Valtrex - how long to take effect?
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From: BranLee55 on 18 Mar 2007 20:11 I have some questions about Valtrex. I know that a lot of people take it to prevent breakouts. I have never had a breakout but I would plan to take it to prevent shedding when I do not have any blisters. Does this sound feasable? Now if I am not in a relationship, then there is no need to take valtrex - since I do not have breakouts. How long in advance do I need to take valtrex for it to start preventing shedding when I have no blisters? Of course it won't work the morning of, a day in advance? A week? Thank you
From: M.L.S. on 18 Mar 2007 22:02 On 18 Mar 2007 17:11:18 -0700, BranLee55(a)yahoo.com posted: >I have some questions about Valtrex. >I know that a lot of people take it to prevent breakouts. >I have never had a breakout but I would plan to take it to prevent >shedding when I do not have any blisters. >Does this sound feasable? Certainly. >Now if I am not in a relationship, then there is no need to take >valtrex - since I do not have breakouts. >How long in advance do I need to take valtrex for it to start >preventing shedding when I have no blisters? >Of course it won't work the morning of, a day in advance? A week? Valtrex begins working almost immediately, and stops working as soon as the body clears it from the system, which depends on the dosage. I've seen anywhere from a day's head start to a week recommended, but from what I know a couple of days is probably a pretty good margin. Valtrex stops the virus replicating as soon as it gets to it, and that's pretty fast. There may be some strays in the works, but the virus doesn't move too slowly itself, so the final few will have either clawed their way to the surface of the skin or ended up impotent, so to speak, somewhere far, far away. >Thank you Yer Welcome. Mike
From: Yoshi2me on 19 Mar 2007 07:30 > I have some questions about Valtrex. Here is some Valtrex feedback if you have time: http://yoshi2me.com/comments/valtrex.html > I know that a lot of people take it to prevent breakouts. I took it every day for two years to keep from having outbreaks. Here is my herpes biography: http://yoshi2me.com/herpes-biography.html > I have never had a breakout but I would plan to take it to prevent > shedding when I do not have any blisters. > Does this sound feasable? If you do not get outbreaks then you wouldn't have blisters, right? If you are trying to prevent asymptomatic shedding then it's totally understandable why you would want to be on suppressive therapy. Last time I checked suppressive therapy with Valtrex reduced asymptomatic shedding by about 95%. > Now if I am not in a relationship, then there is no need to take > valtrex - since I do not have breakouts. Yes, that's right. However, I am married and I do not take Valtrex unless I'm having an outbreak. That is a decision that me and my husband made together a long time ago. > How long in advance do I need to take valtrex for it to start > preventing shedding when I have no blisters? But you said you don't get outbreaks so why do you think you are going to get blisters? If you are trying to protect your partner then I would start suppressive therapy and I wouldn't have sex with my partner for the first couple of weeks. But, that is just me and how I would do things if I were in your situation. What does your partner say about all of this? Do you know your partner's status? Has your partner been tested for herpes and other std's? > Of course it won't work the morning of, a day in advance? A week? I would wait two weeks, but that's just me. Take care, Angela ;-) -- Happy St. Patrick's Day !! http://yoshi2me.com http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php http://herpes-help.blogspot.com http://www.PositiveSingles.com/i/af20002361
From: M2slo2cht on 19 Mar 2007 10:15 Yo Mike! Be sure to check out the new Agent version. It has some pretty neat features. i.e. "Ignore Subthread". So anyone with 4.2 could ignore this post which automatically ignores any responses to it. Doesn't ignore the On Topic part of the thread though. I didn't care for 3.3 so went back to 2.0 until 4.2 came out. It's working great. Using multiple news servers, multiple email accounts, better crosspost management, and on and on. It's the first upgrade in a long time I've really been enthused about. Anyhow, haven't seen you post in awhile. Hope things are rolling well for ya. M2 <---- did a canoe trip yesterday. You still doing that stuff?
From: M.L.S. on 19 Mar 2007 12:06
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:15:39 -0500, M2slo2cht(a)nospam.invalid posted: >Yo Mike! >Be sure to check out the new Agent version. It has some pretty neat >features. i.e. "Ignore Subthread". So anyone with 4.2 could ignore >this post which automatically ignores any responses to it. Doesn't >ignore the On Topic part of the thread though. >I didn't care for 3.3 so went back to 2.0 until 4.2 came out. It's >working great. Using multiple news servers, multiple email accounts, >better crosspost management, and on and on. It's the first upgrade in >a long time I've really been enthused about. >Anyhow, haven't seen you post in awhile. Hope things are rolling well >for ya. Yo M2!!! Only recently have I gotten myself set up to read Usenet, and even had to search around my stuff to find my 3.3 codes. I read over all the documentation for 4.2 and have just been stewing about whether I need to send Fort� another $19. How many times have I already paid? Twice, I think. I'm not even using the multiple server stuff now, as it is. Do you know if Global searches work any faster? I'm always searching for stuff I can't remember, and even with these moderno computers, searching is about the same speed it was ten years ago (that I can remember.) >M2 <---- did a canoe trip yesterday. You still doing that stuff? Good for you. LOVE and I are chomping at the bit to get out on the water this year. Winter has been overly cold and dreary. In other years we haven't made it out before April 15, but we've got heavy wet suits and other new gear and we're determined to pick up the paddles this or next week at the latest. We just want a little sunshine, which seems to be in short supply around here. Good to see ya, M2. How's the hurricane ravaged coast putting itself back together? Mike |