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Julie F.
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I came down with muscle aches/chills/fever/swollen glands about 48 hours after starting Valtrex last week. Lasted for about a day, and I've felt fine ever since.

I had stopped amoxicillin the same day I started the Valtrex, and was not on any other abx at the time.

The only other weird thing is that 4 weeks ago, I had a similar thing happen, coupled with a horrible sore throat. I looked at my tonsils and they had white spots on them. So I went to my GP, who took one look at my throat and said strep (no test though).

I called my LLMD, who put me on the amoxicillin for a month. I didn't feel my symptoms get worse after starting the amoxicillin, only better. Probably took me 4-5 days to get back to normal. And prior to that, I had been off abx for about 9 weeks.

Thoughts? Could this be Valtrex-induced, or am I in some kind of natural herx cycle?
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All antiviral drugs have given me a significant herx like reaction. I've been on valcyte, acyclovir (the active ingredient in valtrex) and oxymatrine (which is a Chinese herb that fights certain viruses).

I am fighting certain viral infections: HHV-6, EBV, enterovirus.

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