My poor Mum suffers from coldsores and has just developed 3 painful ones at once!
Does anybody out there have any tried and true remedies that she can try for getting rid of them fast? I have her on L-Lysine vitamin tabs at the moment but they're more of a long term treatment..
Thanks!!!! :o)
2007-12-31 17:59:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
I take one 400 mg echinacea pill a day and i get the beginnings of a cold sore but they never develop. also she can try using tea tree oil on them(a natural antiseptic) she can apply with a q-tip several times a day. also she can either get over the counter stuff like herpacin-L,abreva,etc or she can have a dr write a prescription. cold sores can be cause by ,exposure to the sun and or cold, a virus or cold,changes in her body (hormones,etc) and stress can cause them and a low immune system. my son gets them really bad and he uses the tea tree oil and an echinacea pill (one a day for like 3-4 days) and usually his heals up fine
2007-12-31 18:04:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
valtrex.
I'm only posting this because the first person had it right in my opinion / experience. That is what the doc's would prescribe when money wasn't an issue. If you need it, you need it.
2008-01-01 02:05:48 · answer #2 · answered by Samandriel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try keeping them covered in Carmex. They go away fast.
2008-01-01 02:04:38 · answer #3 · answered by mentaldefex 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wash your mouth out with salt.
2008-01-01 02:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
put a mixture of vinegar and white wine, add tobasco and it sounds painful but i swear by it! good luck
2008-01-01 02:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by bayleyboo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
valtrex, prescription only.
2008-01-01 02:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by sinned 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the source below. It discusses cold sore cures and treatment.
2008-01-01 10:40:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋