Ughh.....

[live4christp1]

Woke up yesterday morning and felt a burning sensation on my upper lip, kind of itchy......it was a fever blister. Oh, how I hate fever blisters!!!!!!

 

[SDFgirl]

Try Valtrex. It's prescribed for herpes simplex 2 (genital) but also works for simplex 1 (oral). I have a prescription for when I get cold sores.

At the first sign of tingling/bump on your lip, take 2 pills. 12 hours later, take 2 more.

I use this in conjunction with Abreva, again at the first sign of a cold sore, and my cold sores never last more than 2 days. In fact, on Christmas Eve I woke up with one (UGH!) and now it's gone. My cold sores used to last a week or more.

The last thing I do is an old wive's tale but it also works. On the first day, get a Q-tip and dip it into acetone nail polish remover. Put the Q-tip on the cold sore for 10 minutes. It stings like I-don't-know-what, but it really dries it up and makes it disappear!

I know I sound like a commercial but I swear by this method!

 

[live4christp1]

Try Valtrex. It's prescribed for herpes simplex 2 (genital) but also works for simplex 1 (oral). I have a prescription for when I get cold sores.

At the first sign of tingling/bump on your lip, take 2 pills. 12 hours later, take 2 more.

I use this in conjunction with Abreva, again at the first sign of a cold sore, and my cold sores never last more than 2 days. In fact, on Christmas Eve I woke up with one (UGH!) and now it's gone. My cold sores used to last a week or more.

The last thing I do is an old wive's tale but it also works. On the first day, get a Q-tip and dip it into acetone nail polish remover. Put the Q-tip on the cold sore for 10 minutes. It stings like I-don't-know-what, but it really dries it up and makes it disappear!

I know I sound like a commercial but I swear by this method!

Thanks for the tips. I'll definately try them.

 

[m&m's mom]

You might also try Zovirax. It is a generic anti-viral that is pretty cheap. BTW, Valtrex and Zovirax are both prescriptions.
Valtrex did not work for me and the cheap Zovirax did , go figure.
Bestr advice I can give it to keep one of the prescriptions in your purse as both are only marginally effective if not started immediately at first tingle.

 

[EthansMom]

Abreva is the only OTC treatment that the FDA says has been shown to cure cold sores and heat blisters. I use it constantly. It's pricey, but worth it.

 

[PeterPanette]

Take one L-Lysine tablet a day, and you'll never get another fever blister. L-Lysine is an essential amino acid; when our bodies run low on it, fever blisters happen. It's easily available - I think WalMart even sells it. Look for it in the vitamin / supplements section of your favorite store.

I used to get the WORST fever blisters that would spread up into my nose, or all the way down my chin. My mother heard about the L-Lysine cure, and I tried it. That was about 20 years ago, and I've been fever blister free ever since.

You may feel the tingling of one about to happen, but just take a couple of double doses that day (I don't think it's easy to overdose on this stuff), and it'll go away.

Good Luck!

Charlene

 

[Christine]

Zovirax is my drug of choice too. I get a prescription from my dentist and carry the stuff in my purse. Sometimes YEARS will go by and I don't ever use it but I like to have it ready when I need it.