How it went
Did it last?
- No one said the benefit wore off.
- No one said they needed to keep it up to stay well.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 0 | 0% |
| Near-full | 0 | 0% |
| Substantial | 2 | 67% |
| Partial | 1 | 33% |
| Relapsed | 0 | 0% |
| No benefit | 0 | 0% |
Only 3 accounts. Treat these percentages as anecdotes, not rates.
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe | 1 | 0% | |
| Very severe | 1 | 0% |
1 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Who published these accounts
Right-hand number: share describing a full or near-full recovery. Pages that sell something, and advocacy sites, tend to publish only the successes.
How often it comes up
Posts that mention Acyclovir, per 1,000 posts each year. Hover a point for the count.
Show as a table
| Year | Posts mentioning it | All posts | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | 184 | 10.9 |
| 2010 | 16 | 682 | 23.5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 704 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1,491 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1,708 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2,352 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2,158 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1,431 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 3,110 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,201 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1,075 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2,581 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,867 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1,166 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,000 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,237 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1,019 | 2.0 |
| 2026 (so far) | 0 | 840 | 0.0 |
Posts in the forum threads we archived, 26,806 in all, counted per year. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. These threads all contain a recovery story, so they show what those communities discussed, not everyone with ME/CFS or long COVID. All trends
All 3 accounts
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine article comments (Suzanne)
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Feeling generally better
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SAM-e, Acyclovir, Atlas Profilax = Improvement from 3 to 4
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