Valtrex and Yeast Infections

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Can anybody explain why antifungal medications are recommended when

taking Valtrex? Is it because Valtrex weakens the immune system,

resulting in being more succeptible to the yeast infections?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Who recommends this?  (Not me, unless the child has a yeast infection).  If it

is Stan Kurtz, you might join his list and ask him, then let me know!)  Dr. JM

Subject: Valtrex and Yeast Infections

To: csb-autism-rx

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 4:18 AM

Hi all,

Can anybody explain why antifungal medications are recommended when

taking Valtrex? Is it because Valtrex weakens the immune system,

resulting in being more succeptible to the yeast infections?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

It is something that many parents doing Valtrex are telling other parents. That

an anti-fungal needs to be on board when doing Valtrex because of the yeast

flares. It is something that is talked about in the mb12 valtrex group. I've

always heard the same. 

From: <jrodrig6605@ hotmail.com>

Subject: [csb-autism- rx] Valtrex and Yeast Infections

To: csb-autism-rx@ yahoogroups. com

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 4:18 AM

Hi all,

Can anybody explain why antifungal medications are recommended when

taking Valtrex? Is it because Valtrex weakens the immune system,

resulting in being more succeptible to the yeast infections?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

The paperwork that I have from Stan Kurtz states that parent reports

have consistently indicated that the antifungal strategy is one of

the moste important elements of the comprehensive approach. Most

cases of success (possibly all) have a solid azole antifungal (or

Limisil or Amphotericin on board for the entire therapy. It also

says that one of the most common mistakes seen is to use of nystatin

because of persistant fungal flare symptoms with this method. This

may have to do with the entire body being involved in this infection

or some other property of these antifungals. He said that after

seeing this mistake made time and again with a success rate of less

than 5% per parental reports, to him it seems to be a waste of time

to engage in antiviral therapy with Nystatin as your fungal

strategy. There are a few stories of parents who used the antiviral

approach, without the azoles and had children who were calm, turn

into a complete mess!

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> From: <jrodrig6605@ hotmail.com>

> Subject: [csb-autism- rx] Valtrex and Yeast Infections

> To: csb-autism-rx@ yahoogroups. com

> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 4:18 AM

>

> Hi all,

> Can anybody explain why antifungal medications are recommended when

> taking Valtrex? Is it because Valtrex weakens the immune system,

> resulting in being more succeptible to the yeast infections?

>

> Thanks,

>

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