To ask for your help with this cold sore

Comped are good, depending on where the cold sore is. I found Zovirax worked but then the cold sore pops up again a week or so later somewhere else! My go to is blistex/blisteze which clears them quickly and less painfully once they are fully out. Good luck

I read there are two ways to treat wet & dry. Wet is the cream and patches. Did this got years hated it was always soggy.
Now I dab with eat tea tree oil as often as I can to dry it out. Also take L-lysine tablets. Usually one a day if I feel I might get one or do get one I up to 3 a day
Works much better for me. But it's hideous and just takes time.
I do t seem to get them like I did so really think it's the L-lysine.

Cripes I hope so

I'm sure her cold sore has gone now, she posted in April!

Tbh I whack a load of of sudocrem on it no scientific basis for that just makes me feel better

Absolutely lysine tablets, I'm surprised so few have mentioned them, you can take a lot like 2 1000mg per day, a pharmacist told me it doesn't build up in the body. Also boots cream is the same as brand name in my opinion, but haven't used much as lysine always does the trick. Unfortunately lowering stress helps, but easier said than done

Take a zinc supplement all year round.
It will either stop them altogether or they won’t develop.
My friend & I are lifetimr sufferers, works for us.

Bio propolis. If I could scream this at anyone with a cold sore I would, I'm that passionate about how effective it is!
I had one starting yesterday, lumped up and sore. I've put some bio propolis on it 3x a day since and it's now no where to be seen! It's the closest I think you can get to a miracle.

Take L-lysine. Flipping brilliant stuff.

L-lysene was a game changer for me. I still get the odd cold sore, but they are not nearly as painful as before and don't last as long as they used to.

I strongly recommend the tablets in future. I always have some in the house just in case.

@Gaveitall My son was under a dermatologist and he used to get awful cracks in his lips and they would bleed. She swore by zinc too for sores on the mouth.

I am a life long sufferer.
I used to use the generic Zovirax cream but read on …..

I had 14 cold sores, on after the other, when I was stressed about 8 years ago! My daughter was getting married & there was lots to arrange plus my husband was very unwell. (Since passed away.)

GP prescribed systemic Aciclovar but I didn’t find it much help.

What helps me now, believe it or not, is a daily zinc tablet. Available from Holland & Barrett.

I haven’t had a cold sore for years because I believe the zinc supports my immune system.

Further evidence of this I believe, is that my Covid was a mild dose. It wasn’t pleasant but better than some folks who’ve really suffered. I swear by ZINC but you have to take it year round.

Sunlight (aka ultraviolet light) will also bring them on.

Eat well, (not rubbish processed food), get plenty of rest if you can & take zinc!

I hope you’ll feel better soon. The virus can be very debilitating.

Bio propolis.
I tell literally everyone about this I've never known anything like it in my life! It stops it at whatever stage it's at and just gets rid of it.
I would never use anything else it's a pure lifesaver

Ask your gp for some acilovoir tablets.

Yes, especially if you have never had them before. The virus that causes them can make you ill the first time you catch it and you can end up with many cold sores.
When my kids first got them they were 4 and 5. The 4 year old ended up with 6 cold sores and the 5 year old hospitalised as they were all in his mouth and on his tongue.

Elizabeth Arden eight hour cream gets rid of mine

Yes, i often get one sore after another developing. I would try to get the medication from the Dr. If not lysine and take a larger dose than recommended.

Yes I have this problem. I Don’t bother them anymore.
there is very little you can do to speed up the healing IME.
The only thing you can do is dab Zovirax on with a cotton bud when they are in the early stages. However it’s never stopped me from developing one completely.

Famciclovir is the medication in Australia - it’s over the counter on request from the pharmacist, it’s only one dose and it does work if taken quickly.

I always keep some on hand, take it then pop a compeed patch on the area and most of the time it doesn’t get to puffy pussy sore stage.

Sadly I am also an expert in this area.
I take lysine when I feel one starting to develop.
If it is a big burning area, ice it as often as you can for as long as you can.
The oral medication works to speed up the healing if you can get a prescription for them.
I also use lysine lip balm that Holland and Barrett used to sell. Anyone know why they stopped selling this?
At the moment I have an area on my nose, which has stopped in its tracks because I started on the oral medication asap. definitely triggered by sun and wind on holiday. Hope it clears up quickly.

This. L-lysine tablets. Take one a day to build up the missing enzyme. I should take them every day but can't be bothered. So as soon as one starts I take 2 tablets then one every day till it's gone. Lysine cream was awesome for me but I can't get hold of it anymore. So then Zovirax at the tingle stage. If it blisters I apply tea tree oil with a cotton bud every hour or 2. Zovirax at night. Then one it's a proper scab I add Vaseline at night so it's smothered. It softens the scab so you can scrape some off each day after a shower. Keep doing tea tree oil every day till it's gone. Be careful and gentle as you can make it bleed. Fastest healing time is 3 days, average 5 and sometimes 7. I sometimes take ibuprofen if the swelling is bad, they are the worst. Wish I could take anti virals to stop them completely.

Aciclovir never works for me but Lysine has stopped them in their tracks.

A cold used teabag also seems to help - weirdly.

Liquorice balm works and is also a good preventative as a lip balm.