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17 years
The virus is spreading and I'm not cured yet. He told me to take Valtrex 500 for a month, its been a week and a half that I'm taking it and I'm not better, should I wait?
Apr 29, 2014

Dr. Rania Mousa General Medicine
I answered your question this is the answer again.

Well, the medication is so good but you must wait and as I stated it doesn't cure but lessens the period required to heal.

BUT pay attention to the given dose, how often you must take it per day because this affect your symptoms.

Call your doctor to increase your dose if this is not enough depending on your situation and you can combine Caltrex500 with other antiviral cream you can put on your sores that are on skin lips.

VALTREX: Valacyclovir belongs to the class of medications known as antivirals. It is used to treat a viral infection affecting the skin known as shingles (herpes zoster). It is also used to treat cold sores, and to treat and prevent recurrences of genital herpes.valtrex works by stopping the virus from multiplying and spreading to nearby healthy cells.
NOTE:It does not cure but it does help the sores to heal more quickly, and it relieves pain and discomfort. When used to prevent recurrences of herpes, it also reduces the risk of transmission (spreading) of the infection to others.
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