I am prone to cold sores, normally zovirax or similar works but think i was to late it has come up and is all overone side of my lip, its tingling like mad any genuine remdies i can do right now
2007-01-03 11:43:01 · 11 answers · asked by Shiv 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
anybody with something i might have at home this very min? thanks to all who answered already
2007-01-03 11:57:02 · update #1
I sometimes get cold sore inside my mouth especially when I over stressed. I always used Campho-Phenique it works great on the pain and stinging problems. I also watch my stress levels when I fell one coming I know I need to relax more. If you can determine what's causing them it may help you stop them before they get out of control.
2007-01-03 11:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by akilah1920 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I have heard apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball held to the area for a short time, but I don't know if it works.
The best thing I have ever used for cold sores is Lactinex pills. Ask your pharmacist. They are not prescription, but have to be refrigerated so they are not out on the counter. They somehow replace healthy microbes in the body that suppress the herpes virus. Start taking them at the first tingle, and sometimes it won't even go ahead to develop into a cold sore. Stop taking them when the cold sore or the feeling of a cold sore is gone.
The second best thing is Acidophilus pills. I believe it works the same way as the Lactinex but it takes longer. You will find it in the vitamin section. Again, ask your pharmacist how many you can safely take. Stop taking them once the threat of cold sore has passed.
This must be the best kept secret ever because I tried everything else to no avail until my pharmacist told me about the Lactinex.
I tried Lysine, but it did nothing to help me. Maybe it has to be taken consistently instead of just during an outbreak.
I hope this works as well for you as it has for me. I have often wondered if it would work for genital herpes as well, but I just don't know.
2007-01-03 13:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by lifeisagift 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Abreva - over the counter and you apply directly to sore. Combine this with Zovirax and it should go away ASAP. In the future Lysine, natural product works.
2007-01-03 11:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had success with taking the amino acid L-Lysine (which is available over the counter). A nutrionist turned me onto this. It worked for years.. but ultimately stopped working for me, alas.
But do try the L-Lysine (oral tablets). I have had them ready to erupt.. & when I did the L-Lysine.. they would go away! (You buy them in the vitamin section)
I have also used Zovirax (prescription) & Abreeva (over the counter ointment) that has helped.
I also minimize stress as much as I can, and avoid too much sun. That seems to bring them on.
Good luck!
2007-01-03 12:08:39 · answer #6 · answered by Cambria 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Acyclovir
2007-01-03 11:50:56 · answer #7 · answered by undercovernudist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vitamin Lysine works wonders. I used to get them all of the time, but i started taking this vitamin, and wow, it works great.
2007-01-03 11:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as soon as you feel the tinkle you should drown it in Carmex until the burning tingling is gone. then just keep applying after
2007-01-03 11:53:05 · answer #9 · answered by BLB G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard lemon balm will helo, or even aloe vera.
2007-01-03 11:54:04 · answer #10 · answered by Layla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋