What are all the diffrent medications for herpies?… by Michelle
I know of valtrex cus its from a main pharmacutical but in school i also read it kinda makes you irritable and moody and my birth control already does that so i don't want another pill to make me that way
Best Answer:
Note: Medications are licensed for use in different ways in different countries. Your doctor will be able to advise you on the most appropriate treatment for you.
Valaciclovir is a new medicine for herpes (it is sometimes spelled valacyclovir). ( Valtrex)
When used as episodic treatment, valaciclovir helps the sores heal faster, and shortens the period of pain during the outbreak. Valaciclovir also cuts down the time during which the virus is detected on genital skin surfaces ('viral shedding').
If you take valaciclovir as soon as you notice the first signs of an outbreak - such as tingling, itching or redness - you may be able to prevent the development of painful blisters. In clinical tests, valaciclovir prevented the development of painful blisters and ulcers in one third more patients who took the drug within 24 hours of noticing the first symptoms of the outbreak, compared to those who took an ineffective placebo.
Valaciclovir is taken twice a day when used as episodic treatment.
In the USA and in some other countries, valaciclovir can be used as 'suppressive' treatment (your doctor will be able to advise you if this is the case in your country). Clinical trials have proved it to prevent or delay up to 85 per cent of outbreaks. For suppressive treatment, you only need to take valaciclovir once a day, or possibly twice a day if outbreaks are very frequent.
Side effects:
Side effects with valaciclovir are usually mild. You may experience headache or nausea.
Aciclovir is a related drug to valaciclovir. It was the first oral antiviral drug to become available, in the early 1980s.
Aciclovir has a long safety record.
When aciclovir is taken as episodic treatment, it can reduce the severity of outbreaks of genital herpes and shorten their duration, in the same way as valaciclovir. Like valaciclovir, aciclovir also shortens the time during which the herpes virus is detected on skin surfaces (known as 'viral shedding') - a time when the disease can be passed on to a sexual partner.
If you take aciclovir as episodic treatment, it is usually taken five times a day.
Aciclovir can also be used to help reduce the number of outbreaks, as suppressive treatment. If you take aciclovir on a daily basis as suppressive treatment, you will need to take two tablets twice or three times a day.
Side effects:
The side effects of aciclovir are usually mild. They include nausea and diarrhoea.
Famciclovir is another of the newer anti-herpes drugs. When famciclovir is used as episodic treatment, it has been shown in clinical trials to reduce the time that outbreaks last. The severity of pain with outbreaks was also improved. Like valaciclovir and aciclovir, famciclovir also shortened the period during which virus was detected on genital surfaces ('viral shedding').
Famciclovir is taken three times a day when it is used as episodic treatment for the very first outbreak of genital herpes, or two times a day to treat later outbreaks.
Famciclovir has a licence in some countries for daily use as suppressive therapy (your doctor will be able to advise you if this is the case in your country). When it is used in this way, it has been shown in clinical trials to increase the time between outbreaks occurring.
For suppressive therapy, famciclovir is taken two times every day.
Side effects:
The side effects of famciclovir are generally mild. Headache and nausea has been reported.
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