Cold Sore Treatment

What can I do to prevent cold sores (fever blisters)?

Reduce stress, exercise, and eat right.  The virus reactivates when your body is worn down.  Easier things to do are avoid direct stress to your lips, such as sun and wind damage.  Remember they are very contagious from the time they rupture until the time they heal; and even though many that get infected do not have symptoms you do not want any of your loved ones contracting the virus that causes them.

LASER Treatment

This may end up being the best treatment that we can offer.  The laser will reduce or eliminate an outbreak from occurring if caught early.  Also it is claimed that the lesion will not return to the same site ever again for some.  That is great news for those that have lesions recur in the same spot.  Personally I have used it selectively for this purpose and so far have been very impressed with the results.  Time will tell if lesions reappear in same spot or not.  

Bottom Line.  Go after viral outbreaks with everything we have to help lessen your suffering.  Here are the three medications that can be used simultaneously.  You will need a prescription for the first two the last one is OTC.

#1 Take Valtrex (Valacyclovir) 2 grams at first signs of symptoms and then 2 more grams 12 hours later.  These must be taken before vesicles rupture otherwise it is totally useless.  The earlier the better with this medication.  

#2 Use Denavir (Penciclovir 1%) and apply the gel to the lesion every 2 hours while awake for 4 days.

#3 Use Abreva (Docosanol 10%) and apply the gel on area 5 times a day until lesion is gone.

Be sure to wash hands after applying the gels so that you do not spread the infection to others, or better yet apply the gels with a q-tip so as not to touch the lesion.  Both gels are very safe but do not apply inside your mouth or get any in your eyes.  If you have serious renal problems then you may not be able to take the Valacyclovir.  

Cold Sores Treatments

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