Reviewer: Bewildered8, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Newly diagnosed with herpes and very upset. It seems as if the medication, Valtrex, is not working as fast as I expect. No visible sores, but itching and burning comes and goes. I am not dealing well with this and haven't been able to share with anyone. Boyfriend seems to be taking the disease lightly and not in a rush to get tested. Very bothersome for me.

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Newly diagnosed with herpes and very upset. It seems as if the medication, Valtrex, is not working as fast as I expect. No visible sores, but itching and burning comes and goes. I am not dealing well with this and haven't been able to share with anyone. Boyfriend seems to be taking the disease lightly and not in a rush to get tested. Very bothersome for me.
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Reviewer: Splitthis2, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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the second doctor gave me a script of Famvir @ 500mg.4 pills, take two every 12 hours, with 4 refills. She didn't even look at the problem. Either way it should have cleared-up the problem. My first doctor, the one that I trust the most. Looked at it and determend it was gential herpes. He gave me three samples of 1000mg of Valtrex and a script for seven more days. For a total of ten days a ... Show Full Comment

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the second doctor gave me a script of Famvir @ 500mg.4 pills, take two every 12 hours, with 4 refills. She didn't even look at the problem. Either way it should have cleared-up the problem. My first doctor, the one that I trust the most. Looked at it and determend it was gential herpes. He gave me three samples of 1000mg of Valtrex and a script for seven more days. For a total of ten days at a 1000mg a day. Plus a script for a 30day supply of Valtrex 500mg. I had to wait till June 1st. to get the scripts fill. When my Rx plan went into effect. Just out of sure habit, as soon as I got home I took one of the samples. I still had 13 days to wait for my Rx plan to go into effect. When I went back to him he did bloodwork and a culture. The culture came back negitive for herpes. I can't go go back because is not in my healthcare network.
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Reviewer: going crazy, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been on valtrex for 48 hours now. I'm still having a lot of tingling, itching, and burning. Could someone please tell me how long it takes the medication to start to work?? Help

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I have been on valtrex for 48 hours now. I'm still having a lot of tingling, itching, and burning. Could someone please tell me how long it takes the medication to start to work?? Help
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Reviewer: rt, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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the only thinh i noticed was hair loss and some headaches but it does the job take it for 3mon the rest of the year im fine maybe a little one here nad there if to much rubbin

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the only thinh i noticed was hair loss and some headaches but it does the job take it for 3mon the rest of the year im fine maybe a little one here nad there if to much rubbin
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Reviewer: muggz76, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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This medicine is a miracle!!! I have been outbreak free for over a year. My first outbreak had me in agony, my tip for making going to the bathroom bearable is to take a couple of 3 inch gauze pads, soak them with Bactine first aid liquid, then wipe affected area. The first few wipes might be touchy, but then the lidocane numbs so you can pee and wipe like normal.

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This medicine is a miracle!!! I have been outbreak free for over a year. My first outbreak had me in agony, my tip for making going to the bathroom bearable is to take a couple of 3 inch gauze pads, soak them with Bactine first aid liquid, then wipe affected area. The first few wipes might be touchy, but then the lidocane numbs so you can pee and wipe like normal.
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