What to expect when starting Valtrex?

[Guest guest]

Please prepare me for what to expect when beginning Valtrex? I have a

pill cutter but how do I give it to him? In food? Do some of you treat

the " die off " with charcoal or something? Will he get sick on this?

Kristie

Aidan 3.1

[Guest guest]

K -

I washed the blue coating off under running water.

Then I measured out 1 teaspoon (5 cc) of water into a medicine bottle, and

put the pill in there overnight to dissolve (it took at least overnight).

Then, I carefully measured in a syringe the amount my son was supposed to

get (it has been a while, but I think it was 1/4 tablet, so 1.25 cc of the

mixture), and gave it to him with a syringe (follow with a chaser if you

think your son needs it).

He had die off for several days. Cranky, whiny, oppositional, acted like he

didn't feel well, drove me nuts. Then, he woke up one day calm, made great

eye contact, discovered his twin sis for the first time and they became best

friends, sat on the couch with us and read books for several minutes at a

time, etc.

Kristy

What to expect when starting Valtrex?

Please prepare me for what to expect when beginning Valtrex? I have a

pill cutter but how do I give it to him? In food? Do some of you treat

the " die off " with charcoal or something? Will he get sick on this?

Kristie

Aidan 3.1

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristie-

We washed off the dye, crushed it, mixed in about a

tsp of coooold liquid, shot it towards the back of the

mouth, and washed it down w/a cold liquid and gave a

quick treat.

You probably shouldn't worry much about the die-off,

although tylenol could be okay if you don't worry

about it. I don't have an opinion on charcoal 'cause

we've never had die-off - just immediate brightening.

It really starts taking off after a couple of weeks,

too - depending on the child of course. We saw maybe

a touch of tummy upset - not enough to complain of,

maybe just the slightest grumpiness, but the eyes were

what were really astounding - increased contact,

increased awareness, and development and energy

started taking off. We didn't see as much on Valtrex

as we did Famvir, but it varies w/every child. That

doesn't mean we didn't see a LOT on Valtrex, but then

we got yet another leap when switching.

It was truly awesome! Don't worry about the negatives

unless they happen. They don't always, but that

certainly doesn't mean it's not working.

HTH-

--- aaron2kristie <aaron2kristie@...> wrote:

> Please prepare me for what to expect when beginning

> Valtrex? I have a

> pill cutter but how do I give it to him? In food? Do

> some of you treat

> the " die off " with charcoal or something? Will he

> get sick on this?

>

> Kristie

> Aidan 3.1

>

>

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