What valtrex dose are you trying?

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Hi there,

I started my son on valtrex 2 weeks ago and he is currently on 250 mg three

times a day. My son weighs 74 lbs and I know that a lot of parents have used 500

mg dose. When I asked my dan, he agreed that twice a day dosing is not enough

but allowed 250 mg 4 times a day to bring it to a total of 1000 mg a day. Is

this the right approach? I was thinking of may be trying 500 mg three times a

day. Dosing it 4 times a day will not work as my son doesn't get home till 4 pm.

Since it is half a tablet, it will need to be crushed and mixed in pear sauce

before he takes it. I don't think that school nurse can handle all that. 4 times

a day is just not practical once the school starts. I was wondering if moms

could share their experience with the valtrex dosing and if any of u did start

with 250 mg dose three times a day, when did you jump to 500 mg dose? Did

increasing the dose help more or it was the same? Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

is