Giant Cold Sore on upper lip…. Remedies quick? PLEASE HELP!!?

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1. Kiwi | 28 November 2009, 20:20

   well depending on where you live, for the over the counter lip remedies

   i had a huge cold sore once and i just grabbed this lip bahm and basically applied the whole thing on my lip at night, and when i woke up the next morning it was almost gone.

   try abbreva, its over the counter
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2. Rissa D | 28 November 2009, 20:46

   Abreva is an over the counter oral herpes medication. Its a cream and i believe the cold sore will go away in a few days.

   Remedies; keep it dry, and just leave it be! dont pick at it, lick it, touch it, just leave it be is the best you can do. The quicker it scabs over the sooner it will be gonee.

   I have HSV-1 genital herpes soo i know a few things about oral herpes. Good luck =)
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3. CraigHD | 28 November 2009, 20:51

   For cold sore, you can follow these tips:
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   Good luck
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4. Chantel | 28 November 2009, 21:16

   Many over-the-counter (OTC) cold sore medications are primarily palliative in nature, meaning that their intended purpose is to relieve the symptoms of cold sores such as pain, itching, and burning. Other OTC products help to provide an environment that is thought to inhibit the continued development of the cold sore lesion and/or help to promote its healing. A third category of OTC medications possesses properties that directly interfere with the herpes virus’ ability to form a cold sore.

   OTC virus inhibiting medications for cold sores.
   Products containing docosanol.
   Docosanol is a compound that is capable of having an inhibitory effect on the herpes virus and therefore it is suggested that it can help to limit both the duration and severity of cold sores. Clinical trials for one docosanol product showed that it reduced the median time-to-healing period for cold sores by (only) about one day. In most cases the instructions for creams containing docosanol state that the product should be applied to the area where the cold sore is forming repeatedly throughout the day, as soon as a person senses that a lesion has begun to form (preferably the Tingle stage).

   Other OTC medications for cold sores.
   Many OTC products for cold sores contain one or more of the compounds listed below.

   Numbing agents for cold sores.
   When applied, numbing agents can help alleviate a cold sore’s burning, itching, and pain. Some of the active ingredients found in these types of products are: tetracaine, benzocaine, lidocaine, benzyl alcohol, camphor, and phenol.

   Products that limit cold sore formation or promote their healing.
   The compounds zinc, lysine, phenol, and tannic acid have each been suggested to have antiviral properties, and therefore are thought to have an inhibitory effect on the herpes virus particles’ ability to form cold sore lesions.

   Antibacterial agents will not have an effect on herpes virus particles but medications that contain antibacterial compounds can help to provide an environment that will promote the prompt healing of cold sores by way of preventing a secondary bacterial infection.

   Medications that moisturize cold sores.
   Lip balms can moisturize and soften the scabs that form on cold sores so they are less likely to crack and bleed. Some common ingredients found in this type of product are petrolatum and allantoin.

   Medications that provide sun screen protection.
   Exposure to bright sunlight can be a trigger for cold sore outbreaks. Because of this many lip balm medications will contain zinc oxide or some other compound that provides sun screen protection.

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   Home remedies for cold sores.
   While none of the remedies listed below have been scientifically proven to cure or shorten the duration of cold sores many people do feel that they find them to be beneficial.

   Apply ice to cold sores.
   The benefits of ice are thought to be twofold.

   Applying ice (for five to ten minutes each hour) during the Tingle stage will lower the temperature of the tissue where the cold sore is forming. This temperature reduction will reduce the area’s metabolic rate and therefore, in turn, stifle the cold sore’s development.
   Intermittent application of ice to a cold sore can act as a numbing agent and therefore lessen its pain and itching.

   Apply a tea bag to the area where a cold sore is forming.
   Tea contains tannic acid and it has been suggested that tannic acid possesses antiviral properties (some over-the-counter medications for cold sores contain tannic acid). Placing a tea bag on a cold sore when it first begins to form (especially during the Tingle stage) can possibly help to minimize the extent to which the lesion will develop. One should position the moistened tea bag (regular black tea like that used to brew ice tea) on the area where the cold sore is forming for a few minutes every hour.

   Coat a cold sore with petroleum jelly.
   Moisturizing agents such as petroleum jelly can be applied to cold sore scabs. This will moisturize and soften them so to help to prevent them from cracking and bleeding.

   hope i helped!

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