Question: Difference or preference between VALTREX vs ACYCLOVIR?

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We are going to begin with Valtrex soon but as I'm researching side effects, I

find a lot of people complain about discomfort with Valtrex and very few

complain with Acyclovir.

What is better for our kids? Is there a difference?

If you have information to share on best practices for our kids, please send and

if your kids have had preferences of better experiences on one or the other - or

if you know the difference as it applies to viruses in our kids - please share!

Thank you all!

Ellie

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Ellie:

We started valtrex too, according to i was reading acyclovir is only for herpes group virus (type 1, 2 , 3 ...6), and valtrex has a wider spectrum of virus (ebv, zoster, cytomegalovirus...etc), another thing i readed virus produces die off, because of death of virus an this one became in glucose (glucose= sugar=yeast= more candida) so you have to be warned about this issue.

There is a web page called www.enzimestuff.com (correct me if i wrong) that offers a product named virastop, this one promises many things, i´m studying the possibility to use it. If someone has tryied tell me how was it... .

De: Ellie Para: mb12valtrex Enviado: Lunes 26 de marzo de 2012 3:06Asunto: Question: Difference or preference between VALTREX vs ACYCLOVIR?

We are going to begin with Valtrex soon but as I'm researching side effects, I find a lot of people complain about discomfort with Valtrex and very few complain with Acyclovir.What is better for our kids? Is there a difference?If you have information to share on best practices for our kids, please send and if your kids have had preferences of better experiences on one or the other - or if you know the difference as it applies to viruses in our kids - please share!Thank you all!Ellie

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We have used ViraStop2x by Enzymedica. Liam's gut is too tender for it now, but had good results when he could handle it. Mom to 5 year-old Liam Re: Question: Difference or preference between VALTREX vs ACYCLOVIR? Ellie: We started valtrex too, according to i was reading acyclovir is only for herpes group virus (type 1, 2 , 3 ...6), and valtrex has a wider spectrum of virus (ebv, zoster, cytomegalovirus...etc), another thing i readed virus produces die off, because of death of virus an this one became in glucose (glucose= sugar=yeast= more candida) so you have to be warned about this issue. There is a web page called www.enzimestuff.com (correct me if i wrong) that offers a product named virastop, this one promises many things, i´m studying the possibility to use it. If someone has tryied tell me how was it... . De: Ellie Para: mb12valtrex Enviado: Lunes 26 de marzo de 2012 3:06Asunto: Question: Difference or preference between VALTREX vs ACYCLOVIR? We are going to begin with Valtrex soon but as I'm researching side effects, I find a lot of people complain about discomfort with Valtrex and very few complain with Acyclovir.What is better for our kids? Is there a difference?If you have information to share on best practices for our kids, please send and if your kids have had preferences of better experiences on one or the other - or if you know the difference as it applies to viruses in our kids - please share!Thank you all!Ellie

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Re: Question: Difference or preference between VALTREX vs ACYCLOVIR?

Ellie:

We started valtrex too, according to i was reading acyclovir is only for herpes group virus (type 1, 2 , 3 ...6), and valtrex has a wider spectrum of virus (ebv, zoster, cytomegalovirus...etc),Um, yeah, this isn't true. Varicella zoster is HHV 3. EBV is HHV 4, CMV is HHV 5 and Roseola is HHV 6. Acyclovir is what Valtrex converts to. The major differences between the two is half life. Valtrex you don't have to take as often. Valtrex is dosed 3x a day (because the half life is longer because it's also converting to acyclovir). Zovirax (acyclovir) is dosed 5x a day.Some kids tolerate one better than the other. We tend to try Valtrex first because you don't have to take it as often. Same concept as giving LDN at night. It's a matter of convenience that LDN is given as a lotion - kids are usually in bed by the time you need to dose it. There's really no mystery behind these things. another thing i readed virus produces die off, because of death of virus an this one became in glucose (glucose= sugar=yeast= more candida) so you have to be warned about this issue.Sigh. No. Antivirals switches your immune system from TH1 to TH2 (or vice versa, I can never remember but I have it on my blog in that link that says Antiviral Therapy 101 in my signature). It switches from the cytokines that fight systemic yeast to the cytokines that don't. Hence, yeast is more difficult to control.Antivirals don't kill viruses. Viruses are DNA strands wrapped in a hard shell. They aren't even considered living beings. They aren't even a single celled organism. They don't die. Antivirals disrupt their replication process. So no, viruses aren't dying and turning into glucose. With that said, that doesn't mean glucose isn't rising because of a viral infection. It's possible the viruses are causing an increase in glucose (coxsackie virus comes to mind so it's possible) but it's not because they are dying. It's because they've created a change in the metabolic system somehow. Remember, viruses are strands of DNA. HHVs insert themselves into your DNA and wreaks havoc. Stealth virus theory, folks.

There is a web page called www.enzimestuff.com (correct me if i wrong) that offers a product named virastop, this one promises many things, i´m studying the possibility to use it. If someone has tryied tell me how was it... .

I actually can't say one way or another if virastop is as effective as Valtrex but I will say I've heard from some that it is and for others it wasn't. It's just going to depend on the child. But the theory is relatively the same. They all are using enzymes to break down some piece of the virus replication at some point. Enzymedica I believe uses an enzyme to break the shell. I'm not 100% certain on that but Lori Knowles could probably answer that better.I thought there was someone from enzymedica here on the list but I can't remember her name. At first I thought it was Lori but she's with New Beginnings. I tried to do a quick search in the members section but search really sucks on yahoo groups. Anyway, my advice is to ask Lori if you want more info on enzymedica. But a quick search of the archives did come up with lots of information. Dates back to 2005 so you're questions are probably already answered in there. I always advise that when you search the archives, go directly to the "last" button. Start from the beginning and work your way up as typically the questions you have are some of the very first asked since you aren't the only one to have that question. Saves on slogging through the archives.