Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 My son and I both take acyclovir and our pills are white. You canask your pharmacist if.they can try another company. On Sat Jan 1st, 2011 1:45 PM PST Kay wrote: >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone noticed a >difference with and without it? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 This is a very important subject particularly with SSRI's. yes talk to the pharmacist and ask that they order non coated meds if possible but particularly with SSRI's that you cut to 1/8 or 1/4. If the pill has not been scored for breaking there is no guarentee that the active ingredient is evenly dispersed through out the pill. One half may or may not have the appropriate dosage when they have been split. 1/8 may not have any. Take all f you scripts to a good pharmacist and ask that he order the correct pill for the dosage. Blue dye made Connor nuts. I changed from Valtrex to acyclovir because I could not get Valtrex minus the blue dye. Truthfully the Acyclovir at five times a day made all of the difference for his HHV6 numbers and it seems to be a front line anti Viral for XMRV although we did not know that when we started on it. maybe part of the equation or not but interesting. Bill ________________________________ From: Robyn & Greg Coggins <rngcoggs@...> nids Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 5:16:54 PM Subject: Re: Acyclovir question My son and I both take acyclovir and our pills are white. You canask your pharmacist if.they can try another company. On Sat Jan 1st, 2011 1:45 PM PST Kay wrote: >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone noticed a >difference with and without it? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I agree with Bill regarding acyclovir. Neither nor myself saw much improvement on any other antiviral. It's a pain to take a pill five times per day, but so worth it. All the best, Robyn >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone noticed a >difference with and without it? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Interesting. It seems the non-blue version is not commonly available. Do either of you know who the manufacturer is and/or the retailer that had it? Is scored for breaking the same as not slow release? The pharmacist seemed to think that is the only consideration for breaking a pill i.e. if it slow release it may not work the best. Thanks, Kay ________________________________ From: Robyn & Greg Coggins <rngcoggs@...> Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 3:32:48 PM Subject: Re: Acyclovir question I agree with Bill regarding acyclovir. Neither nor myself saw much improvement on any other antiviral. It's a pain to take a pill five times per day, but so worth it. All the best, Robyn >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone noticed a >difference with and without it? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I agree and the antiviral is not the issue the SSRI is. We are on Celex and I would get what ever the pharmacy had in stock and it change every month(blue ovals, orange tabs). I approached the pharmacist and explained and he agreed. They are so overwhelmed they do not make the connection, if you ask they put it on the file and you get the " best option " . You can get white (no dye) pills that are designed to be cut if you push! I believe GlaxsmithKlien produces Valtrex and it is not available in a generic (as of two years ago) so Blue is Blue. Acyclovir is a now available in a generic and we get it in a plain white pill. the difference is (I believe) is Valtrex is atime release and Acyclovir is not (same active ingredient). In reality the pulsed dose is more effective (like immunovir) than the time release dose, Dr g doses three times a day, so five times a day is better with Acyclovir. For us it made a giant difference. It is MUCH CHEAPER! as well. (It is a pain with the school but worth it) Just my take. Dr G prescribed it not me! but it worked. Lets drop the talk, but don't believe mega dosing Motrin is an end game, It may help but read the label and you will reconsider. Bill ________________________________ From: Kay <kp_mlist@...> Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 7:12:07 PM Subject: Re: Acyclovir question Interesting. It seems the non-blue version is not commonly available. Do either of you know who the manufacturer is and/or the retailer that had it? Is scored for breaking the same as not slow release? The pharmacist seemed to think that is the only consideration for breaking a pill i.e. if it slow release it may not work the best. Thanks, Kay ________________________________ From: Robyn & Greg Coggins <rngcoggs@...> Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 3:32:48 PM Subject: Re: Acyclovir question I agree with Bill regarding acyclovir. Neither nor myself saw much improvement on any other antiviral. It's a pain to take a pill five times per day, but so worth it. All the best, Robyn >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone noticed a >difference with and without it? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 HI Bill, I just got the generic for Valtrex, it is called Valacyclovir, two different manufactures, lighter blue and very dark blue. Argie On Jan 1, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Bill klimas wrote: > I agree and the antiviral is not the issue the SSRI is. We are on > Celex and I > would get what ever the pharmacy had in stock and it change every > month(blue > ovals, orange tabs). I approached the pharmacist and explained and > he agreed. > They are so overwhelmed they do not make the connection, if you ask > they put it > on the file and you get the " best option " . You can get white (no > dye) pills that > are designed to be cut if you push! > > I believe GlaxsmithKlien produces Valtrex and it is not available in > a generic > (as of two years ago) so Blue is Blue. Acyclovir is a now available > in a > generic and we get it in a plain white pill. the difference is (I > believe) is > Valtrex is atime release and Acyclovir is not (same active > ingredient). In > reality the pulsed dose is more effective (like immunovir) than the > time release > dose, Dr g doses three times a day, so five times a day is better with > Acyclovir. For us it made a giant difference. It is MUCH CHEAPER! as > well. (It > is a pain with the school but worth it) > Just my take. Dr G prescribed it not me! but it worked. > Lets drop the talk, but don't believe mega dosing Motrin is an > end game, It > may help but read the label and you will reconsider. > Bill > > ________________________________ > From: Kay <kp_mlist@...> > > Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 7:12:07 PM > Subject: Re: Acyclovir question > > Interesting. It seems the non-blue version is not commonly > available. Do either > of you know who the manufacturer is and/or the retailer that had it? > Is scored for breaking the same as not slow release? The pharmacist > seemed to > think that is the only consideration for breaking a pill i.e. if it > slow release > > it may not work the best. > > Thanks, > Kay > > ________________________________ > From: Robyn & Greg Coggins <rngcoggs@...> > > Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 3:32:48 PM > Subject: Re: Acyclovir question > > I agree with Bill regarding acyclovir. Neither nor myself saw > much > improvement on any other antiviral. It's a pain to take a pill five > times per > day, but so worth it. > > All the best, > > Robyn > > > > >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone > noticed a > > >difference with and without it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Glaxo Kline does the white ones without any coating, at least for 500mg ones. Natasa > > > > >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has anyone > > noticed a > > > > >difference with and without it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks Natasa, I'll ask my pharmacy! On Jan 2, 2011, at 10:29 AM, natasa778 wrote: > Glaxo Kline does the white ones without any coating, at least > for > 500mg ones. > > Natasa > > > > > > > > >Do folks usually remove the blue coating from the pill? Has > anyone > > > noticed a > > > > > > >difference with and without it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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