valtrex rash really intense

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Hi Stan or anybody else, I just joined the group and put my 8 yr old son on valtrex almost two weeks ago. He got a rash as soon as I got him to the full dose, 500 mg 2 times a day. He's had the rash for 6 days. Today it has really intensified. It covers the right half of his torso more or less, with splotches on his back, shoulders, buttocks and genital area. It is very bumpy, inflamed and its really itching him alot. People who see it gasp. It resembles poison oak but the redness comes and goes and it has strange patterns,like some inch wide stripes going up his side to his armpits. I remember reading that the mercury rash should not itch. I just wanted to check with someone and see if this sounds like the right kind or rash to have, and if I should reduce his dose or just plug through it. Also I just started him on diflucan two days ago. He is not acting regressed which

is strange. He is just really uncomfortable. He did have diarrhea but it stopped yesterday. I would so appreciate any feedback. If this is just an allergic reaction or something that does not sound like the rash we are hoping for I don't want to unecessarily make him so uncomfortable. Thank you so much, and thank you Stan for sharing the success you had with your son. I had pretty much given up on medical interventions and now am hopeful again.

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