Re: Valtrex and EBV

[Guest guest]

wrote: " Twenty-five patients with CFS illness were treated orally for 6

months with doses of valacyclovir (valtrex) in a formulation to give

continuous anti-EBV effective blood levels throughout the day. The

trial was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Patients

were carefully monitored for safety by repeated appropriate blood

tests. There were no adverse side effects.

Sixteen of the 25 patients had single virus EBV infection and

benefitted, but the remaining 9 - clinically similar - CFS patients

with had EBV-HCMV co-infection and did not benefit. It is therefore

concluded that valacyclovir (valtrex) in the laboratory is effective

versus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but it is not effective (active)

versus cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Therefore, the results strengthen the

need for subset classification and appropriate subset-directed

antiviral treatment for CFS illness. "

I think the dosage for the Valtrex was something like 1 g 3x/day, but

I can't be sure.

My Reply: This makes sense to me. I was diagnosed with EBV and Herpes Simplex,

Six and Parvo, but not cytomegalo. I took 1 gm three times a day of Valtrex and

it took about six months for everything to really click (Dr. Dantini protocol).

I rarely have sore throat and swollen glands much anymore, but if I do, I take

Valtrex for 2-3 days (usually just two grams instead of three) and I get a boost

to my immune system.

in La Selva Beach CA

[Guest guest]

Hey there ,

I was tested for viruses in 11/05.

HHV6(RT-PCR) - Negative

EBV - Negative

CMV IGG was high, but IGM was very low

I'm not sure how accurate the tests are, but I know that for years

prior to my CFS onset I had a chronic sore throat and headache, which

sort of indicates chronic viral infection of some kind, but based

solely on the blood tests I'm not sure if anti-viral therapy would be

right for me.

Chris

" Twenty-five patients with CFS illness were treated

orally for 6

> months with doses of valacyclovir (valtrex) in a formulation to give

> continuous anti-EBV effective blood levels throughout the day. The

> trial was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Patients

> were carefully monitored for safety by repeated appropriate blood

> tests. There were no adverse side effects.

>

> Sixteen of the 25 patients had single virus EBV infection and

> benefitted, but the remaining 9 - clinically similar - CFS patients

> with had EBV-HCMV co-infection and did not benefit. It is therefore

> concluded that valacyclovir (valtrex) in the laboratory is effective

> versus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but it is not effective (active)

> versus cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Therefore, the results strengthen the

> need for subset classification and appropriate subset-directed

> antiviral treatment for CFS illness. "

>

> I think the dosage for the Valtrex was something like 1 g 3x/day, but

> I can't be sure.

>

>

> My Reply: This makes sense to me. I was diagnosed with EBV and

Herpes Simplex, Six and Parvo, but not cytomegalo. I took 1 gm three

times a day of Valtrex and it took about six months for everything to

really click (Dr. Dantini protocol). I rarely have sore throat and

swollen glands much anymore, but if I do, I take Valtrex for 2-3 days

(usually just two grams instead of three) and I get a boost to my

immune system.

>

> in La Selva Beach CA

>

>