Hello,
Can anyone advise what the recommended dosing schedule is for Acyclovir?
I am in the UK so I don't have the relevant test results showing specific viral titers etc but I have had previous exposure to EBV (Mono) and VZV/HHV-3? (chicken pox).
I finally managed to persuade my (reluctant!) GP to prescribe me Acyclovir to try.
She refused to prescribe Valtrex because of the cost. I was quite disappointed as that was what I really wanted to try, or even better would have been Famvir since from what I have read (not too much yet) this is the best one for EBV and my illness started after two bouts with Mono in one year.
I also have an ME email friend who suffers from similar atypical severe neuropathic pain symptoms (as a complication of ME) to me whose viral titers were sky high for VZV and he is reporting some improvement on Valtrex.
My GP did say that depending on how I respond to Acyclovir, she may consider Valtrex in future if I show a positive response to Acyclovir.
Also how does one tell the difference between the side effects from an anti viral or a Herxheimer reaction? The symptoms look similar.
Is it best to start at a very low dose and titrate up? Any guidance on how to do this?
I'm a bit lost with all this - any information and help would be really helpful!
Thanks
Can anyone advise what the recommended dosing schedule is for Acyclovir?
I am in the UK so I don't have the relevant test results showing specific viral titers etc but I have had previous exposure to EBV (Mono) and VZV/HHV-3? (chicken pox).
I finally managed to persuade my (reluctant!) GP to prescribe me Acyclovir to try.
She refused to prescribe Valtrex because of the cost. I was quite disappointed as that was what I really wanted to try, or even better would have been Famvir since from what I have read (not too much yet) this is the best one for EBV and my illness started after two bouts with Mono in one year.
I also have an ME email friend who suffers from similar atypical severe neuropathic pain symptoms (as a complication of ME) to me whose viral titers were sky high for VZV and he is reporting some improvement on Valtrex.
My GP did say that depending on how I respond to Acyclovir, she may consider Valtrex in future if I show a positive response to Acyclovir.
Also how does one tell the difference between the side effects from an anti viral or a Herxheimer reaction? The symptoms look similar.
Is it best to start at a very low dose and titrate up? Any guidance on how to do this?
I'm a bit lost with all this - any information and help would be really helpful!
Thanks