Acyclovir for Herpes Simplex User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Zovirax, Sitavig
Acyclovir has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 82 reviews for the treatment of Herpes Simplex. 72% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 13% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Acyclovir
- Not...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- October 22, 2017
"I’ve been having cold sores since I was 12 on my lips and face. I tried everything and nothing would work. My doctor prescribed me this when he realized how serious it was. I was getting them sometimes one right after the other one! I’m supposed to take one gram a day, but I found that when I did that I still got them frequently. So I only take it when I feel a tingle , I take about 4 and it never comes out. What sucks is when I don’t get the tingle and I just wake up with a full blow on sore/sores. Overall medicine really helps though! Completely free with my insurance as well!"
- Child
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- December 5, 2020
"My child caught rash on skin. I don’t know where she came in contact with it. We had been on vacations and she was in swimming. It comes back often times every two months. It stays longer when acyclovir is used. I used the cream and the oral liquid and it the outbreak lasted for a long time and it comes back as soon as treatment stops. I’m currently trying essential oils and it clears up faster but I don’t know about the recurrences yet."
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- oldgirl
- Taken for 10 years or more
- July 24, 2015
"I got herpes in my twenties and am now 62. Every few years it still flares up, usually from stress. This drug 200 mg 3x per day is a godsend. The blisters clear up almost overnight. No side effects."
- Merch...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- July 5, 2019
"Have had HSV-2 for 15 years. Take the pills on a schedule and try to avoid being stressed because this disease will never go away. Eventually you just get use to having it. Stay positive."
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- Roger...
- June 21, 2016
"I'm 57 and got herpes 35 years ago when I was cheating on my wife. I find that the meds work in 3 days if you take it at the very first sign."
- Anonymous
- January 6, 2011
Zovirax (acyclovir) "I had my first outbreak over a year ago, been taking 400mg a day and haven't had an outbreak since."
- Happy
- September 14, 2017
"Been taking this medicine for two years with no outbreaks and no side effects. It's been life changing."
- Expat...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- March 12, 2021
"Every few years it occurs, always keep it in reserve because if you are fast enough, a single 800mg can stop it in its tracks, maybe 2 or 3 just to be sure.."
- Joey...
- September 2, 2009
"Saved the vision in both my right and left eyes when I had a herpes outbreak in the retina."
- hopeful...
- April 16, 2013
"I have been on the medicine for almost 2 years now and I have only had 3 outbreaks so far, don't know what causes them but I start taking my meds 3 times a day with an outbreak and hope it works."
- anony...
- July 27, 2017
"I just found out I had HSV. I have itching and burning sensation and the doctor put me on 200 mg daily. Will that be enough?"
- Anonymous
- December 11, 2011
"This with the combination of Abreva is a miracle. "
- Anonymous
- February 21, 2009
Zovirax (acyclovir) "I been taking this medication for about a week and can still feel some pain but other then that it's works really well. I been taking 400 mg three times a day."
- star
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- October 30, 2018
"taking 400mg once a day works for me to prevent outbreaks"
- Denny
- May 6, 2018
"Great drug .. it’s a shame the cream is so expensive. Tablet for relatively inexpensive. Why is the ointment so expensive?"
- Track...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- December 3, 2021
"Amazing worked so well I can't believe it"
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"I am 65 years old and I have genital herpes since I was 30, Acyclovir helps if I take it as soon as I feel the pain, 400 mg 3 times a day. I didn't get it for years but a few days ago I could recognize the tingling, I phoned my Dr. And she sent the prescription straight away to the chemist. In my third day and it helps straight away, but the side effects are that I am feeling very tired and sleepy during the day. I suppose having an outbreak would be worse."