User Reviews for acyclovir oral

I started to see results the next day, compared to Valtrex (I didn't see results until the last couple of days). My insurance only covered about 1/2 the cost of Valtrex, which left me with $120 out of my own pocket. Being a single parent and going to college full time, I cannot afford that. Acyclovair is about $5 per RX. The only downfall is taking it 5 times a day, which it is hard for me to take one pill a day, let alone 5!!!

This medication is very easy to remember for me. There is slight tingling and itching in that area. But, the sores are healing.

Didn't work for me. I have to take the brand name, Valtrex. Also the generic has to be taken 2 to 3 times a day compared to once. But the cost is excellent compared to the very expensive Valtrex.

My 7yr old son has herpes of the eye, this medication works very well for my son, the only thing that we don't like is the fact that he has to take it so often during the day.

I had an outbreak of sun poison as well as some sores in my mouth. This drug has effectively worked to clear all of it.

I got a bad side effect from humira it gave me open sores from my tongue all the way down my troat. my doc perscribed this medicine 1 pill every 4 hours for ten days - iam on my third day and no relief maybe its too soon to tell iam still in apin and hard to swollow

I was prescribed this medication to prevent recurrent herpes simplex outbreaks on my hip. My initial outbreak began when I was a teenager from a skin to skin contact from a teenage boy who was playing around with his friends and fell into me while I was in a food line at the beach. I broke out in a patch above my bikini line. Since then, 35 years later, I continue to have outbreaks in that general area when under stress - anywhere from 3-8 times a year. About 5 years ago, in a routine physical's blood test, I was diagnosed with Epstein Barr... even though I didn't realize any symptoms. 2 years ago, my doctor prescribed Acyclovir. I've been taking one 400 mg tablet every morning for about 16 months however, I think I need to increase my dosage to what is prescribed which is 2 times per day because even though I hate taking prescription drugs, until I read the information about this drug on Web MD, I didn't realize that I need to keep a constant dosage level in my body. What's happening now is that when I wake up in the morning, I have severe tingling and pain in my that hip area, even though there is no outbreak... which, of course is telling me that although most of the medication has worn off and the residual is keeping my outbreak from happening, however I'm still getting painful symptoms. These symptoms subside within an hour of taking the drug. That said, I feel as though I'm destined to take this medication for the rest of my life and as such, I'm wondering what the long term side effects are and what the relationship is to Epstein Barr and what the prognosis is for the future... menopause and in old age?Read More Read Less

I was getting cold sores at least once a month for over 6 months. I started this medicine over 3 months ago and haven't had one cold sore since. I'm very pleased so far.

So fa I have been taking the medicaton for a week and have not seen any relief from the pain and iching on the area but I still have hope maybe it is too early to tell.

I developed herpes from my now ex boyfriend. Was put on this med and my face has broken out in blisters....had to get a shot in a cyst or that's what the dermatologist said, but now I know it's really the medication....at this point, while I am writing, I'm not sure what to do. It did help with the burning below, but my face looks terrible.....

its been my life savior.. dont have to work around with a big lip. thank u

I haven't been on this drug for too long - I switched from Valtrex due to cost. I stopped taking this drug due to some side effects that may or may not be related to it. I wasn't sure what was causing my issues so I had to stop all medications. Now that I'm back on them, I'm experiencing a UTI? Is this related to this medicine? Please help...

Cold sores start to heal immediately, or sometimes barely even develope if meds are taken at 1st tingling sensation. Before treatment with this medication, my cold sores would develope quickly and become quite large

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I am more than satisfied with this drug. I am a college student full time and a mother. It is very easy and simple and I haven't experienced any type of side effects.

A health care professional believed I had a genital herpes outbreak and prescribed Acyclovir. She said within 2 days the sores would heal and go away. It started to work almost immediately but my skin is still a little red where the outbreak occurred...however there is no pain, discomfort, or sores. I don't know if this is typical or not since she said that herpes does not leave scars. I am on day 7 of 10 so I am still waiting to see the final results

Blisters have been healed by the time I've finished the 5 days of taking meds. My sperm count has dropped, not sure if this is from taking Acyclovir. Was high prior to taking Acyclovir.