[Andrew K Fletcher]

Dab with aftershave once every two hours, or dab with Kombucha, or dab with lemon juice.

"The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct."
K.I.S. "Keep it simple!"

[jen]

how many milligrams in each pill or capsule - what kind do you take?

quote:Originally posted by jdel

Ooooh, I know the answer to this one!
I get cold sores at the drop of a hat.  They are always so bad I have to get a prescription for them....well, no more!
At the first inkling of a bump, I take 3 Lysine, and 3 more every for hours, and I never get the cold sore.  Bump is gone!  If I don't get to the Lysine in time to stop the cold sore, it greatly lessens the time and severity.

Lysine is all natural and dirt cheap, and you can buy it just about anywhere!

I carry them with me at all times, have been cold sore free ever since I found out this little secret!

I've found all the princes, now in search of a good frog.

Jesus gives life more abundantly - it's free!

[tweener (OP)]

I still say the ice method works, is permanent, and is cheap and easy.

----
John - The Eternal Pessimist.

[david666]

Hi, I suffered cold sores for several years, even today i felt a cold sore starting but I have the cure for it, it definitly work for me. Here ar the 3 steps that you must follow:
1. At the very moment you start to feel the firs tingle, you must use zorivax or aciclovir in both the creme and pills (2 pills of 200 mg and the creme works for me)
2. Go to sleep. This is probably the reason why aciclovir works for me and dosent work for other people. Relax, forget the cold sore and go to sleep (this will reduce the stress and will make the aciclovir work perfectly). Even if you are in work, tell your boss you feel very sick and go to sleep. If you need some kind of pill for sleep, take it.
3. Wake up, and you will notice that the sore is gone.

These 3 steps have work perfectly for me and other people I told them to follow these steps.


(Sorry for the writting, english is not my first language)

[Ryno1]

I was searching for a forum that talks about cold sores and found this one. I'm looking for a product that works for the cold sore. My friend told me about a product for cold sores called SPAM....has anyone used this product he swears by it and says it's the only product he has tried that really works. If anyone else has used it please respond and if you want to read about there product you can go to SPAM.COM

[dallengirl89]

well I suffer from cold sores every year. I get them 2 to 3 times a year. The only time when I get cold sores is when I get colds. Mines last about 4 weeks and they dont have liquid in them. they also don't form a yellow crust. mine form a black scab and it takes a while for the scab to come  off. I hate getting break outs I feel so sad I always get depressed becauseI feel like that all peole are staring at whwn they look at me. but if you do suffer from cold sores you should wash it with salt water and try to put whole milk on it I never tried it but I heard that it maybe works. hey try it you never know

[dallengirl89]

I've tried zovirax before, my doctor prescribed it for me but it did'nt really work for me. I also tried abreva and that did'nt work for me either. abreva cost $25 and you get a tiny tube smaller than my pinky. try putting an ice cube on  it'll probaly work better.

[sparkly]

Once you get this damn virus you get it for life! Like many others I contracted this as a little girl, probably given by a smoochy aunt with a cold sore who didn't think

I used to swear by Zovirax, but I seem to have become immune to it - it just stopped working.

I took a punt on a natural product from NZ that is just a god send, and for me, it has meant  a permanent end to cold sores. I have not had one since I first used this amazing product VIRASOOTHE - and given that I got them on average once a month for over 30 years, I have every reason to be impressed. Cure? No, I don't think so, and they don't claim that to be the case on their site, but it certainly can put them into permanent remission (9 years cold sore free and counting) I don't think I will get another now - what a relief!

URL is essential-nz.com

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[mrg]

Hi all

I have had cold sores for over 30 years. They used to be infrequent, say 1/2 a year, but now I have had 5 outbreaks in the past 6/7 months : (

Zovirax used to work a treat if you caught the bugger in time. What I am finding now is that I no longer get that tell tale tingle. So by the time I realise I have one developing Zovirax isn't a great deal of help (although it does cut the healing time down by a day or two). In fact I think I may have become immune to it.

The tea bag idea doesn't work for me. Nor does the ice cube.

Being a man one big draw back of cold sores is that I can't shave when I have one. They are usually on the edge of my lip so I have to keep my razor clear. So not only do I have a sore on my lip I also look like the wild man of Borneo : (

One day, I'm sure, they will find a cure.

[HatredtowardsColdSores]

Wait.. so cold sores.. Everyone has them or what? or exactly how can a person get a cold sore? Can it be a genetic problem?

[mrg]

Hi all

I have had cold sores for over 30 years. They used to be infrequent, say 1/2 a year, but now I have had 5 outbreaks in the past 6/7 months : (

Zovirax used to work a treat if you caught the bugger in time. What I am finding now is that I no longer get that tell tale tingle. So by the time I realise I have one developing Zovirax isn't a great deal of help (although it does cut the healing time down by a day or two). In fact I think I may have become immune to it.

The tea bag idea doesn't work for me. Nor does the ice cube.

Being a man one big draw back of cold sores is that I can't shave when I have one. They are usually on the edge of my lip so I have to keep my razor clear. So not only do I have a sore on my lip I also look like the wild man of Borneo : (

One day, I'm sure, they will find a cure.

[HatredtowardsColdSores]

Wait.. so cold sores.. Everyone has them or what? or exactly how can a person get a cold sore? Can it be a genetic problem?

[Ouch my eye]

My cold sore's laugh at ice cubes and drink zovorax for fun. But i have found this to work, Isopropanol or Isopropyl-alcohol.

it is a cleaning agent used in electronics. You can buy it in swabs from electronic stores. When the tingling starts just rip open a packet and rub the infected area. The tingling will continue for a while but just ignore it and you should be good to go. Re-aply if you feel the need.

this stuff is toxic so do not ingest, apart from that it is safe as houses. If it can kill a rhino it can kill a pansy little virus.

Works a treat.

[ukmicky]

quote:Originally posted by HatredtowardsColdSores

Wait.. so cold sores.. Everyone has them or what? or exactly how can a person get a cold sore? Can it be a genetic problem?

Its a lip sore that appears every now and again and you catch it from an already infected person, and once you've got it , you've got it for life.

 Its a form of herpes ,So dont go around kissing people with a big spot on their lip.



Michael

[ukmicky]

quote:Originally posted by Ouch my eye

My cold sore's laugh at ice cubes and drink zovorax for fun. But i have found this to work, Isopropanol or Isopropyl-alcohol.

it is a cleaning agent used in electronics. You can buy it in swabs from electronic stores. When the tingling starts just rip open a packet and rub the infected area. The tingling will continue for a while but just ignore it and you should be good to go. Re-aply if you feel the need.

this stuff is toxic so do not ingest, apart from that it is safe as houses. If it can kill a rhino it can kill a pansy little virus.

Works a treat.

symptoms of isopropyl alcohol poisoning occur through inhalation and include flushing, headache, dizziness, CNS depression, nausea, vomiting, anesthesia, and coma.

In rats it causes deformalities but long term exposure hasnt been tested on humans.

BE CAREFUL

Michael

[Ouch my eye]

Iso Propanol is also used in the manufacture of hash oil and Cocaine, So long term human exposure has been tested, Although that may explain the side effects of dizziness, headache, munchies etc.

Iso is a form of alcohol, that if ingested will cause the same effects as any other type of alcohol poisinig. dizziness, vomiting much the same as any good night out at the pub will do. Just as alcohol found in drinks at the pub, if taken in sufficent quantities will cause coma and death. So dont drink it, just rub the swab on the cold sore. And your deformity will disappear.

Do not put in your eye, it hurts.

[dallengirl89]

I hate gettin cold sores every year i get them when I get colds and thats usally in the winter. zovirax don't reallly works for if some one finds a cure for them please let me know. the most imbarassing part about having cold sores is the scabs there so imbarrassing I hate it. im so desperate for a cure and im onky 14 years oold please someone help me  PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(]

[Mark One]

Hi dallengirl89,

I'm afraid there is no failsafe solution but I've found a lot of the advice on this boards useful.

I've been plagued by the dreaded cold sore on and off since I was about 8 years old. I'm now 40. I still feel the urge to hide indoors or wear a paper bag over my head when it happens and I really do sympathise with you.

All I can really do is offer are some thoughts after 30 odd years of living with it.

From memory, cold sores were a lot more severe for me when I was your age. As the years have gone by the attacks seem to occur less frequently and are often pretty small. But they do happen unpredictably and always seem to come at the worst times - on vacation, a few days before a first date etc.

Zovirax doesn't work very well for me either but I'm pretty sure that following the directions on the pack to the letter (incl washing hands before & after application etc) does have some beneficial effect.

I think the main thing to remember is that, although you feel like a leapor & it seems to you that the only thing people can see is that damn scab on your face it really isn't as bad as that in real life.

As you grow up you will find that people around you ignore it, don't notice it or suffer themselves so they know exactly how you feel.

It really is such a common thing and kids your age that get them too probably prefer to pretend they don't and their insecurity about it may make them react immaturely. But as you, and they, grow up it becomes less and less of a big deal. Among my friends, at least half of them suffer from time to time and the other half don't give it a second thought when I appear with one. The same is true of girlfriends.

There's nothing wrong or bad about getting these things and anybody with half a mind knows that it's not likely to have been anything to do with sexual activity. Remember, if someone is lucky enough not to get cold sores, they are certain to know someone who they respect, love or care about that does.

So although right now you may feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or ashamed about a cold sore, learning to live with it is just part of growing up. You just have to get on with it.

Once life has thrown some of it's serious curve balls at you, you will see the occassional cold sore for what it is - a pesky annoying little bug, but not that big a deal.

I hope this helps a bit - you'll be fine!

Mark

[Ora]

I've had cold sores all my life 8-12 times a year. Acyclovir tablets work for me, but not the oitment. Couple years ago on a forum I found a statement, that low carb diet really makes you clear of that. It seems that herpes likes carbs, especially grains. I do remember before outbreaks I always craived carbs and indulged. Since then I started avoiding grains, and it seems to help. I did get a cold sore once, but I was having lots of grains couple days before, so I know the cause. In addition, it helped me to loose weight. I wish I new it 30 years ago.