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Not sure if it's the valacyclovir or the hsv-2 i'm taking it for but i'm super exhausted to the point of almost not being able to function.

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Dr. Karen Dantin answered

Check it out: See your doctor for a through work up to make sure there are not other factors making you exhausted

Answered 10/5/2013

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

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Might be the drug: Fatigue is one of the side effects.

Answered 10/9/2013

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A member asked:

Not sure if it's the valacyclovir or the hsv-2 i'm taking it for but i'm super exhausted to the point of almost not being able to function.

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Karen Dantin answered

Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

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