Cold Sores....

[inteq9]

Oh how I loathe thee...

Anyone ever hear any tricks on getting these things to go away faster? I heard somewhere that people used to put earwax on them but I'm not going to do that. Any help would be appreciated. :D

[KickChick]

Ear Wax?? :eek: Yuck! I don't blame you!

I've heard about increasing your lysine and zinc intake and rubbing grapefruit seed (not the fruit.. Yeouch!) on your sore.

Actually the very best antidote is St. John's wort


More advice here
http://www.whatreallyworks.co.uk/start/articles.asp?article_ID=449

[Sgt_Major]

virasorb

its the best cream I found. get it on soon enough, the sore actually comes up dying ... normally gone in 2-3 days instead of mandatory 7-10

[Kwajman]

The virasorb is what our dermatologist swears by.

[KickChick]

I just assumed since inteq9 posted his question in the Traditional Healing forum that he was looking to find "tradtional" (natural) alternative to actual viral medicine prescribed by a doctor.

.... virasorb is good and so is Clearsore and Zovirax.

[Sgt_Major]

ahhhhh. I never looked at the forum it was in :)

apparently virasorb is a dirivative of zovirax....but a LOT cheaper!

[ocianain]

Taking the amino acid lysine and/or the food preservatives BHA/BHT will stop outbreaks from occuring, the food preservatives will also lower cholesterol and help keep you healthy.

[inteq9]

I use Zovirax but havn't seen much difference in the time it takes the sore to go away... I was just wondering if there was anything I never heard of that helps...

Thanks KickChick :)

[Bograt]

10 days how traditional is that cold sores normally clear up in about ten days on thier own.

[Dr NinjaBellydance]

Sorry, I know it's not traditional, but Zovirax is the business! The active ingredient is an antiviral called Acyclovir (although I'm sure there are others), so you can get a generic cream much cheaper. Make sure you get one that has the antiviral in it though! I didnt check once and it just proved to be a carrier cream that spread my cold sores around even more!

[wrydolphin]

Abreva is an over the counter medication that my father swears by. I have used it, and noticed a moderate difference in the duration and intensity of my cold sores. I also use and recomend lecithin. It's found in the dietary suppliments isle, though I cannot remember what it is supposed to do, but I have noticed that when I apply it topically to a cold sore, it starts to dry up very rapidly.
Other then that, just wait it out and it will heal on its own. Darn those herpes viruses anyway. :p

[akitaka]

Another thing that has worked for me is any cold-sore rub containing Lysine. It's an amino-acid for tissue repair that the body cannot make on its own; mostly found in red meats, fish, and dairy. I don't get cold sores very often at all, but when I accidentally bite my lip, the stuff works wonders in 2-4 days.