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What is an effective way to take the Antiviral medication, for the ppl who could not tolerate it? Is there supplements to add to help clear the Toxins?
Would boosting the immune system or other supplements help?
If it’s not herx, what do we take to make the process easier? Why does it happen? Would going slower help? How slow?
Has anyone been able to get over extreme and unexplainable Antiviral intolerance? Please share
This is my story:
It started for me about 4 days ago. Just like the few others who can’t tolerate their Antiviral meds, I started treatment with Famciclovir. It was For my high HHV-1 and CMV titres.
From day one, when I took the first 250mg, I felt extreme aches and pains!! Which was strange, and much worsening fatigue. I practically saw my health disappear before my eyes that day.... I ignored it, thinking it was just in my head. I proceeded to take another 250mg that afternoon. (bad idea) (following the agreed dose of 500mg daily.)
The next day it was very hard to wake up in the morning...also I continued being achy, and continued experiencing fatigue and brain fog like never before!! Confused, I brushed it off... and Took a total of 500mg that day, as well...By this point, I was much worse. I had intolerable pain, intolerable fatigue, no motivation, Brain fog. All my symptoms had worsened by about 40%.
On day 3 I noticed it had hit me tremendously and really bad. I woke up with bags under my eyes, tired, and difficulty breathing. I had severe chest and joint pains!! I could not even walk or anymore, do anything!! I had a severe response...
Something was seriously wrong!!! Why?? I couldn’t understand but I was affected like that! !! I figured I was a particularly very sensitive case.
Did my research, Some say it’s herx, immune activation, or simple intolerance...What are we supposed to do In this situation of intolerance? It felt like I had took a Poison of some kind, very very bad feelings... like I took something to make CFS Worse!! I had never felt that bad...
The body aches were intolerable, fatigue and neurological, lots of cognitive symptoms & brain fog!! I I felt like the illness got much worse!! Something had seriously for some reason gone very wrong, very very wrong...
I also have a sore throat, and flu-like symptoms!! No motivation, no energy, and extreme Brain Fog.All my symptoms worsened by about 50%, from how I was doing!! Or by about 2-4 points!! I have become completely disabled.
I worry that I might have done permanent damage. It’s been a few days, and I have not recovered... Instead, I am continuing to be getting worse. Do you see how that can be extremely worrying? I only took 60mg yesterday, but I’m afraid the damage has been already done. I have unbearable pain, sore throat and extreme cognitive issues...Essentially all my symptoms worsened by a lot. It wasn’t “new” symptoms added, just old ones worsened! Does anybody know what’s going on and how to fix it?
I don’t think that this is herx, or Die-Off. Because no new symptoms were reported? Could it be that the immune system started getting upset? or maybe that it was just an adjustment period?? (but a very harsh one at that) What should I do at this point? How do I get myself to tolerate it??
Anybody else had a very negative, intolerable response to Antiviral treatment, and had to stop due to the intolerable side effects?? How did you manage to like get over it? If “building your way up”, how slow should this be done? Maybe there’s an adjustment period after which, things get a bit better? Is there supplements one can take to ease the process? I took only 60mg but am still very sick...
500mg of Famciclovir daily is a very low dose...I had a horrible reaction. How do I get myself to tolerate the drug?? I have read of other people having difficulty tolerating Antivirals. How does one get over this...? Thank you so much for reading...I don’t want to be this Ill but I am quite disabled now...
Would boosting the immune system or other supplements help?
If it’s not herx, what do we take to make the process easier? Why does it happen? Would going slower help? How slow?
Has anyone been able to get over extreme and unexplainable Antiviral intolerance? Please share
This is my story:
It started for me about 4 days ago. Just like the few others who can’t tolerate their Antiviral meds, I started treatment with Famciclovir. It was For my high HHV-1 and CMV titres.
From day one, when I took the first 250mg, I felt extreme aches and pains!! Which was strange, and much worsening fatigue. I practically saw my health disappear before my eyes that day.... I ignored it, thinking it was just in my head. I proceeded to take another 250mg that afternoon. (bad idea) (following the agreed dose of 500mg daily.)
The next day it was very hard to wake up in the morning...also I continued being achy, and continued experiencing fatigue and brain fog like never before!! Confused, I brushed it off... and Took a total of 500mg that day, as well...By this point, I was much worse. I had intolerable pain, intolerable fatigue, no motivation, Brain fog. All my symptoms had worsened by about 40%.
On day 3 I noticed it had hit me tremendously and really bad. I woke up with bags under my eyes, tired, and difficulty breathing. I had severe chest and joint pains!! I could not even walk or anymore, do anything!! I had a severe response...
Something was seriously wrong!!! Why?? I couldn’t understand but I was affected like that! !! I figured I was a particularly very sensitive case.
Did my research, Some say it’s herx, immune activation, or simple intolerance...What are we supposed to do In this situation of intolerance? It felt like I had took a Poison of some kind, very very bad feelings... like I took something to make CFS Worse!! I had never felt that bad...
The body aches were intolerable, fatigue and neurological, lots of cognitive symptoms & brain fog!! I I felt like the illness got much worse!! Something had seriously for some reason gone very wrong, very very wrong...
I also have a sore throat, and flu-like symptoms!! No motivation, no energy, and extreme Brain Fog.All my symptoms worsened by about 50%, from how I was doing!! Or by about 2-4 points!! I have become completely disabled.
I worry that I might have done permanent damage. It’s been a few days, and I have not recovered... Instead, I am continuing to be getting worse. Do you see how that can be extremely worrying? I only took 60mg yesterday, but I’m afraid the damage has been already done. I have unbearable pain, sore throat and extreme cognitive issues...Essentially all my symptoms worsened by a lot. It wasn’t “new” symptoms added, just old ones worsened! Does anybody know what’s going on and how to fix it?
I don’t think that this is herx, or Die-Off. Because no new symptoms were reported? Could it be that the immune system started getting upset? or maybe that it was just an adjustment period?? (but a very harsh one at that) What should I do at this point? How do I get myself to tolerate it??
Anybody else had a very negative, intolerable response to Antiviral treatment, and had to stop due to the intolerable side effects?? How did you manage to like get over it? If “building your way up”, how slow should this be done? Maybe there’s an adjustment period after which, things get a bit better? Is there supplements one can take to ease the process? I took only 60mg but am still very sick...
500mg of Famciclovir daily is a very low dose...I had a horrible reaction. How do I get myself to tolerate the drug?? I have read of other people having difficulty tolerating Antivirals. How does one get over this...? Thank you so much for reading...I don’t want to be this Ill but I am quite disabled now...
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