Re: Questions about Valtrex treatement for Autism

[Guest guest]

Please answer my questions or refer me to sources where I can find answers to my

questions.

Thanks,

ph

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have some basic questions about Valtrex treatment in children with

> autism:

>

> 1- What symptoms or blood tests would suggest that Valtrex treatment could be

effective

> 2-What improvements we can expect from Valtrex?

> 3-What are the signs of efficacy of Valtrex treatment? Which blood test would

show improvement?

> 4-For how long we should continue Valtrex treatment?

> 5-Is there any risk of stopping Valtrex treatment? How can we safely stop

Valtrex treatment?

>

> My 8-year old has been taking Valtrex 2000 mg a day for about 5 months with no

sign of improvements in her behaviour, communication or language skills!

>

> I'm wondering if we should continue and for how long?

>

> Please share your comments and experiences.

>

> Thanks,

>

> ph

>

[Guest guest]

ph,

Sorry that you didn't get a response here. You can learn a lot from Cheryl's

blog if you google antiviral 101. I have been reading about valtrex but I am not

completely sure of what to expect. I can just tell you why I started valtrex. My

son had his first regression after roseola infection. He had a lot of allergies

and immune dysfunction. He was found to have IgM against endothelial cells in

his brain. He has a lot of sensory issues, visual stimming. I did viral titers

but not sure how significant they are. My son had roseola and has elevated

titers. If you ask any infectious disease docs, they would tell you that the

titers may remain elevated for a long time even after an infection. My son was

also found to have elevated CMV titers and that is a sign of concern as valtrex

has no efficacy against CMV. I decided to use valtrex as my son has elevated

HHV6 titers and valtrex does have some efficacy against it. Also their maybe

some unidentified virus in our kids that gets controlled by valtrex. My son has

been on valtrex for 2 months. The improvements I have seen include better social

and fine motor skills. But we are going crazy with yeast flares every couple of

weeks. I may have to switch the antifungal. Is your child getting an

antifungal(systemic). If not then may be that needs to be addressed. I have not

seen the magical results from valtrex that I have read on Stan Kurtz site but

then I was using generic valacyclovir. Not sure if this is the reason. I will

use the branded valtrex now and see if it makes any difference. Cheryl and

others might be able to answer your question about whether you should continue

it any longer or not. I also noticed that your child is the same as my son and

is taking 2000 mg a day. In my opinion, it is an excessive dose. Most of us are

using a max of 500 mg 3x daily dose. As per my dan, even 500 3x daily is too

much for my sensitive kid and he doesn't want him to receive more than 1000 mg a

day.

I am not sure if I answered all your questions or not but try visiting:

stankurtz.com

http://gryffinstail.wordpress.com/

Sorry couldn't help much. Good luck

is

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have some basic questions about Valtrex treatment in children with

> > autism:

> >

> > 1- What symptoms or blood tests would suggest that Valtrex treatment could

be effective

> > 2-What improvements we can expect from Valtrex?

> > 3-What are the signs of efficacy of Valtrex treatment? Which blood test

would show improvement?

> > 4-For how long we should continue Valtrex treatment?

> > 5-Is there any risk of stopping Valtrex treatment? How can we safely stop

Valtrex treatment?

> >

> > My 8-year old has been taking Valtrex 2000 mg a day for about 5 months with

no sign of improvements in her behaviour, communication or language skills!

> >

> > I'm wondering if we should continue and for how long?

> >

> > Please share your comments and experiences.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > ph

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi is,

Thanks for your comments.

Her CMV IgG has decreased from 11.4 to 8.3 but her HHV 6 IgG has INCREASED from

6.1 before the treatment to 34.9 five months after Valtrex treatment! I'm

wondering if that's a good or bad sign!

She has good gross and fine motor skills.

I'll check out the two websites you suggested.

Regards,

ph

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > >

> > > I have some basic questions about Valtrex treatment in children with

> > > autism:

> > >

> > > 1- What symptoms or blood tests would suggest that Valtrex treatment could

be effective

> > > 2-What improvements we can expect from Valtrex?

> > > 3-What are the signs of efficacy of Valtrex treatment? Which blood test

would show improvement?

> > > 4-For how long we should continue Valtrex treatment?

> > > 5-Is there any risk of stopping Valtrex treatment? How can we safely stop

Valtrex treatment?

> > >

> > > My 8-year old has been taking Valtrex 2000 mg a day for about 5 months

with no sign of improvements in her behaviour, communication or language skills!

> > >

> > > I'm wondering if we should continue and for how long?

> > >

> > > Please share your comments and experiences.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > ph

> > >

> >

>