Valacyclovir and Swelling: What Users Say (Page 2)

• aly...
• June 4, 2021

For Cold Sores "I got sunburned on a Saturday and felt a tingle, but nothing came. Then, Tuesday morning, I saw a small bump. I immediately bought Abreva, which honestly doesn’t help. So at 2 pm Tuesday, I had a bump already forming on two spots of my lip. I took 2 of the valacyclovir pills, 2000 mg, and the blisters progressed, and it was slightly swollen. I went to bed and took another 2 pills at 2 am. When I woke at 8, one had completely gone down, but the other progressed to a bigger blister, but no pain. Usually, I get them so bad I have to ice it for pain due to swelling. I waited until 9 pm the next day and decided to take 1 pill again since it wasn’t gone completely on Wednesday night. Thursday morning, it was practically unnoticeable and had a slight yellow scab. I also took one pill this morning, Thursday. I can definitely say I never had a cold sore blister dry up this fast, usually, it’s a 6-10 day process. I’ve had cold sores since I was a kid, and I hate it, but I never found something that helped like valacyclovir."

• Sno...
• March 19, 2016

For Herpes Simplex, Suppression "It's my 3rd day now on this, and yet no sign of relief. I'm starting to get worried, the swelling and burning when I pee is still there, and it's almost unbearable, but hopefully it gets better."