Table of Contents
- 1 What are the symptoms of antiviral medications?
- 2 What are the long term effects of antivirals?
- 3 Does valacyclovir make tired?
- 4 Are antivirals bad for you?
- 5 Does valacyclovir have bad side effects?
- 6 Can valacyclovir raise blood pressure?
- 7 What are the side effects of antiepileptic drugs?
- 8 What are the side effects of my medications?
Side effects of antivirals may include nausea, vomiting, runny nose, stuffy nose, cough, diarrhea, and behavioral changes.
Taken long term, particularly in people with existing kidney issues and/or inadequate hydration, valacyclovir can lead to renal toxicity and kidney failure. It can also lead to inflammation of the liver in certain people, particularly those with existing liver health issues.
Can antivirals Make You Sick?
While most people tolerate the medication with no problems, a small percentage of people do experience side effects from daily antiviral therapy. These side effects are usually mild and include nausea, headache, nausea, stomach pain, cold, and sore throat.
How do you get rid of a medical virus?
For most viral infections, treatments can only help with symptoms while you wait for your immune system to fight off the virus. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections. There are antiviral medicines to treat some viral infections. Vaccines can help prevent you from getting many viral diseases.
Does valacyclovir make tired?
Valacyclovir oral tablet doesn’t cause drowsiness, but it can cause other side effects.
Antivirals are relatively safe medicines. Children as young as two weeks, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding individuals, can take certain antiviral medications.
What happens if you take valacyclovir everyday?
Valacyclovir, taken daily, reduces the number of outbreaks a person experiences and the number of days that someone sheds the virus asymptomatically.
What are two illnesses in humans caused by viruses?
Viruses cause familiar infectious diseases such as the common cold, flu and warts. They also cause severe illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19.
Does valacyclovir have bad side effects?
Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects. Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: mental/mood changes (such as agitation, confusion, hallucinations), trouble speaking, shaky/unsteady movements, change in the amount of urine.
Can valacyclovir raise blood pressure?
increased heart rate, and. high blood pressure (hypertension).
How long does an antiviral stay in your system?
by Drugs.com To eliminate the active antiviral agents in Genvoya (elvitegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) from your system takes up to 70.95 hours.
What are the side effects of immunosuppressive medication?
Increased risk of serious infections,including cytomegalovirus (CMV)
What are the side effects of antiepileptic drugs?
Side effects Some mild side effects are common when starting antiepileptic medications, particularly if the dose is increased rapidly. Some side effects are common to antiepileptic medications when prescribed at too great a dose and are similar to being “drunk” eg. Some side effects are peculiar to individual medications and only occur in some people eg.
What are the side effects of my medications?
Perhaps the most common set of side effects for drugs taken internally involves the gastrointestinal system. Nearly any drug can cause nausea or an upset stomach, though it may only happen to a handful of users. For drugs used externally, skin irritation is a common complaint.
How to avoid medication side effects?
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