I wonder if anyone else has had a similar reaction to Valacyclovir as something I recently experienced.
I have an Rx for Valacyclovir which I take for 3 days each time I have a herpes outbreak. This most recent time, the 2nd or 3rd day into the course of Valacyclovir for herpes, I had a day where I felt more well than I have in years. The brain fog lifted & I had some energy -- it was like hiking up a mountain & coming out above the clouds. I wrote a poem (a good one!) for the first time in years. I was at the local CVS to pick up an Rx, and suddenly thought, hey, I think I'll get some new nail polish! I haven't put it on my nails yet, but to even have that cross my mind is unusual for me. Most days I can barely get my hair combed.
I was very active on that marvelously excellent no-brain-fog day. The day after I needed a recovery day & did very little. The day after that wasn't as good as the previous excellent day, but was better than my usual average. After that I've just slipped back into my usual condition, which is tired & foggy much of the time.
I've read that if /when Valacyclovir works, it takes months to feel improvement. My question is, has anyone else had a similar experience after just a couple days on it? I've been trying to figure out what else could cause that big a difference in how I felt, but as far as I can recall, the short course of Valacyclovir was the only thing that changed.
I have an Rx for Valacyclovir which I take for 3 days each time I have a herpes outbreak. This most recent time, the 2nd or 3rd day into the course of Valacyclovir for herpes, I had a day where I felt more well than I have in years. The brain fog lifted & I had some energy -- it was like hiking up a mountain & coming out above the clouds. I wrote a poem (a good one!) for the first time in years. I was at the local CVS to pick up an Rx, and suddenly thought, hey, I think I'll get some new nail polish! I haven't put it on my nails yet, but to even have that cross my mind is unusual for me. Most days I can barely get my hair combed.
I was very active on that marvelously excellent no-brain-fog day. The day after I needed a recovery day & did very little. The day after that wasn't as good as the previous excellent day, but was better than my usual average. After that I've just slipped back into my usual condition, which is tired & foggy much of the time.
I've read that if /when Valacyclovir works, it takes months to feel improvement. My question is, has anyone else had a similar experience after just a couple days on it? I've been trying to figure out what else could cause that big a difference in how I felt, but as far as I can recall, the short course of Valacyclovir was the only thing that changed.