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Home Remedy Topic: Cold Sores171 home remedy submissions for Cold Sores
| Submitted by Sheena at 2010-07-21 10:09:18 from 63.97.133.2 |
Okay, so this is a weird one...but it always works for me. I get cold sores in and under my nose. The one products that always works is midew cleaner. I actually noticed one coming last night, I already have some little bumps. So I went to get my bathroom, sprayed some tilex on a q-tip and then rubbed it under my nose. Yes, it smells strong. But when I woke up this morning it was almost gone. It sounds weird, but works great for me. Good Luck.
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| Submitted at 2010-07-14 01:49:10 from 69.171.170.166 |
I started getting cold sores wheni was in my early 20's. i have tried numorus remedies. andthe onei found to work for me is the minute you feel it coming on..take motrin and dab with a q-tip with neosporin and keep lip (area of cold sore) covered with neopsporin, some other things, make sure to change toothbrush when cold sore is gone, change pillowcase daily and do not touch with fingers, just q-tip to apply neosporin,never fingers if you do by mistake wash hands more than normal so you dont spread itt to other parts of your face. i have gotten on my cheeck i feel it was because of too much sun. also i use mentholatums natural ice original lip balm...faithfully everyday to cover lips from the sun...eveen in winter i use it yr round..also throw out the tube of natural ice when cold sore is gone.
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| Submitted by katie at 2010-07-12 00:42:18 from 67.149.79.93 |
I have been getting cold sores for 15 years & always right before an important occasion. I have tried it all Lysine Abreva ect. Nothing works. I have found a new way. TREATMENT:
As soon as you feel the 'tingle' take 3 Valtrex & ice. Repeat these until gone. Also I apply Camphor & Kenolog Orbase(Rx Oral steroid) I alternate them until gone. I also load up on vitamins. I get lots of rest & stay away from nuts & chocolate. They are high in Arginine wich triggers cold sores.
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| Submitted at 2010-07-12 00:17:31 from 67.193.221.19 |
The best product I've ever used was Herplex Liquifilm (idoxuridine). It's actually intented for herpes in the eye, but my dentist prescribed it for me one time I showed up with a cold sore.
I don't currently have any, hence my visit to this site. It's stopped breaking out, but was right in the middle of my lower lip, and the scab keeps softening and bleeding. I'm trying the toothpaste route tonight, hoping that will help.
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| Submitted by Jasmine at 2010-07-10 23:06:21 from 74.193.16.220 |
I have suffered from cold sores since I was a kid. I have tried everything you can think of. If you are reading this then you are obviously in the search for something to get rid of those terrible sores. I came on this forum about 1 year ago. I tried the whole nail polish (don't do it can be harmful) alcohol, earwax(yuck I can't believe I did that but I was desperate), witch hazel, acne cream, lysine tablets, and anything else you can think of. I couldn't get rid of the cold sores no matter what. I would wake up and it would grow into this huge monster! After spending years and years in search I found the only thing that helps. Hear me out before you scroll down to the next remedy. I know it sounds so simple but it does work. Granted it wont make your cold sore go away in a second but I promise it makes it small and it goes away pretty quickly. The virus doesn't spread. (note: this worked for mom and I)
Remedy: Once you feel an itch or see a bump 1.) apply ice as soon as you can for about 1 hour or less. The ice helps with the itching and pain. 2.) next apply Blistex medicated lip balm lip protectant/sunscreen on the sore even if the sore is not on the lips. (I put this on my chin and it worked) Make sure you cover all the sore. Put the blistex several times a day. Keep applying it for a couple more days and you will notice that the sore doesn't grow or get bigger. In a couple of days the sore should be already going away making it look like a little scab nothing like it normally would be. I have to warn you the itching kinda lingers on for a while during the first day.
I didn't believe that his would work because I had tried everything. But I gave it a shot I mean I had nothing to lose I had the darn thing already. So I tried it and wow I was impressed! This remedy came from my mom and it worked for her. She use to get really bad cold sores and one day she told me she had one on her lip and I couldn't even see it. So try this remedy. I really hope it works on you! Good Luck!!
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| Submitted by Lilly at 2010-07-05 11:07:06 from 69.171.160.229 |
I have been reading all the remedies on here for cold sores. I have tried almost all of them myself. What works best for me especially since I can not afford Abreva and other creams, is L-Lysine. Its not too expensive and it does work. All though it only works if you take it everyday no fail. A bunch of the remedies I read up on said they tried L-Lysine and creams and nail polish remover,rubbing alcohol etc... and all that. For me the best is the L-Lysine as long as you take at least 1000MG everyday not just when the cold sore appears but everyday. If taken everyday, while not a cure, it is a great preventative. While I was taking it everyday I had no problems then I ran out and the problem came back. Another remedy I use that I did not see on here is peroxide. Yes peroxide will dry it out and crust it up but it will reduce healing time and putting neosporin on it repeatedly will make the scab go away faster. Neosporin now has a lip balm but dont buy it because it has none of the active ingriedents as regular neosporin so it wont do any good on the sore scarring. I found peroxide works 10times better than rubbing alcohol. And you sould soak the lip in peroxide not just dab it with a q-tip. So there are my cheap and easy quick cures.
-Daily intake of L-Lysine
(if you do get a cold sore)
-Peroxide soak and neosporin
These are my only 2 remedies I use, I havent had a cold sore in two years until yesterday morning woke up with one (I dont get the warning signs, mine have always just popped up usually when I wake up) havent been taking my lysine lately because I was running low but as soon as I saw it I took 9 throughout the day I know its alot but my sore is already almost gone in one day with out putting anything on it just taking the lysine.
Also stay out of heat and sun as much as possible and keep lips moisturized.
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| Submitted by Jamie******** at 2010-07-04 17:28:08 from 24.241.25.126 |
well i had cold sores all my life and i tryed everything creams pills everything. and the best is to put some ice on the sore as soon as i feel it comming it helps with the pain and some of the swelling. well i put ice on it several times the first day. by the next day i have no pain thats when i see its time to take a needle or safty pin and pop it then i take a Q-tip and dip it in rubbing alochol and press really hard on the sore this may sting a lil but it works. by the 3 day its almost gone and repeat the rubbing alochol the next day. this should help it. oo and some sun light does help and do not suck one your lip when you have a cold sore. and put on lip balm once a day this will help prevent cold sores. oooooo and try not to get stressed out too much thats a big cause of cold sores. so take it easy and chill out relax and take time for your self.
i hope this works for you.
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| Submitted by Shaylah at 2010-07-04 13:14:20 from 99.147.167.180 |
Ok, so it's the 4th of July, and I am going to see my fam today. Unfortunatley, I woke up with a giant coldsore this morning. Here is what I did, Melted an ice cube on it, Put toothpaste with flouride on it, Held a Q-top with alcohol on it, woth the toothpaste still on, and you cant even notice it anymoe, also hold a tea bag on it, it helps. Now I dont have to be embarrassed when I see the fam.
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| Submitted by KKacey at 2010-06-30 18:38:10 from 119.224.75.192 |
A paste made with baking soda and water applied to a cold sore and left to dry and flake off is an amazing effective cure. As it dries it seems to draw out the cold sore and dry it up.
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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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