Help! 13 days on full dose Valtrex, Herpes outbreak is back

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I started my 7yr old (50lbs) valtrex on Dec. 21. His full dose by DAN!

doctor is 500mg twice a day. We started 250mg twice a day for three

days, then 250 three times a day for three days. On Dec. 27, he was on

Valtrex 335mg three times a day at least four hours apart and he was

doing well.

On Jan. 2, he was showing lethargy and some coughing and running nose.

Low fever started on Jan. 3 and it went away in a day. He also

developed chapped lips (no outbreak yet) that I was able to treat with

B2 and zinc cream and went away in three days and his lips was all

right during the weekend.

Yesterday, on Jan. 10, he was showing an active herpes outbreak with

swallowing lips and itchness aroun the lips. I though valtrex was

suppose the treat the herpes outbreak. When we first started Valtrex,

the herpes was not active at all. After two weeks of Valtrex, the

outbreak is back. The last time that he had an herpes outbreak was two

years ago and acyclovir was very effective. Should I switch back to

acyclovir? My son did not show any good or bad sign when he was on

acyclovir for a month.

We are battling yeast as well.

Good things with Valtrex: he likes to play with his younger sister

more and he is more verbal (he is dyspraxia).

I have left a message at the DAN! doctor's office and we normally

won't hear back from the DAN! the same day.

We are taking a break from chelation and he is doing mHBOT and on OCD

4 drops twice a day.

Your input will be deeply appreciated.

Thanks.

Zoe

[Guest guest]

Zoe,

This is actually a common reaction.

My son developed all of the same things as your son and his cold sore was very

short lived. I think it is the virus has to run it’s course in order to

be properly suppressed. Maybe Stan could jump in here but I have been on this

board for over a year and seen many posts where the cold sore pops up as well

as rashes and viral eruptions so when we went on Valtrex I was actually hoping

for the same to happen. -

From: mb12 valtrex [mailto:mb12 valtrex ] On Behalf Of iloveandrewliu

Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007

11:31 AM

To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: Help! 13

days on full dose Valtrex, Herpes outbreak is back

Hi,

I started my 7yr old (50lbs) valtrex on Dec. 21. His full dose by DAN!

doctor is 500mg twice a day. We started 250mg twice a day for three

days, then 250 three times a day for three days. On Dec. 27, he was on

Valtrex 335mg three times a day at least four hours apart and he was

doing well.

On Jan. 2, he was showing lethargy and some coughing and running nose.

Low fever started on Jan. 3 and it went away in a day. He also

developed chapped lips (no outbreak yet) that I was able to treat with

B2 and zinc cream and went away in three days and his lips was all

right during the weekend.

Yesterday, on Jan. 10, he was showing an active herpes outbreak with

swallowing lips and itchness aroun the lips. I though valtrex was

suppose the treat the herpes outbreak. When we first started Valtrex,

the herpes was not active at all. After two weeks of Valtrex, the

outbreak is back. The last time that he had an herpes outbreak was two

years ago and acyclovir was very effective. Should I switch back to

acyclovir? My son did not show any good or bad sign when he was on

acyclovir for a month.

We are battling yeast as well.

Good things with Valtrex: he likes to play with his younger sister

more and he is more verbal (he is dyspraxia).

I have left a message at the DAN! doctor's office and we normally

won't hear back from the DAN! the same day.

We are taking a break from chelation and he is doing mHBOT and on OCD

4 drops twice a day.

Your input will be deeply appreciated.

Thanks.

Zoe