Tagament (Cimetidine) for Herpes (OTC Drug)

[Guest Anonymous]

I found this forum extremely helpful. I had my first out break on Oct 28, 2003 after having protected sex with a girl 5 weeks prior (Sept 19). She was only my 2nd sexual partner and told me she didn't have any STDs. After my first OB, I confronted her but she denies it that she has herpes.

Anyways I am coping and living with this like the rest of you.

Here is the link:

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2001/mar2001_report_tagamet_1.html

Here are some excerpts:

While pharmaceutical companies promote expensive and only partially effective anti-viral drugs, there is evidence dating back more than 20 years that the drug cimetidine (sold over-the-counter as Tagamet) is highly effective in shortening the duration or preventing the outbreaks of herpes and shingles.

Tagamet is manufactured by SmithKline Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Philadelphia. When Life Extension asked about Tagamet's potential use in herpes treatment and quizzed about the lack of promotion for same, Carl Friedman from SmithKline's Research and Development Department said, ?It [cimetidine] went off patent in 1994. We aren't vested in it anymore, so there's nothing to gain from it.?

A person suffering from a herpes simplex or shingles outbreak can obtain Tagamet (cimetidine) over-the-counter for $38 a month as opposed to over $200 a month for the new anti-viral drugs being promoted to doctors.

Published studies indicate that viruses like herpes simplex and herpes zoster can be put into quick remission, or the breakouts prevented altogether, when T-lymphocyte suppressor cell function is inhibited. The best way of accomplishing this is to take 200 mg of cimetidine (Tagamet) three times a day and then 400 mg a bedtime. Tagamet is available in pharmacies over-the-counter. Suggested use is to initiate Tagamet as soon as symptoms of a herpes-related virus infection appear. Continue to take it for one to two weeks after all symptoms of the outbreak have abated.

One precautionary note, even though Tagamet (cimetidine) is sold over-the-counter, refer to the package insert to make sure it does not interact with prescription drugs you may already be taking.

[Cain]

Thanks for your idea. I'll check this out myself.

Cain

[Guest Anonymous]

it works

This stuff works. It's really cheap too and comes in generic form.

Heres is a good link I found:

http://www.nursingexperts.com/drugs/gastrointestinal.gi.ulcer.treatment.prevention/cimetidine.tagamet.htm

[dangit]

anyone tried this for supressive therapy or it only works on outbreaks...

[dangitinAL]

anyone tried this for supressive therapy or it only works on outbreaks...

Old Thread... anyone try this and did it work?

[dangitinAL]

It didn't work for me. Blah. I tried it for about a week but started having stomach issues. I think it was too much tagamet for me. On the good side though, I slept like a rock on any night I took my dinky .25mg of xanax with the tagamet. Supposedly the tagamet increases the potency like by 8 times. So be careful of what you take with the tagamet because it can increase the potency of a lot of drugs!!