Valacyclovir for CMV Prophylaxis User Reviews
Brand names: Valtrex
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- August 4, 2011
Valtrex (valacyclovir) "I am currently on 4 mg of Medrol daily for approximately 1 year and a half for what doctors thought was inflammatory arthritis. Wrong. I contracted chicken pox at the age of 50 yes I never had the chicken pox as a child. Advice, if you are one of the unlucky few that did not have chicken pox as a child. Run to your doctor and demand the vaccine. I contracted chicken pox while on cortisone - not good. I ended up in the hospital with a crashed thyroid, mild adrenal crisis. And most likely cytomegalovirus infection."
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Valtrex (valacyclovir) "I am immune-compromised from ME/CFS for 17 years. This drug at a dose of 1500 mg/day restored my cognitive clarity to 100%. At only 1000 mg/day my cognitive clarity fell off substantially...a 20 point IQ drop, perhaps. When my MD took away my Valtrex one time because she thought my kidneys were at risk after I had white cells in a urine test, I became pseudo-demented and had to use a three-wheeled walker without Valtrex! I also have vestibular migraine that is treated with 350 mg/day of topamax and it gets worse without the Valtrex. As soon as I went back on the Valtrex, I perked up immediately and didn't need the walker."