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valtrex for CFS

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david59662
david59662

Hi guys,

Hope you had a nice xmas and new year, i did my best.

Still struggling with my CFS a good 14 months on. Still feels like i am going downhill each month. So has anyone tried Valtrex, specifically has anyone in the UK asked their GP about prescribing it for CFS ? It does seem to have miraculous effects for some people, reading forums and some studies undertaken. Seems well worth a go.

Thanks

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  • brianharley
    brianharley david59662

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    Hello David,

    I was taking Valtrex for over 10 years for HSV2. I was only taking 500 mg a day.

    It worked miracles, and during this time, I didn't have any attacks. I even cut this down to 1/2 my 500gm a day, still with no attacks. I thought that maybe I had got rid of the HSV2 or at least was not going to have any more attacks. So I stopped taking them and was about 1 year ago, I started getting very tired easily and was also suffering from sleep apnea. I was thinking that I may be suffering from CFS as my energy levels were very low.

    My HSV2 started returning but the attacks was much less severe.

    I was worried taking Valtrex for such a long period, so didn't start the Valtrex again. My HSV2 has now started recurring much more often, so I just did a search on Valtrex, and found this site. I had no idea that CFS could possibly be treated with Valtrex.

    I have also been getting poor memory also, and now read this may be treated with Valtrex. When I think about it, these problems have only started since I stopped taking Valtrex.

    I will see my doctor on Monday so I can start Valtrex again.

    I will write again in a few months to let you know if my energy levels improve, but my guess would be the Valtrex was stopping all these symptoms.

    I see you wrote on the forum 3 years ago, but wondered how your CFS is and if you tried Valtrex?

    Cheers

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