coldsores

[Alex]

argh it wont go away since i moved to canada... anyone know how to eliminate em?

 

[Cattlegod]

don't pick at it and use a good chap stick (the kind that comes in that little round container with the yellow top and white bottom).

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Valtrex?

 

[43st]

It will go away naturally. How long have you had it?

I've learned how to "beat" the coldsore. I get one once every year or two. I carry a tube of the coldsore medication everywhere I go, I keep it in my business bag (with me often). The second you feel the tingle or itch use the medication. If you wait too long beyond that first tingle you'll lose control of it. The only problem with my practice is when a coldsore starts while I'm sleeping, it's to late to stop it by the time I wake up.

Hope this helps.

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Valtrex?

it's all about suppression....

 

[SgtBuddy]

Carmex

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: Thera
It will go away naturally. How long have you had it?

I've learned how to "beat" the coldsore. I get one once every year or two. I carry a tube of the coldsore medication everywhere I go, I keep it in my business bag (with me often). The second you feel the tingle or itch use the medication. If you wait too long beyond that first tingle you'll lose control of it. The only problem with my practice is when a coldsore starts while I'm sleeping, it's to late to stop it by the time I wake up.

Hope this helps.

very helpful thx!! what medication exactly tho? ive had 2 for 1 week then 1 of them vanished but the other is there for 2 weeks in a row now... so chapstick helps then?

 

[Meggie]

There's a specific medicine that helps cold sores.....it's called Abreva. You can find it in drugstores.....it should be around $11.

 

[Techronious]

You've got the HERP!!!

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

NO Valtrex . . . I would sue any doctor that tried to prescribe it for you. Abreva works very well. You can dessicate the vesicles with isopropyl alcohol. Be careful not to rupture the vesicles or apply alcohol to broken skin.

 

[IGBT]

Really?? Free cold sores if you move to Canada??

 

[FSUpaintball]

Originally posted by: IGBT
Really?? Free cold sores if you move to Canada??

Post it in Hot Deals!!!!


I get 'em too once in awile. They don't itch or tingle, they're just like sore bumps inside my mouth. It usually means I haven't been getting enough sleep. Just getting more rest makes them go away.

 

[tcsenter]

NO Valtrex

Yeah, plain old acyclovir works just fine and its about 1/10th of the cost. Of course, that was for a bad case of shingles I had which crossed dermatomes, I don't get cold sores.

 

[Omegachi]

herpies!!!! haha, nah. Just stop eating all those spicy and fried foods, and you'll be okay family secret.

 

[HiTek21]

you need some Campho Phenique. Taste like crap if it hits the tounge but it feels good

 

[Alex]

looks like abreva for me... thx y'all!

 

[Brutuskend]

Maybe not the healthiest way, but since I smoke I almost never get them.

I quit for 7 months and had them constantly.....

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Maybe not the healthiest way, but since I smoke I almost never get them.

I quit for 7 months and had them constantly.....

well ive been trying to quit but haven't managed and still have em grrrrrrr :| i might try abreva

 

[bmd]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
you need some Campho Phenique. Taste like crap if it hits the tounge but it feels good

My dad always used this stuff, seemed to work for him.