IgG numbers and Valtrex

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Here's my situation.   I am now 13 weeks out. In November at about 8 weeks my igg was .97. then at 11 weeks it was 1.38, at 12 weeks it was 1.62, at this point I started the valtrex (which was Wednesday of last week), then Monday I had another igg test at 13 weeks and it came back at 1.33. I don't know if the valtrex would cause it to drop or if this is considered normal variation. Maybe I'm just slow at building antibodies but I am 13 weeks out and have only been on the meds for 1 week.  I haven't had any symptoms that I have noticed so I'm not sure why I was put on Valtrex.  Would Valtrex cause the IgG number to decrease?

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  • Posted

    No, it's your immune system and anti bodies.

    1st week of June 2017 my index was 2.88 (positive of hsv 2 igg) during my hospitalization

    end of July 2017(re tested in different clinicand different obgyne) my index was 1.89(positive of hsv 2 igg)

    Mid September 2017 (retested again in different clinic/different obgyne) no figures found, but confirmed of my obgyne(positive of hsv 2 igg) thats the time they asked me to take medicine only, and I am living all good, now no outbreak,

    • Posted

      SO you tested negative in mid September?  Wouldn’t that make you negative then?  
    • Posted

      As mention the re tested i had in september is still positive for hsv igg 2, in september only I took medicine, after advising seeing the 3rd doctor.

      My doctor told to take valtrex daily for a lifetime.

      next year I will do another set of test again in April, too see how my anti bodies and immume system

  • Posted

    The meds delay antibody production, but a week's worth should not have much impact. IgG values typically fluctuate to a degree regardless.

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