Aciclovir side effects

[jalex20]

I've been given a 5 day course of 800mg x 4 of Aciclovir as a treatment for shingles

About a day into my treatment I started to get chills/feel weak (slight fever)
the next, though I was on the mend, but last night - i had SEVERE chills. Literally i was shaking like anything

Could this at all be related to Aciclovir, or did I just coincidentally get another virus at the same time --- the side effects sheet doesn't really mention this.

[jalex20]

I got it wrong --- it should be 7 day course of x 5 a day--- dunno what i was thinking!

[gracefromHHP]

This is probably the shingles making you feel like ****. It will get better.

How did they diagnose you with shingles?

Hope you are better soon :)

grace

[jalex20]

heh thanks...

uhm the Dr just said it looked like shingles and did a 'change in sensation' test.
actually i went there and they said i came too late, next time come earlier
but then it seemed to spread (or crop up elsewhere on the back) a bout a week later and they gave me the aciclovir

first time i had it - so i didnt realise that shingles gave fever etc (thought it was just the itch/soreness)

[gracefromHHP]

I'd pursue this further. Less than 5% of people who get a shingles ob ever get a recurrence.  If you've been diagnosed as having shingles more than once then this needs followed up on ( not sure if you've been diagnosed with having it more than once or if it's just the wording you used ).

grace