skin reaction to valtrex??
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hey guys!
so i had my first outbreak of hsv 1 genitally four weeks ago, and took Valtrex for my perscribed ten days. About half way through, i started to have a small swelling on my arm that soon turned in to a small cluster of irritated looking rash. my boyfriend had poison oak at the time and i was exposed to it as well, and figured i was just catching it for the first time. theres now spots on my legs and arms and stomach and chest, really itchy and red. minimally oozey but still a little bit.
i went to the doctor today for poison oak and she took one look and doubted my self-diagnosis but perscribed me a steroid cream that should clear it up regardless of the cause.
just wondering if anyone has had a reaction like this to Valtrex...
i read on the side effects that skin rash is listed but wanted some personal experiences. thanks guys!
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feelbroken emily00078
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I can tell you my first month and a few after exposure, I was breaking out in what looked like tiny blood blisters, but only on the top of my forearms, hands, fingers, shins, thighs and top of feet. When they subsided some, I'd miss a pill and they'd pop right back up. Hat told me it wasn't the meds, but more of my body freaking out to a new infection and having an I flammation response. Did you see a GP or gyno?
emily00078 feelbroken
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feelbroken emily00078
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I just let rode it out... Mine only slightly itched when they first popped, but they weren't blisters like on the surface of my skin, it was just a bright red dot under the skin and was raised a little. If I squeezed it, blood would come out. I believe it was small vessel vasculitis, which can happen from medications or an infection and your body freaking out w inflammation...
It's been awhile... I've had maybe a couple pop up like months ago... The first 3 months after infection, it was pretty regular, especially if I missed a pill.
emily00078 feelbroken
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my boyfriend has had poison oak countless times and my bumps are definitely different than the rash he gets.
feelbroken emily00078
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feelbroken emily00078
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It also looks like you've scratched yourself, so I bet you're spreading it.
Apply calamine lotion to it, wash your hands vigorously after touching it and stop scratching.
I have suddenly itched on my hips and had some red bumps and on the front of my left shin and lower left back and I know heroes caused it... Like I itched so bad, I broke skin. It's happened in the same.e locations more than once now, but it doesn't look like that. If you google poision oak pics, you will find others that look like yours.
mona85 emily00078
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