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| Submitted at 2010-06-13 10:32:20 from 216.164.203.21 |
I just recently discovered how successful this can be. Let me preface this by saying that I've tried abreva, vitamins, Lysine, Valtrex, everything. Nothing speeds up the 8-10 day process that the cold sore must go through. However, I recently got a cold sore on my top lip (disaster), and this is exactly what I did. It is day three, and it is almost gone.
Day One- woke up with redness and noticed that it was forming. Put ice on it, nail polish, took a prenatal vitamin (this is the key), took ibprofen (to prevent swelling), and went to exercise.
FYI: I always do ice, ibprofen, and nail polish remover. This does help, but does not speed up the process. The prenatal vitamin is new for me.
Day Two- barely any swelling. Still forming, and still noticeable. However, not as bad as past cold sores. The core is small. Took another prenatal vitamin, more ibprofen, ice again, and nail polish remover. Did not pop the sore.
Day Three- no swelling, the cores of the sore just look like two little dots. No pain at all. Just a little redness. Took only a prenatal vitamin.
I really think that the prenatal vitamins helped prevent these all year for me. The minute I forgot to take it for two days, I got a cold sore. If you can get a prescription for next time, go for it.
FYI: I tried over the counter multi-vitamins, and it is not the same...sorry.
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