I am a 43 year old woman and have been diagnosed with mono again. I first got mono the summer between my junior and senior years of high school. I had it bad and was completely in bed except for my weekly trips to the doctor for 2-3 months.

I have not been the same since then.

Then, the past 6 months - a year, I have been very stressed and pushing hard at work and other things. I started getting more and more fatigued. I started having difficulties sleeping, heart racing at times ... I got worse and worse. I also had and still have the terrible brain fog, the dizziness and light headedness, even more extreme fatigue and weakness, loss of appetite, problems eating fatty or greasy foods, memory problems, sore throat, swollen glands, flu-like symptoms, body aches, complete exhaustion ... a few weeks ago, I had blood tests run, and they came back with a diagnosis of chronic/reactivated mono.

Here are my numbers:

EBV Acute Infection Antibodies (EBV Ab VCA, IgM) ... 4 Negative (under 100 is negative.)

EBV Early Antigen (Ag, IgG) .... 134 High (again under 100 is negative)

EBV Ab VCA, IgG .... 3,166 High (under 100 is negative)

EBV Nuclear Antigen Ab, IgG .... 772 High (under 100 is negative)

Then there was an interpretation chart:

Susceptible ... Negative VCA-IgM, Negative EA-IgG, Negative VCA-IgG, Negative NA-ABS

Acute Infection ... Positive VCA-IgM, Positive EA-IgG, Positive VCA-IgG, Positive NA-ABS

Chronic/Reactivated ... Negative VCA-IgM, Positive EA-IgG, Positive VCA-IgG, Positive NA-ABS

Old Infection ... Negative VA-IgM, Negative EA-IgG, Positive VCA-IgG, Positive NA-ABS

I am going to try taking Vitamin B. I've also heard taking Vitamin C helps.

I have heard that some people are taking Valtrex or other herpes anti-viral's and say they get better faster and don't have as many reactivations. Has anyone heard anything about this???? Others have also reported taking Famciclovir, Valcyte, Monolaurin??? Some have also reported taking collodal silver and garlic. Anyone with any knowledge of any of those or anyone try any of those???

Wow, it seems to me that the doctors I have seen don't know much about mono/glandular fever/EBV, especially when it is recurrent. Anyone know any clinics, doctors, specialists in this area? Any research in this area???

I am just not getting better, but seem worse even, but I haven't really been resting either. I hate to take off work much, but I may have to.