Dosing of Acyclovir for 36 pounder

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My child has been on Valtrex for 7 months. She still has viruses in

her gut, including the EBV. She is going through some new viral die

off now, but I am thinking we will now switch to Acyclovir and if it

does nothing, start again on Valtrex. My mommy instinct tells me her

body needs a change and Acyclovir does work on some strains of EBV and

does not harm the liver (not that Valtrex was harming her liver). One

drawback is that Acyclovir has to be dosed 5 times a day, but a benefit

is that our pharmacy has it in capsule form so no more washing off blue

coating and crushing.

Does anyone know what I should tell my pediatrician for her dosing of

Acyclovir?

[Guest guest]

our DAN ordered 200mg 4xday for our 38lb son.

Mely

>

> Hi,

> My child has been on Valtrex for 7 months. She still has viruses

in

> her gut, including the EBV. She is going through some new viral

die

> off now, but I am thinking we will now switch to Acyclovir and if

it

> does nothing, start again on Valtrex. My mommy instinct tells me

her

> body needs a change and Acyclovir does work on some strains of EBV

and

> does not harm the liver (not that Valtrex was harming her liver).

One

> drawback is that Acyclovir has to be dosed 5 times a day, but a

benefit

> is that our pharmacy has it in capsule form so no more washing off

blue

> coating and crushing.

>

> Does anyone know what I should tell my pediatrician for her dosing

of

> Acyclovir?

>