how do you get rid of a cold sore?

Answer 1

Wet Tea Bag, the tannins in tea dry the Herpes up.
Also Abreva, Anbesol, Chapstick, Carmex, Lysine, Zovirax,

For real problems---.
Fever Blister Treatment - Penciclovir
Penciclovir 1% cream (Denavir) is FDA-approved for recurrent fever blisters. It is applied every 2 hours to the site for 4 days. Starting treatment within 1 hour of an outbreak reduced the time to healing by 2 days and reduced the symptoms. Penciclovir also decreases the duration viral shedding. The earlier penciclovir is started the better the benefits, but improvement was still found when penciclovir was started even after vesicles developed.

Fever Blister Treatment - Acyclovir
Acyclovir 5% cream (Zovirax) is also FDA approved for the treatment of recurrent fever blisters. In studies, frequent application of the cream reduced the time to healing by about half a day. Oral acyclovir given 5 times a day for primary gingivostomatitis in children shortened the course from 10 days to 4 days and reduced the duration of fever, eating and drinking difficulties, and viral shedding. Using low dose oral acyclovir for fever blisters shortened the duration by about 1 day but did not affect pain. Using a higher dose and starting during the prodrome phase did have an effect on pain and duration.

Fever Blister Treatment - Famciclovir
Famciclovir (Famvir) taken orally is only FDA approved for oral herpes in people with compromised immune systems. Early studies on people with normal immune systems show that high doses taken 3 times a day for 5 days reduce healing time and lesion size but not symptoms. Addition of a topical steroid has shown some possibility of aborting lesions, reducing lesion size, and reducing symptoms.

Fever Blister Treatment - Valacyclovir
Valacyclovir (Valtrex) has been used off-label for the treatment of fever blisters but current studies show that higher doses than usual may be more effective.

Fever Blister Treatment - Suppression Therapy
Suppression therapy, taking medication every day to prevent outbreaks, is not yet FDA-approved. Studies have shown that people who have more than 6 recurrences or more per year can benefit from taking acyclovir 400 mg twice daily by reducing the number of recurrences and decreasing viral shedding. Other possibilities are famciclovir 250 mg twice a day or valacyclovir 500 mg once a day.

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Answer 4

Exceptionally, the answer that I find most precious to that question is a lot more simple than folks are making it, no offense, but what I do (the bloodless sore should be long gone inside half of an hour) is get a cotton swap, drench it in water, then add as so much salt as feasible except the water not absorbs it, then (and this is painful) rub it violently (do not go nuts) towards the bloodless sore.

Answer 5

I use a combination of Abreva cold sore cream and Blistex (medicated) lip ointment. Works great. Cuts the time down by a good amount

Answer 6

extraordinarily, the respond that i detect finest to that query is so lots extra basic than persons are making it, no offense, yet what I do (the chilly sore could be long previous interior a million/2 an hour) is get a cotton swap, drench it in water, then upload as lots salt as achieveable till the water now no longer absorbs it, then (and that's painful) rub it violently (do no longer pass nuts) against the chilly sore.

Answer 7

Aerosol Hairspray

Answer 8

L-Lysene is an otc 'vitamin' that is supposed to help prevent and aid in relieving existing sores. Of course Abreva would do the same and probably much better.

Answer 9

carmex, you can get it for a dollar at any discount store, usually near the checkout counter or by the health and beauty section. It takes a few days but it clears it up

Answer 10

Abreva