valtrex

[Guest guest]

Jin,

I have not submitted it yet, but we are self insured,

not in a group. If we end up spending too much acc.

to them, they will raise our rates. They have doneso

this year already. I don't understand why valtrex is

so very expensive. I feel so badly for those who do

not have insurance. I don't know how they make it.

Barb

--- " jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> "

<yanglou@...> wrote:

> Barb,

>

> Why your insurance company not cover it? It is a lot

> of money for

> one month. How can insurance company get off paying

> it so easy?

>

> Jin

[Guest guest]

Our son had Valtrex which didn't do well for him. He was very very hyper

and restless and we switched to Famvir. He was less restless and in the

end even that balanced out but we don't see any major jump in language.

Nor am I seeing extraordinary connectedness.

My son is a tough nut to crack, he is in an awesome verbal behavior

program in a private school. But he is very prompt dependent at home for

a lot of things and even though I am trying very hard to fade them he is

not moving on. These meds haven't helped with those issues either and

Dr.G just added Celexa to the mix. He is on the 5th day and the last 2

days I see my son being hyper especially today. I will have to observe

his progress and report. He is waking up at night again and we are also

waiting to see good progress.

Sara

[Guest guest]

I have also bought them at walgreen's. They are not

very expensive.

--- meljackmom <meljackmom@...> wrote:

> Joie...I buy them

> here...http://www.capsuline.com/pills_gelatin.php

> (the clear ones)

> I use a pill cutter and cut all pills and put them

> in a gel cap. i

> buy the #1 and #2 size, and they work for all the

> meds he takes.

>

>

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > >

> > > I'm new to the group. Just started taking my

> 8-year-old son

> Adam

> > to

> > > Dr. G. He has been diagnosed with very high

> functioning

> > > autism/Asperger's.

> > >

> > > We just started taking Valtrex, one pill three

> times a day.

> It's

> > > not easy to get him to take it. First of all,

> it's gigantic so

> > it's

> > > hard to swallow. Secondly, after you smash it

> up, it tastes

> > > horrible. I mix it with a little soy ice cream

> and a lot of fat-

> > > free organic chocolate syrup to kill the taste.

> I call Adam " my

> > > little soldier " because he takes the medicine

> reluctantly with a

> > > look of disgust on his face.

> > >

> > > My concern is having to put a lot of sweet syrup

> on it to kill

> the

> > > taste. Adam is already overweight and I worry

> about him getting

> > > childhood diseases like juvenile diabetes.

> > >

> > > He is on a dairy-free diet too.

> > >

> > > Do you have any recommendations for getting

> Valtrex down in

> a " low-

> > > calorie " yet tasty way?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > Debbie (proud mother of 2 wonderful sons

> diagnosed with

> > autism)

> >

> >

> >

> >

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> > the original author(s), and is not necessarily

> endorsed by or the

> > opinion of the Research Institute and/or the

> Parent

> Coalition.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

for my son, improvements with valtrex was cognitively. i wash off the

tablet (blue dye) , crush it up and mix in a little pear baby food with a very

quick chaser of diluted juice. it is all done very quickly. works for us.

vicki

[Guest guest]

Vicki-

Don't mean to be pushy, but can you give me some exact

examples of what cognitive improvements your son has

made on valtrex?

Thanks!!

--- vickila1@... wrote:

> for my son, improvements with valtrex was

> cognitively. i wash off the

> tablet (blue dye) , crush it up and mix in a little

> pear baby food with a very

> quick chaser of diluted juice. it is all done very

> quickly. works for us.

>

> vicki

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