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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / March 2007Valtrex - how long to take effect?
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 >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 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? >Yo Mike! >Be sure to check out the new Agent version. It has some pretty neat [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >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 Forté 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 >to send Forté another $19. How many times have I already paid? Twice, >I think. Three for me. Starting with version 1.5. This one, for me anyway, is worth it since I can actually use some of the new features. >I'm not even using the multiple server stuff now, as it is. That was a biggie for me. Bellsouth.net is my primary. With them, one needs a backup lol! >Do you know if Global searches work any faster? I think it's supposed to but I haven't used it enough to know. When I do, I can usually narrow the search area down enough to make it pretty quick. I prolly need to use it more to get my money's worth. >>M2 <---- did a canoe trip yesterday. You still doing that stuff? >We just want a little sunshine, >which seems to be in short supply around here. We had plenty yesterday. It was dang near hot. I took my new friend down a bayou south of New Orleans and saw the usual turtles, alligators, swamp critters, loads of fish and every kind of water bird you can imagine. It was a perfect day for it. >How's the hurricane ravaged coast putting itself >back together? Welllll..... most of the debris is removed. Riding down the beach it's hard to tell how bad it was unless you know what was there before. Everything's just gone. Wiped clean. Practically nothing is built back yet. Nobody has any money. If it weren't for the volunteers from all over the country, even the peeps further inland would all still be living in tents. It'll come back eventually though. Then we'll get whacked again. That's the way it's always been. And the way it'll always be. Toodles, M2 Howdy you guys!! M2 and Mike where have you been and what have you been up to? Has anybody heard from AR? How is everybody doing? Angela ;-)  SignatureHappy St. Patrick's Day !! http://yoshi2me.com http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php http://herpes-help.blogspot.com http://www.PositiveSingles.com/i/af20002361 >M2 and Mike where have you been and what have you been up to? Real life keeps gettin' in the way so my online days have been few and far between. We've settled in to long term recovery mode, a different world but it's become the normal now. Sometimes I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel though. >Has anybody heard from AR? Not a peep. She'll pop back in at some point though. Hope all's well up there. Later Tater ;-) M2 <---- off to do something constructive. I'm glad you're doing alright, M2. ar > >M2 and Mike where have you been and what have you been up to? > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Later Tater ;-) > M2 <---- off to do something constructive. > Real life keeps gettin' in the way so my online days have been few and > far between. We've settled in to long term recovery mode, a different > world but it's become the normal now. Sometimes I feel like I'm on a > hamster wheel though. I know what you mean!! As for me I have several irons heating up in my untamed fire. Sometimes I think I have too many projects. It's good for me though because it helps to keep me somewhat sane. :) I'm here. I'm having a rather bad time of it. So I'm staying quiet. ar > Howdy you guys!! > M2 and Mike where have you been and what have you been up to? > Has anybody heard from AR? > How is everybody doing? > > Angela ;-) > I'm here. I'm having a rather bad time of it. So I'm staying quiet. Sounds like you need a blog OR to send me an e-mail so you can VENT. (((hugs))) > > I'm here. I'm having a rather bad time of it. So I'm staying quiet. > > Sounds like you need a blog OR to send me an e-mail so you can VENT. > > (((hugs))) Thanks. :) I've got a good support system going in my groups. This is just something I have to work through on my own, unfortunately. Isn't everything?? ar > 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 ;-) SignatureHappy St. Patrick's Day !! http://yoshi2me.com http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php http://herpes-help.blogspot.com http://www.PositiveSingles.com/i/af20002361 > If you do not get outbreaks then you wouldn't have blisters, right? Right > If you are trying to prevent asymptomatic shedding then it's totally > understandable why you would want to be on suppressive therapy. yes > > 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? Because even with a condom and the fact I never had an outbreak (as far as I know) its not 100% that I can't transmit. > 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. I do not have a partner at this time, thats why I was wondering how long I need to take Valtrex in advance. It seems pointless to take it everyday if I have sex once every two months. > > 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. 2 weeks. Ok so even if I have a date with potential coming up during the weekend, its too late to start now? Ok. "Yoshi2me" wrote: >> If you do not get outbreaks then you wouldn't have blisters, right? BranLee55 writes: >Right Yoshi: >>But you said you don't get outbreaks so why do you think you are going to >> get blisters? BranLee55: >Because even with a condom and the fact I never had an outbreak (as >far as I know) its not 100% that I can't transmit. hmmm..... you seem to be confusing blisters and outbreaks (same thing) with asymptomatic shedding. Which is, shedding virus without showing any symptoms (blisters). >I do not have a partner at this time, thats why I was wondering how >long I need to take Valtrex in advance. >It seems pointless to take it everyday if I have sex once every two >months. aha... I think I see the problem. What you need is..... a crystal ball that tells you when you gonna get lucky.... and tells you waaay ahead of time. >Ok so even if I have a date with potential coming up during the >weekend, its too late to start now? Maybe not. But you do know that Valtrex won't cut the risk of transmission to zero, right? And you are planning on discussing this whole thing with the lady of the weekend, right? Hopefully far enough ahead of time to give her a chance to think it over rationally? And who knows, she may have a thing or two to spring on you too. It happens. And you may want to mull THAT over. Anyhow, point is, it's only fair to have it all out on the table ahead of time. And don't count on Valtrex replacing your responsibility to deliver the "talk". M2 (I hope I didn't screw up your plans) On Mar 19, 10:37 pm, M2slo2...@nospam.invalid wrote: > hmmm..... you seem to be confusing blisters and outbreaks (same thing) > with asymptomatic shedding. Which is, shedding virus without showing > any symptoms (blisters). I knew about asymptomatic shedding, thats why I am saying that I want to take Valtrex to help prevent transmission even though I never had an outbreak. > aha... I think I see the problem. What you need is..... a crystal ball > that tells you when you gonna get lucky.... and tells you waaay ahead > of time. yes. > And you are planning on discussing this whole thing with the lady of > the weekend, right? Hopefully far enough ahead of time to give her a I have no plans...it was a 'What if' > of time. And don't count on Valtrex replacing your responsibility to > deliver the "talk". Of course not, but even with the talk, you still want to do everything you can to lower the risk for the other person. > I do not have a partner at this time, thats why I was wondering how > long I need to take Valtrex in advance. > It seems pointless to take it everyday if I have sex once every two > months. If it were me I wouldn't worry about it then. If and when the time comes and you think you are going to have sex then start taking the Valtrex again and wait about a week or so (just to be on the safe side) before you have sex. You'll want to make sure to talk to your partner about your STD status and perhaps find out what your partner's STD status is so that you can concentrate on not picking up any more STD's if at all possible. > 2 weeks. > Ok so even if I have a date with potential coming up during the > weekend, its too late to start now? I think if you are wanting to be casual about sex and sort of fly-by-the-seat of your pants then you are going to need to make an effort to not only be open and honest about everything with your partner but find out if they want to be just as casual as you do. Why are you so worried about it? Sure, I realize the need to do the "what if" because I did the same thing BUT aren't you sort of torturing yourself doing that? Angela SignatureHappy St. Patrick's Day !! http://yoshi2me.com http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php http://herpes-help.blogspot.com http://www.PositiveSingles.com/i/af20002361 > If it were me I wouldn't worry about it then. If and when the time comes and > you think you are going to have sex then start taking the Valtrex again and > wait about a week or so (just to be on the safe side) before you have sex. a week, ok. > Why are you so worried about it? Sure, I realize the need to do the "what > if" because I did the same thing BUT aren't you sort of torturing yourself > doing that yes, that is a problem of mine....'paralysis by analysis' 'paralysis by analysis' That sounds like a great blog title. ;) |
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