | F | 34 | 1 days | 11/7/2015 | 4 | Herp | Racing heart rate and night sweats. Wake up drenched in sweat | F | 24 | 10 days 2000mg | 10/17/2015 | 4 | Cold Sores | nasty metallic taste, loss of appetite | Worked wonders on my huge cold sore; however, the metallic taste was unbearable. It felt like I am licking a metal dumbbell non-stop. Needless to say, brushing my teeth, gum chewing and drinking water excessively didn't help at all. | F | 23 | 1 days 1000 2X day | 10/9/2015 | 2 | Shingles | Nausea, bloating, extreme fatigue, dizziness, weird dreams, occasional racing heart, very slow reaction, headaches, ear ache | While it did help clear up the shingles, I am not taking any more of this medicine. I cannot function or concentrate at work or home. | F | 30 | 2 days 1g 3xd | 10/7/2015 | 4 | Shingles | Insomnia, after the second day my sleep pattern that I had been on for over two years was off. Couldn't fall asleep racing thoughts for hours them couldn't get up when I did fall asleep. It did speed up the shingles blisters healing process. They were completely scabbed over in a few days. | M | 42 | 9 days 1gram | 9/28/2015 | 1 | Cold Sores | Severe restlessness. It was like horrible restless legs syndrome but all over my body. Difficulty breathing, I felt like I had to keep moving to breath right. I sat in my bed and rocked for a long time just to breath. It was horrible. I was very moody. Had nightmares and in the morning I am usually about ready to pee myself but felt I couldn't pee. I finally did. I will never take again. Next day my body is sore and with my first cup of coffee the restlessness started again. | F | 52 | 1 days 2 GM 2X day | 9/18/2015 | 1 | flat warts & weak immune system | Severe headache, heart racing, jittery, yet lifeless, no-good feeling all over! Not 4 me | F | 40 | 1 days 1gram tablet | 9/16/2015 | 1 | genital herpes | I started taking Valtrex and then started feeling better in vagina but I don't feel good shaky and dizzy and nausea pain shooting in my left leg like nothing I ever experienced. | Would recommend this med.we dont know how much damage is doing. | F | 45 | 10 days | 9/13/2015 | 1 | Suppressive therapy for cold sores | This an update to my original post on 12/30/13. All of my many symptoms resolved within approximately 1 month of discontinuing; however, I have permanent joint damage in my right foot, which still causes pain. About a year ago, I attempted taking a dose to clear a cold sore and the return of symptoms was immediate. I haven't taken them since and won't. I've found that, once my body no longer was dependent on this drug, my own natural immunity strengthened. It took a few months. Now, I take 1000 mg of Lysine twice daily. I just happened to think of updating my original post today. I hope it is helpful to someone and saves you the frightening experience I went through. | F | 43 | 2 years | 8/16/2015 | 5 | Herpetic whitlow | First time: anorexia, lethargic, felt like crap (but might have been symptoms of a bad outbreak) Second time: so far no side effects | I don't want to jinx myself but I took this at my very first sign of an outbreak coming and no blisters pooped up yet. LOVE this stuff!! | F | 28 | 3 days 500mg 2x d | 6/20/2015 | 3 | shingles | I experienced swelling of my stomach after the 3rd pill on the first day. Awful stomach ache and terrible gas pains that were stuck in my stomach continued to get worse. Mild Nausea, diarrhea in the a.m. and constipation in the p.m. with an urgency to go, fatigue, muscle twitching which was mild after the first day. I made it through day 6 and only took one pill on day seven. Doc. told me to the just toss the final two pills. It has been 48 hours and the pain and gas is there but subsiding and I hope it continues to get better because these were awful side effects! | The Valtrex did reduce the shingles outbreak significantly so I guess it did its job but not without creating another problem...Both my shingles pain and my rash were tolerable on the drug but my stomach was out of control! | F | 33 | 7 days 1GM 3X day | 6/12/2015 | 4 | Cold sores | I was very very sleepy. I slept for hours at a time | I took the dosage twice since I still had some small postules the morning of day 2. 6 hours after my second course and the postules have began to dry and scab. Nothing better out there for cold sores | F | 27 | 2 days 2000 | 6/7/2015 | 4 | cold sore | Joint pain in fingers and lower back. HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES. Dreamed wife was a zombie and attacking me. Kicked her in my sleep so hard i hurt my foot defending myself from her. Nightmare has been recurring 6-8 times a night.... Not cool. Took care of multiple cold sores in about 4 days | Aside from the side effects i am happy with the performance | M | 46 | 10 days 1 gram 3xd | 5/29/2015 | 5 | Shingles | Very mild stomach discomfort for about an hour after taking each pill. | Small shingles outbreak on my back (first for me) was almost gone after the first day on the drug, although I still have some numb patches. Nice side effect: By the end of day 2, my back acne was noticeably improved, and seems to be better every day. | M | 39 | 4 days 1 gram 3X day | 4/27/2015 | 4 | HSV2 | Never had side effects before. Always take one pill when I first start to feel funny like an OB coming on. Then another about 8 hours later then another 8 hours later. Those 3 usually nip it in the bud and prevent an OB from ever coming to fruition. This time however I started getting a spotty rash on my chest. It doesn't itch. Just very blotchy. Took one in PM 2 days ago and one in AM and one in PM yesterday (my usual 3) and both today and yesterday I woke up with these splotches. I don't recommend taking this or any other medication directly before bed. | Other than that to prevent an OB it works really well. I just try to use it as a last resort and keep my immune system up so I don't let the virus in. Smoking is the number one OB causer for me as well as around the time of my period. Don't smoke around the time of your period or you're asking for it. Lots of sleep and vitamins and hopefully you won't have to take Valtrex at all. Last resort ONLY. | F | 26 | 4 years 500MG 1X O | 4/9/2015 | 5 | HSV-2 | None | Works really well for occasional outbreaks; relief within an hour or so; I took it right away just one a day for two days and then symptoms gone. Is effective even a few years after it has expired (not recommending that but this is a med you might not need for a year or two and then you are glad you have some on hand when needed) | F | 50 | 1 days 500 mg | 4/2/2015 |