- Burning eyeballs & other symptoms since I'm off abx 10th April 2007
... ask her about putting you on an antiviral....such as VALTREX ...
How is the sleeping problem?
Sending you...
... tell you that you really need to be careful about the valtrex jojo recommended. I know she was trying to help but ... a few years ago my doctor gave me valtrex thinking that what I was dealing with might be a virus ... know until somebody on here pointed out to me that valtrex is an immune suppressant. Just like the steroids ... nothing had changed for better or worse but after the valtrex and subsequent steroids my life has been a living ... anything you are given be checked out. I had no idea valtrex would start this ball rolling. I just wish I had ... gotten better. The steroids finished off what the valtrex started. Of course the opthamologist and the neurologist ... disagreed and said valtrex wouldn't do that but I have since found an article ... on valtrex that states on rare ocassions it will create eye problems ... . Maybe the makers of valtrex don't know why but it could be people who have lyme...
... Well I am sorry you had such a hard time with the valtrex . I know a few people that are on it and have/had no...
- Head is spinning...Questions 2nd April 2007
... many problems also...
Does he/she have you like on Valtrex ??
My test never showed me a positive either...only...
... JoJo-
No I am not being treated. I do have Valtrex here that they gave me I think it is for 5 days, when...
- Update and ?? 13th March 2007
... In the meantime he wants me on a mega 5 day does of Valtrex before I start the other abx's. This morning, the ... almost gone and dried up, I have yet to start the Valtrex . I have read much here about Valtrex and not sure...
- MicBlues.... 12th March 2007
... your four-legged babies? How you doing with the Valtrex and all?
What are those other bacteria/virus' you...
... your doctor SHOULD put you on a antiviral...such as Valtrex . High dose like 2,000 a day..
It is also for any...
- Complications 27th February 2007
... Cytomeglovirus and the usually herpes....SOOOO I am on Valtrex for those now too.
All I am trying to say is I...
... grief...
I am feeling pretty darn well. Been on Valtrex for 6 months or so then asked the doc to put me on...
- Advice Please 23rd February 2007
... aclovir and zovirax. But the doctor I see now has me on Valtrex at 2,000 mg a day. And things are calming down.
... you tested postive for these you would benefit from Valtrex . Did the doctors put you on anything???
There...
- Update on my appt with LLMD - a month with no drugs. yikes! 21st February 2007
... and skull...and in my head....He has me on 2,000 of Valtrex ...I have been on zovirax and acylovir before but it ... did NOT help ...the Valtrex seems to do alot better job....You could also try...
- jojo 20th February 2007
... your system deals with it...Also taking 2,000 mg of Valtrex . Which is for the Epstein Barr and Cytomeglovirus...
- Possible Lyme Disease? 14th February 2007
... after being off of them for a year...And also am on Valtrex (Antiviral) and also taking antibiotics for microbacteriums...
- Saw LLMD today. Not doing to good. 29th January 2007
... Cytomeglovirus? If you tested positive...are you on Valtrex ??? I truly feel that some of that is what is wrong...
- Daily B12 shots - methylcobalamin - I'm scared - does it work? 2nd January 2007
... better if your treated. And you would need to take Valtrex 2,000 mg a day for these.
And has she tested you...
- Epstein-Barr or Lyme's? Please help. 8th November 2006
... the lyme and those two virus's are.....
I am on valtrex the last few weeks and feel much better....just helps...
- Blues...hello.... 21st October 2006
... having gallbladder problems...lol....and I am starting Valtrex too...BEINGS MY CYCLOMYVIRUS AND EPSTEIN BARR....ARE...
- Wanting to stop all treatment... 13th August 2006
... been getting 1 dose a day in with the doxycycline, valtrex and biaxin. I haven't been getting it in as required ... to nausea. I've even thought about not getting the valtrex and biaxin refilled. Why am I doing this? On top...
- How did your Family doctor respond to you seeing an LLMD?? 24th July 2006
... said he doesn't understand why I am on Biaxin and Valtrex . I thought I was on those two for a re-activation...
- What meds/supplements are you on? Also, what tests does your LLMD order? 13th July 2006
... what I need! I guess that is why he is adding the valtrex and biaxin. Who knows though! I don't think I was...
- My new game plan on beating lyme and co infections!..... 13th July 2006
... of the doxy I will start anti virals (most likely valtrex ).
Hopefully this will be my final battle.
My...
- somethings working! 22nd June 2006
... have had a lot of really good days. I just started valtrex for my hsv and hopefully that will keep me going good...
- Results of balance tests and appt with specialist 16th May 2006
... said I thought my vision problem was a reaction to 2 valtrex I had taken I was completely blown off by not just...
- Does Anyone Have Eye Troubles? 25th March 2006
... opthamologist even though I felt it was a reaction to 2 valtrex I had been given. He pooh poohed it and put me on ... with absolutely no change 24/7 until I took the 2 valtrex . He wouldn't even hear that it was a reaction. My...
- anyone with blisters? 17th March 2006
... Dear brid,
Oh my God! My doctor gave me valtrex for what he thought might be a virus since we had ... heart. Nobody would believe it was a reaction to the valtrex but I have since found in an article on valtrex that ... ocassions. I think it was Tinuviel who later told me that valtrex is an immune suppressant just like the steroids and ... has been having a party ever since. Prior to the valtrex and steroids my problems were NOTHING compared to...
... I'm with Maureen on this once. If you read about Valtrex , it says do not take if you do "not" have a healthy...
... change me the medication for doxy, it was expensive the valtrex and didint have enough money and bouoth just 10 doxy...
- how did you/do you get through it 11th March 2006
... when I think about it it was actually just 2 stinking valtrex pills that really started the ball rolling.
As...
- Ticker or anyone else good with results!! 8th March 2006
... months of absolutely no change my PC gave me some valtrex thinking maybe I had a virus since none of the tons ... of tests I had proved anything. Little did I know valtrex was an immune suppressant and after 2 pills I could ... and MS specialist I think it was a reaction to the valtrex and they all said no. I now carry in my wallet an ... ad for valtrex I found that says in rare cases it can cause vision...
- New Here, Need Support! 7th February 2006
... to my GP for some naproxen and he also gave me some valtrex thinking maybe what I had been dealing with for 18 ... They just wouldn't even consider a reaction to the valtrex . :)
I am so glad you don't have any co-infections...
- Doctors: Number one reason why Lyme patients get so sick! 6th February 2006
... opthamologist and MS specialist all told me that valtrex would not cause me to lose my vision. This was after ... time and guess what, I found an article in an ad for valtrex that says this can happen on rare ocassions. That...
... Out of 4 doctors not one would agree with me that valtrex was the cause of my vision loss. It was just easier...
- It's time to tell my story 1st February 2006
... the GP to get naproxen and he talked me into taking valtrex just in case all that was going on might be a virus ... get off the couch. They wouldn't believe that the 2 valtrex I took might have caused a bad reaction. I have since ... found an article that valtrex on rare ocassions can do this. Meanwhile another...
- am i diferent or what?? 30th January 2006
... weekends during the fairs.
Then my doctor gave me valtrex ( an immune suppressant) and I took 2 and lost the...
- Unsure about symptoms 7th December 2005
... changed for me for 18 months and my GP gave me some valtrex thinking I might have a virus. After 2 pills I couldn ... out of my left eye and felt I had a reaction to the valtrex . Three different doctors pooh poohed this and insisted...
- Test results are back 14th July 2005
... tried to pin on me for a long time. Then I took the valtrex , had a bad reaction, they said it was the MS not the...
- Arrived in MN safe and sound...but DR now prescribed me Prednisone? Huh? 6th July 2005
... being given out. He is also the one who gave me the valtrex that was the catalyst that made this snowball out ... has now taken over my life. But it wasn't just the valtrex , it was the steroids they gave me afterwards in massive ... amounts because of the bad reaction to the valtrex .
Anyway the first dose of the restoril he gave...
- New with questions about labs and visual problems 2nd July 2005
... years of being told I might have MS my GP gave me some valtrex in case whatever was going on with me was a virus ... listen to the theory that I had a reaction to the valtrex .
I have since found an article that valtrex can...
- TO: ncgirl88: 23rd June 2005
... naproxen and that is when he also talked me into the valtrex .
He said maybe I had a virus and this would help ... pills I ended up with the vision loss (reaction to the valtrex I am sure) and then steroids (because this had to...
- drug reactions and lyme 19th June 2005
... now consider a very small problem my GP gave me some valtrex thinking this might be some kind of virus. Either...
... now consider a very small problem my GP gave me some valtrex thinking this might be some kind of virus. Either ... the vision in my left eye.
If I'm not mistaken, valtrex can surpress the immune system. I wonder if that...
... Dear Tinuviel,
I never read that about the valtrex and immune system but after 18 months of absolutly ... no changes my GP gave me the valtrex thinking it was a virus maybe. When the eye problem ... specialist that I thought I had a reaction to the valtrex because I had taken just 2 pills when the eye went ... was MS because of the eye . I later found an ad for valtrex while seeing my homeopathic that said on rare occasions...
... Dear Tinuviel,
I never read that about the valtrex and immune system but after 18 months of absolutly ... no changes my GP gave me the valtrex thinking it was a virus maybe. When the eye problem ... specialist that I thought I had a reaction to the valtrex because I had taken just 2 pills when the eye went ... was MS because of the eye . I later found an ad for valtrex while seeing my homeopathic that said on rare occasions...
- Help..should I go to hospital? 17th June 2005
... with possible MS dx. Then did 10 days on Levaquin and Valtrex (+ for HSV-1 and -2 also). Then was great for a week...
- Please..your thoughts... 2nd May 2005
... for a few days after 7 days on Levaquin and 10 on Valtrex .
3 days later started to get Lhermitte's sign, and ... like vibration.
Doc put me back on 10 more days of Valtrex . No effect.
Sooooo....
Is it a coincidence that...
- OK, let's get this straight.... 30th April 2005
... for a few days after 7 days on Levaquin and 10 on Valtrex .
3 days later started to get Lhermitte's sign, and ... like vibration.
Doc put me back on 10 more days of Valtrex . No effect.
Sooooo....
Is it a coincidence that...
- Lyme or MS or Herpes 1???? 24th April 2005
... was HSV-1 virus. They put me on a 10-day course of Valtrex for the herpes, and 7 days on Levaquin. Dr.'s (Neuro ... Northeast PA untill 8 yrs, ago.
Could it still be lyme?
Valtrex didnt help, but after a week on Levaquin, symptoms...
... ignored that. When I had what I felt was a reaction to Valtrex (after 2 pills) they said my vision problem was from ... not the meds.
I have since found an article that valtrex can cause vision problems on rare occasions, I guess...
- Distinguishing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from Neuroborreliosis 16th April 2005
... thought it might be a virus so he asked me to try valtrex . At first I wasn't to sure but he said nothing would ... disputed the fact that it might be a reaction to the valtrex except the ER doctor and my family doctor who gave...
- Lyme causing vision problems or twitching 12th April 2005
... just in the left eye. My primary care doctor gave me valtrex a few years ago thinking maybe I was fighting a virus...
- Lyme. Why treatment is a$$ backwards 18th March 2005
... insisted that I had MS and my eye went out after 2 valtrex he couldn't believe the neurologist doused me with ... steroids) and wouldn't even consider it a reaction to the valtrex . The homeopathic doctor's philosophy is you treat ... an article while sitting in his waiting room that valtrex can cause vision problems in rare instances, he ripped...
- could it be lyme? 13th March 2005
... luck again. When switching doctors I was prescribed Valtrex 500MG to see if that helps, this is hard to say because...
- antiviral 4th March 2005
... remission at 8 months. Thier mix was malerone,biaxin,and valtrex . I had my dr. test my herpes titre. The herpes 1(cold ... sore) came back very elevated. Sooooooooo he added valtrex to see if it would help.I hate this trial and error...
... scare you but when my primary care doctor put me on Valtrex to see if this might be a virus I all but lost the ... neurologist and MS specialist all blew me off and said valtrex won't do that but guess what I found an ad for valtrex ... this works for you. Not that I plan to take any more valtrex mind you. I wish I knew how to contact you because ... I would give you all my valtrex ! Just kidding.
betterdaysforme...
- MS and Lyme Disease 28th February 2005
... Eighteen months went by and my family doctor gave me valtrex to see if it might be a virus. I had a reaction after ... two of them. Neither one would believe it was the valtrex but I have since seen in black and white that valtrex ... all in the first 18 months of this until I took the valtrex but they wouldn't listen. I mean nothing had changed...
- Positive EBV test back.... 19th September 2004
... to be considered a reactivation.
I was given Valtrex by one physician...I am a bit concerned after reading...
- possible lyme disease 13th September 2004
... this with no
change my family doctor gave me some valtrex thinking maybe I just had some virus. After 3 pills ... of my left eye. I felt that I haa reaction to the valtrex but the opthamologist, neurosurgeon, and MS specialist ... all blew that off because they said valtrex will not do that. I have
since found in a magazine ... ad for valtrex that on rare occasions it will create
vision problems...
