Side effects
Generic Valtrex has its side effects. The most common are:
- painful menstruation
- pain of stomach
- stuffy nose
- diarrhoea
- lightheadedness
- migraine
- retching
- arthralgia
- nausea
- fatigue
- sore throat
Less common but more serious side effects during taking Generic Valtrex:
- allergy reactions (urticaria, breathing difficulties, rash, and eruption)
- unusual fatigue
- jaundice
- confused mental state
- fever
- vision problems
- agitation
- seizures
- speech troubles
- aggression
- drowsiness
- lower back pain
- easy bruising or bleeding
- hallucinations
- troublesome concentration
- weight gain
- lack of appetite
- troublesome urination
- dark colored urine
- extreme thirst
Side effects manifestations depend not only on medicine you are taking but also depend on your health state and on the other factors.
Contra-indications
Do not take Generic Valtrex if you are allergic to Generic Valtrex components.
Do not take Generic Valtrex if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant. Do not breast-feed while taking Generic Valtrex.
Be careful with Generic Valtrex usage in case of having kidney or liver disease, AIDS/HIV, bone marrow or kidney transplant.
Be careful with Generic Valtrex usage in case of taking cancer medicine as oxaliplatin (Eloxatin), streptozocin (Zanosar), aldesleukin (Proleukin), carmustine (Gliadel, BiCNU), tretinoin (Vesanoid), cisplatin (Platinol), ifosfamide (Ifex), plicamycin (Mithracin); pain or arthritis medicines as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), indomethacin (Indocin), etodolac (Lodine), naproxen (Naprosyn, Aleve), diclofenac (Voltaren), aspirin (Excedrin, Anacin), acetaminophen (Tylenol); ulcerative colitis medicines as mesalamine (Pentasa) or sulfasalazine (Azulfidine); IV antibiotics as amphotericin B (Amphotec, AmBisome, Fungizone, Abelcet), gentamicin (Garamycin), kanamycin (Kantrex), bacitracin (Baci-IM), capreomycin (Capastat), streptomycin, vancomycin (Vancocin, Vancoled), amikacin (Amikin); medications for organ transplant rejection prevention as sirolimus (Rapamune) or tacrolimus (Prograf); antiviral medicines as cidofovir (Vistide), foscarnet (Foscavir), adefovir (Hepsera); methotrexate (Trexal, Rheumatrex); lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid).
Generic Valtrex is not an antibiotic or antifungal remedy and has no known effect against other infections caused by bacteria or fungi.
Generic Valtrex can be dangerous for children. Generic Valtrex is used to treat cold sores in children who are at least 12 years old, or chickenpox in children who are at least 2 years old.
Avoid machine driving.
It can be dangerous to stop Generic Valtrex taking suddenly.