Please tell me: What is the usual daily dosage of Acyclovir for HSV2 preventative treatment ?

[rosegardens]

Dose 200 mg twice daily works a little bit ? Or The low dose would cause HSV2 to develop resistance to Acyclovir?

I would greatly appreciate your comments.

Many thanks,

Rose Gardens

[Angry4]

I am low dose now and did a few years ago and it does seem to keep at bay whilst taking and for sometime after

[rosegardens in reply to Angry4]

Hello, Thanks for your reply. Do you mind telling me the dose you are taking ? Just want to know what is considered a low dose?

Many thanks

[Angry4 in reply to rosegardens]

I'm on the 200 mg twice a day for 3 months but have before taken a 12 month course

[saj01]

Hi Rose, just seen your post... I'm in UK My Dr prescribes 200mg 1 tablet x 5 times daily for 5 days when there's an attack of herpes. I have a flare up now and again, not so bad now. I also take powdered L- lysine , just a teaspoon in water when I've got a bad flare up. I did some reading about foods containing lysine ( which combats it) and those containing arginine which promotes it. The idea is to reduce the amount of arginine in your diet and increase the amount of lysine. The article I found may still be on the net,

it's DiscoverHomeopathy.com by Gabrielle Traub. It gives a list of foods with the amount of both in each food item, plus suggests supplement the diet with L Lysine anyway... be careful it does have a certain effect on the bowels..... so don't take too much. Hope you find it useful.

Sac