Valacyclovir (Valtrex) triggering anxiety?

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dablumenfeld

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Hi,

My PwME is on 1 g of Valacyclovir (Valtrex) a day, and I have noticed that she has become more anxious lately. I am wondering whether the medication is triggering her anxiety. Did anyone find themselves becoming more anxious when taking Valtrex?

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bob800

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I did, along with an enhanced sense of alertness/awake feeling.

Starting with a lower dose (250mg) and working upwards helped reduce the anxiety feeling.

My speculation is that anything that successfully "switches" from ME/CFS state to healthy will induce some anxiety, simply due to the jarring increase in alertness by definition. That's been my experience, at least. But I haven't found anything that maintains this "switch" to healthy for more than a couple days.
 
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bob800 said:
I did, along with an enhanced sense of alertness/awake feeling.

Starting with a lower dose (250mg) and working upwards helped reduce the anxiety feeling.

My speculation is that anything that successfully "switches" from ME/CFS state to healthy will induce some anxiety, simply due to the jarring increase in alertness by definition. That's been my experience, at least. But I haven't found anything that maintains this "switch" to healthy for more than a couple days.
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dablumenfeld

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bob800 said:
I did, along with an enhanced sense of alertness/awake feeling.

Starting with a lower dose (250mg) and working upwards helped reduce the anxiety feeling.

My speculation is that anything that successfully "switches" from ME/CFS state to healthy will induce some anxiety, simply due to the jarring increase in alertness by definition. That's been my experience, at least. But I haven't found anything that maintains this "switch" to healthy for more than a couple days.
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