ACYCLOVIR Reviews (ACYCLOVIR)

Average Rating: 2.9 (212 Ratings)

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ACYCLOVIR  (ACYCLOVIR):  This medication is used to treat "cold sores/fever blisters" (herpes labialis). It can speed up healing of the sores and decrease symptoms (such as tingling, pain, burning, itching). Acyclovir belongs to a class of medications known as antivirals. It works by stopping the growth of the virus. This medication does not cure herpes, and it does not prevent passing the infection to someone else. It does not prevent a future occurrence.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-04-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 2  Herpes I already have bad anxiety but this is making me more anxious, I feel sad all the time, my stomach is giving me problems, I feel spaced out, I find myself pooping constantly throughout the day and I’m never hungry...these meds are ruining me Wouldn’t recommend F 21 1 weeks
400mg
11/4/2019
 1  Herpes This drug made me feel terrible. Extreme head pressure, spaced out, nauseous, dizzy, flared my fibromyalgia, completely lethargic couldn’t bring myself to do a thing. Honestly would have rather waited the symptoms out! F 28 7 days
1200mg day
10/29/2019
 1  SCT and shingles Loss of appetite, depression, severe anxiety, high bilirubin in lab work , Pale colored stool M 58 4 weeks
400 mg x2
10/14/2019
 4  For herpes Severe headaches, ear and neck pain, nausea, confusion, lightheaded, joint pain, tiredness, confused. I rarely get outbreaks F 48 10 years
30
10/1/2019
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 3  Hsv2 Nausea, stomach cramps, agitation, sadness, loneliness, headaches, body aches, fatigue It gets rid of the outbreaks but not sure it's worth the side effects! I think I will just stick to a low dose as needed or just wait it out this is the most tired, sick, and depressed I have ever felt! 43 9 days
800mg
9/15/2019
 1  Shingles Extremely anxious, explosive diarrhea, shaking, panic attacks, tremors in my head movement involuntarily. Depression. F 54 5 days
800 mg’s
9/14/2019
 1  Cold sore General uneasiness, increase heart rate, forgetfulness, anxiety, high blood pressure, feel like muscles are always tense, including others that I can’t recall at the moment. Is topical cream still available, it was a miracle cure for cold sores, pill form is like eating poison! M 63 2 days
400
8/27/2019
 2  hsv2 I hate this drug. I have headaches, I feel exhausted and as if I’m getting sick everyday I take this. I feel weak and it’s making me depressed I think valtrex is better, but more expensive F 30 7 days
400 x2
7/31/2019
 1  Singles ⚠️⚠️⚠️WARNING Took this pills (Aciclostad) for 7 days. On the second day I felt like I had a stroke and got trembling and paralysis over my arms and legs and had a panic attack. Since then my head felt dazed and i got high pulse every day. I went to hospital, they checked my brain with MRT, Lumbal Punction and 5x blood tests - couldnt find a thing. Thats now almost 4 weeks ago and I'm still feeling dizzy in my head, I have lack of concentration and I'm feeling tired the whole day and have sleep problems. Please be aware before taking this substance. I couldn't imagine that a medicine you only take for 7 days can damage your psyche so hard. It almost feels like a depression. Im trying to do sports and use CBD to manage my panic attacks. M 23 7 days
5x800MG
7/21/2019
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 2  Shingles on roof of my mouth! Headache. Anxiety & depression. No appetite. Diarrhea. Weak. Increased insombia BIG time. Back pain. I am supposed to take x 10 days. No way will be able to do. Sores are improving but there has to be a better tolerated drug than this. F 56 5 days
800mg 5xs
5/26/2019
 1  Shingles Tingling on head and legs, detached , panic attack, lethargic. I decided to stop taking this med. I noticed each day I was taking it, I gradually felt more off. I couldnt explain it, I just felt like something wasnt right. I went to the ER on the 4th night of taking Acyclovir feeling extremely cloudy. I told them I had a stiff neck my chest hurt and I kept getting a stabbing pain in the back of my head.They did an EKG, blood work, CAT scan and a spinal tap. Everything came back negative. 2 days later my symptoms got worse. It became so severe I got a panic attack. I never had a panic attack. I thought I was having a heart attack. I couldnt catch my breath, my heart was racing, my body was shaking. That lasted for about 4 mins. I tried to calm myself but I couldnt stop it. That was scary as hell. I searched severe side effects for this med, and saw that my symptoms are related to Acyclovir, with the exception to the panic attack. M 53 7 days
800
5/26/2019
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 1  After bone marrow transplant Severe depression, anxiety, loneliness 59 6 months
800 MG
2/5/2019
 1  Cold sores Heart palpitations, increased adrenaline, anxiety Stopped taking it F 50 4 days
200mg
12/6/2018
 1  HSV1 This drug has made me so ill. The stomach ache, headache, tiredness and horrific nausea followed by loss of appetite and severe depression went on for 2 weeks even after ceasing to take the medication. It didn't even stop any OB's either. Absolutely no benefit to taking whatsoever and made my symptoms worse if anything. Stay away! F 39 5 days
400mg
12/4/2018
 1  Cold sores After the last tablet I started to have panic attacks and severe diarrhea, tiredness, fear, brain fog, lack of concentration, hives, joint or nerve pain, blurry vision, uncontrollable thoughts, nausea I am having those symptoms for 4 months now and my doctor told me that all my tests are good and they said there is no way that the medication would stay that long in my system, but I was very healthy before I took it. It turned my life to a nightmare F 23 5 days
400
10/28/2018
 3  Shingles Nausea, anxiety, depression, shivers, difficulty breathing, tired, loss of appetit. I took this a week after I got shingles thinking it was just a painful rash. It did help heal my shingles quickly and I think being on my 5 day on this my shingles have healed by 90% but I was taking it 5 times a day. But I really want to stop because of how awful this med makes me feel. I almost had a panic attack because I thought I was dying since I felt so sick. It works but it’s a nightmare. F 26 5 days
800mg
10/7/2018
 1  Shingles Tired weak wheezing Bad drug 49 10 days
800mg 5x d
9/27/2018
 1  Hsv1 Headaches, nausea, malaise, weakness, muscle aches Horrible tablets! Decided to stop taking as can’t deal with the symptoms all day everyday. F 24 5 days
800mg
9/17/2018
 1  Herpes or shingles I have had headache, pain, nausea, cramping, diarrhea to the point of bleeding. Loss of appetite for fear of diarrhea. Tired, sad, emotional and scared. I stopped taking it 24 hours ago and I'm still sick. And alot more worried I don't think it is a good medication at all. I would rather have sores and scars. The side effects ar horrible! F 51 9 days
800mg 5x d
9/16/2018
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 1  HSV2 Neuralgia where outbreaks normally occur, fatigue, terrible lower back pain that extended down leg so couldn't really walk or stand. Anxiety, feeling low and generally feeling crap. It could be a complete coincidence and maybe nothing to do with the acyclovir and maybe I have another type of virus,however, the way I have been feeling since I started taking this drug is worse than how I felt during an outbreak because at least the outbreak only lasted a couple of weeks, whereas these symptoms seems to have become part of my day to day since around day 3 of taking it. So I have stoped today and will see if the symptoms subside, if they do, then I guess it was the acyclovir however the doctors tell me it is very unlikely - but I am beginning to wonder how much they actually know about or admit to side effects because the more I research, the more I seem to be finding out about similar stories to mine. Particularly the sciatica type pain which is really debilitating. F 53 6 weeks
2X day
9/11/2018
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