gracefromHHP
acyclovir is the herpes antiviral that is cheaper, not valtrex.
suppressive therapy would be 400mg twice a day.
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julien2b
Hi!
So I just called walmart and ask them how much they sell Valtrex generic.
She told me $305... Can you tell me how come you got them for $20 per month? My Dr prescription its for 500mg, 2 per day. 60 per month.
Can you please give me more information? I don't have insurance but my Dr can refile my prescription.
Thank you so much.
Happy hollyday
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gracefromHHP
have you read the free herpes handbook yet that we recommend in our read before posting post on the forum? there is a whole section on pregnancy in it.
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julien2b
waow ! thank you for that, that change a lot of things !! Thank you again.
Also I would like to know what my partner and me can do if we want to have a child ? How are the risk that the child can be infected? Until she is not infected, nothing can happen to the future child?
I'm very scare about it...
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gracefromHHP
without insurance you can get generic acyclovir for under $20/month at walmart with a prescription.
no, your partner taking acyclovir isn't going to lower their risk. you need to be taking it to reduce shedding.
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julien2b
Hi,
What is a suppressive therapy ? I actually take acyclovir since February 2012. Cheaper ... I'm not sure, in NYC its $260 the bottle of 60 caps, with no assurance and $10 with assurance. On the beginning my Dr. told me to take it twice a day and since i don't have any more an health assurance, I take once a day. I was able to got a 3 month prescription before it stop.
Since I toke once a day, ( May 2012) I had 2 outbreaks, 1 in August and the other one last week.
A good friend of mine is herbalist, so her help doesn't cost me money.
Can I get hsv2 igg anytime ? I will try to get an active lesion swabbed at my next outbreak.
Do you think if my partner take acyclovir too, without having hsv, it can reduce more the risk of transmission ?
Thank you so much!
Sincerely
Julien
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gracefromHHP
probably daily suppressive therapy with acyclovir is cheaper than working with an herbalist plus it's been shown to work effectively and reduces the risk of transmission to a partner.
call and get your hsv2 igg results and post them here so I can better help you with what step to take next. you can get an active lesion swabbed for low cost at your local health department too. just be sure to get it done within 48 hours of the appearance of symptoms.
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julien2b
Thank you for your answer.
Yes I'm living in the US, Hsv2 was my welcome present when I arrived to NYC...
No I didn't recall the results. I'm gonna wait for it. I tryed to show it to my Dr . but when I went to his office I was not able to get a appointment before 2 or 3 weeks, so..... In my case, when I got an outbreak its for almost 1 week, 10 days before everything get back to normal.
I'm working on a 3 month detox project, with a professional herbalist. We never know... Since I don't have health assurance anymore, I'm gonna do what I can. Thank you for you help .
Sincerely
Julien
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gracefromHHP
do you recall the results of your herpes igg blood test? since you aren't in the US, I"m limited in how I can help you with it but probably best to confirm that indeed that you are infected with hsv2. you can also get a lesion culture done the next time you have genital symptoms too.
why no obvious cold sores since you also have hsv1? Most people who have hsv1 don't get obvious cold sores.
grace
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slacker101
Herpes is a very variable disease. Some get real horrible painful debilitating outbreaks and others get nothing. I am not sure anyone really knows why everyone is different but it is what it is. The itching and blisters and all the fun stuff associated with herpes are classic signs of it. Not everyone gets the classic signs and some get some of them and other gets others or none. There is no answer for your question other than it is what it is. Sorry for my perfect English :)
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