ACYCLOVIR Reviews (ACYCLOVIR)Average Rating: 2.9 (212 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACYCLOVIR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACYCLOVIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Cold sore on nose | Dr recommended this after I had a severe breakout that covered the entire bottom of my nose. Helped heal it a lot faster. Now I start taking it when I feel one coming on and it stops it in its tracks. I love it. | F | 26 | 3 years 400mg | 3/6/2012 | 5 | shingles | No real side effects other than a bad taste in the mouth. 1 day, I did not drink enough water, and my urine was dark and smelled, but the days I kept well hydrated were fine. | took 5x a day, which isn't in the options on this site. Within 3 days the rash stopped spreading, mostly gone at end of scrip. | M | 28 | 7 days 800mg 4X day | 2/15/2011 | 4 | Cold Sore HSV1 | None so far | I feel so much better and I have loads of energy as before I was exhausted and a wreck. Also before each outbreak I usually have lower back pain from a bulging disk and then get sick sometimes followed by a cold sore and strange rash on my face. I wonder if this is my immunity being lowered by stress and a combination nerve disorder. | F | 29 | 7 days 500mg 3X day | 12/8/2010 | 4 | episodic cold sores/fever blisters | NONE Length of time taking drug (listed above is duration of each episode.. but i've actually taken it for about 15 years. | keeps blisters from getting as large. shortens healing time. i keep a couple on hand to make sure i can take it the second i feel an outbreak coming on so that it's most effective, and then call my doctor for refill in order to continue taking the full script. After reading various other sites, i do believe that perhaps i need to take the 200 mg 5x a day or increase dosage to 400mg (various suggestions for frequency of dosage were listed)in order to get the maximum effectiveness from the medicine..and possibly even shorter healing time--- but i'll have to discuss it further with my doctor first. i do use abreva and curasore as topical meds to ease the itching/burning. | F | 33 | 10 days 200 mg 4X day | 11/3/2010 | 4 | Herpes 1 Chin | Awake, alert, better concentration, mild back and leg pain. | Had breakouts on cheek for 6 years. Went to 7 doctors and all kinds of tests. I recently found out that the dermatologist misdiagnosed me 3 years ago. I am taking this drug now for 3 weeks and the cheek is healing, but slowly. But the side effects have helped me with being chronically fatiqued all my life. The back and muscle pain could be due to not drinking enough water. So far I am very happy with this drug. | F | 42 | 21 days 800 MG 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 5 | herpes simplex 2 | none yet | I like this drug. and my bf does also. he never would take valtrex because he seen how it made me feel. i wish i would have known about it before i spent 230.00 on valtrex. it works better anyway i'm not tired and we don't have outbreaks anymore. | F | 23 | 1 months 400 mg 2X day | 7/16/2010 | 5 | SHINGLES*(on back and chest) | The drug made me feel tired, and I was constantly thirsty--but my doctor warned me of these likely side effects, so I expected to be tired and drank lots of fluids/water. I noticed that my urine was dark yellow every time I peed, no matter how much water/fluids I drank--that was mildly disquieting, as I worried about kidney function, but it returned to normal the day I stopped taking the drug, so it's temporary kidney stress. I would not use the drug if I had kidney disease, and many elderly people have that without knowing it. *(perhaps that's a really good reason for elderly people or people with kidney disease to get the new live shingles vaccine--to prevent needing to use a kidney-stressing drug)** | This drug(generic ACYCLOVIR) is MUCH cheaper than many other anti-virals, and it really worked to reverse the wicked shingles on my back and chest----and it did so in 5 days! I have never had oral or genital herpes, and this was my first episode of shingles, but from what I've read and been told, my shingles episode was really minor compared to ones not treated with Acyclovir. i heard horror stories about shingles lasting 6 months in some people! OUCH-UGLY-NO THANKS! I have very minor pain in the area where the shingles lesions have healed, but i don't really expect this to bother me even if it takes a while to disappear. I was told that untreated shingles often lead to horrible post-herpetic pain and that the drug is mostly used to prevent that--thus, the reversal of the painful and ugly blisters is just a superficial side-benefit and not the main goal. I would definititely recommend this drug to anyone with shingles, unless they have kidney disease. I am young and healthy so could use it in the strongest oral(non-IV) dose as needed. I was warned that even with use of the drug, I remained "highly contagious for Chickenpox" to any baby or other non-immune person, so I didn't let it's effectiveness allow me to forget that. I had to be careful who I was in close proximity to until the lesions were healed. I can see the effectiveness of the drug being a negative--persons might be so happy with the results that they accidentally forget they have a contagious di | F | 47 | 5 days 800 mg 4X day | 6/26/2010 | 4 | ashy, dull skin, facial swelling, mood swings, low back pain, exhaustion | This works, but always take with food and drink plenty of water through the day. I tend to break out just before my menstrual cycle begins. Do not exceed the prescribed dose ever as it does not help any faster, and side effects are more severe. Keep a good cocoa butter lip balm, water and lotion on hand at all times as your skin will most likely become parched. | F | 29 | 5 days 800 2X day | 4/14/2010 | 3 | not sure, in a research study | insomnia | I have only been taking this for 2 days now. The only side effects I have seen so far is insomnia, not sure if it's from the medicine , or from the other meds I take... | F | 34 | 2 days 400mg 2X day | 2/12/2010 | 5 | HSV 2 | Initial headaches, but none now. | I have been using it to prevent outbreaks for 3 years. It just works. Tried Valtrex and it made me dizzy, and it costs a lot more. So I am sticking with generic Acyclovir. It is a pain to have to remember to take it twice a day, but it is so worth it. | F | 52 | 3 years | 11/23/2009 | 4 | genital herpes | diarrhea | It stops outbreaks erupting if you take it soon enough and reduces recovery time to 2-3 days. | F | 47 | 10 years | 11/13/2009 | 4 | genital herpes | None come to mind. | This doesn't work all the time. I do still get the occasional outbreak. But hey it's cheaper than valtrex and it's decent. | F | 17 | 10 months | 9/23/2009 | 1 | Shingles | Horrible abdominal pain, nausea, vomitting | After horrible nerve pain in my left thigh, I was diagnosed with a stress related shingles outbreak. I never had any leisions though. I took acyclovir for aprox 30 hours the began experiencing crippling abdominal pain along with nausea and vomitting. I ended up in the ER and the docs thought I had a bowel obstruction. After a negative CT scan they told me it was caused by the acyclovir! It was not worth it at all!! I may think that because I had no leisions so I don't know how horrible they are but I will NEVER take this drug again! | F | 25 | | 9/13/2009 | 3 | Herpes | exhaustion, lower back pain,depression, sadness, constipation, stomach ache, hair loss, numbness in fingers, legs and feet and toes | It works! I have a lot of side effects tho. | F | 22 | 4 years | 8/25/2009 | 5 | genital herpes | Worked great in suppressing breakouts. Took for a long period of time everyday. I started noticing a very significant amount of hair loss. I had very long hair. Hair loss ( alopecia ) is a side effect. Wish I had found out about that side effect before I almost went bald. Doc has now put me on Famvir. Don't know much about it, but seems to work good and hair loss is not a side effect. | F | 25 | 7 years | 8/10/2009 | 5 | Shingles | Sluggish, depressed, sad, tired anger. Loss of appetite. Loss of interest in activites. | Worth the side effects. Solved my pain from shingles of the ear and face within days. Side effects were minimal enough I didn't realize they were related to the medication until day seven out of 10 days total. | 10 days | 5/7/2009 | 4 | oral herpes | weakness and fatigue; headaches initially. | I have been taking it for a week after a first time horrific outbreak of oral herpes with fever, swollen glands and soreness following a period of high stress. The sores began healing after about 3-4 days on the medication(outbreak began 10 days ago) but I am extremely exhausted and achy still, and I think it's caused by the medication. Taking 800 mg 5 times a day. Had headaches for the first 3 days, then those tapered off. Makes me feel spacy and very physically weak, but I think it helped shorten the infection time, so I'll take the side effects | F | 52 | 7 days | 2/16/2009 | 2 | | 1/19/2009 | 5 | herpes | sluggishness, mild indigestion, loss of appetite, looser stools, occasional gas with oily discharge, general increase in flatulence | Helped clear the rash after an initial two days of "why is it getting worse?" and then everything being gone within a week. The side-effects annoying but they beat having nasty sores for more than a few days that make sitting down very uncomfortable. Eating something with the pills do help as does keeping well-hydrated. I'm hoping I don't get anymore outbreaks but I know if I get another one, there's some good stuff to relieve the worst of it. First time I took it was 10 days, subsequent times have been 5 days by the way. | F | 29 | 10 days | 12/22/2008 | 4 | Herpes Simplex | Generally tired and fatigued and also caused me to have mood swings. The slightest raised voice or critism made me cry and become depressed for a few hours. | I break out less often, sores are milder and heal faster. I only take Acyclovir when I have a break out now or know I am getting a break out (times of high stress or illness). When younger, the severity of my sores left me scars and eye damage on the entire left side of my face. I haven't had a sore in months. | F | 24 | 6 years | 8/14/2008 |