Positives

• One patient experienced a “baseline increase” in their condition a month after beginning Valtrex, describing it as a positive shift in their Long COVID symptoms Reddit.
• A patient dealing with respiratory issues from Long COVID reported that their “lungs cleared up a little” while on valacyclovir, with a noticeable improvement in their cough Reddit.

Negatives

• One patient reported taking Valtrex for several months without improvement, instead experiencing “increased headaches/migraines” as a side effect Reddit.
  
  
• One person found “no efficacy” after eight weeks of daily valacyclovir, suggesting that the treatment did not address their symptoms effectively Reddit.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• One patient expressed frustration over the “inconclusive results” of valacyclovir, noting that if it was effectively tackling a reactivated virus, they should have seen significant improvements sooner Reddit.