how long for ovex to work?

Hi clair66691, I have read that it takes up to three days to work. However, if I may offer some advice- You will want to make sure you treat her again 10 days from the first treatment to kill any worms that hatched after the first dose. Also, if you continue to see the worms and she presents with symptoms prior to the followup treatment then I would follow the "south African protocol" 1 tab twice daily for 3 days. Here is the link from the med insert http://home.intekom.com/pharm/janssen/vermoxt.html. Now you will have to repeat that as well to break the life cycle but I would say only if she has symptoms prior to the second treatment.

So your situation seems to be that there are no obvious problems with anyone else in the house having a bad infestation of thread worms. Good that you have all taken medication. With my daughter, she was older when we had this problem and she had a really bad infestation. So the first time she took Mebendazole, the worms were still there after 4 days. I seem to remember it took about 5 or 6 days to start calming down but we had to repeat the medication two weeks later and still it did not clear the infection completely. I would say, give it 7 days and see if it calms down. Then call your GP if you can still see the worms after 7 days and see if it is ok to give another dose. Normally the second dose is taken at two weeks after the first dose in an older child. We are now worm free so it will get sorted out eventually.

I am not sure if Ovex is Mebendazole, but if it is, I can only express my family's experience. After trying the drug in single doses (as recommended by the MD) for three separate occasions, it became apparent that it was not effective as prescribed. I have personal experience as a naturopath (I am an aromatherapist, practicing for over ten years, and have the purest forms of essential oils money can by, so they can be taken internally and are used to treat many illnesses that cannot be treated with traditional western therapies).

So, long story short, I did tons of research and decided the best rout was to go with the Meb twice daily for three days and follow up with a second round of Meb, same regimen, twice daily for three days. After that, we did a week of papaya seed (thoroughly pulverized in a food processor and fresh from the market). Lastly, we took ground Clove Bud herb with every meal for six weeks (because NONE of the medical or herbal treatments kill parasite eggs, seriously, the only thing on the planet that is effective at killing parasite EGGS is Clove Bud Herb (not even Wormwood!))

Coincidentally, I took my child to urgent care during this whole ordeal and happened to get an MD who was from South Africa, where this malady is much common and difficult to get rid of. This MD whole heatedly supported my use of the three day treatment followed by the second three day treatment. He went on to say the natural remedies are quite effective when used in conjunction with the medicine and also suggested a third round of dosing with Meb if we had the slightest indication that EVERYONE in the family was not completely cured.

Thankfully, the natural remedies, especially the papaya seed smoothies (which are soooooooo gross tasting) and the Ground Clove Bud did the trick and a third round was not necessary.

Please understand that just because no one is SHOWING symptoms, it doesn't mean those little critters aren't developing from egg to larvae and pupa and finally adult. When they are adults they move to the bowel and become irritating again. As long as she has adults in her stool, she is spreading eggs everywhere. Unless everyone practices perfect hygiene, the family is very likely to become reinfected in two or three months. This is especially true of larger families (because everyone is on a different development cycle with their parasites) or those with young children (because they tend to put their fingers in their mouths or chew on toys or blankets, etc). Be vigilant, you can get rid of them, but it takes some effort.