Mmmmm, herpes simplex on your lips, ugly puss blobs that is sooooo contagious.
Cold sores are one of the nastiest things out there. As bad as pimples and zits get, they get put into perspective when a cold sore rears its ugly head.
And the worst part of cold sores is there is no cure for them. Once you get them, you have them for life.
The virus lies dormant inside your lips. When you experience a great deal of stress and cannot handle it well, that herpes simplex virus decides to help out by traveling along the nerve to grow a fast cold sore on your lip.
The bad news is you have to resign yourself to a cold sore life cycle of 12-14 days.
You can go to a doctor and get prescription pills and white prescription creme that will shorten the cold sore down to about six days.
I will tell you a remedy that will save you money and time.
Get a tube of over-the-counter Zilactin from most any pharmacy area, and get a bottle of Lysine/L-Lysine (it's in the vitamin supplement area).
You need to apply the Zilactin ASAP, because the cold sore grows bigger and nastier by the minute. Use a Q-tip rather than your finger to lower the risk of spreading the nasty infection. Cover the cold-sore area generously with a big dab of the Zilactin.
Within a minute of applying the Zilactin, you'll feel a harsh burn. That's the Zilactin medicine working immediately, and the Zilactin gel hardening into a shell over your cold sore. Wave your hand to help it dry and harden.
The Zilactin works by forming a shield over the cold sore and not allowing it to spread. It seems contrary to every other topical medicine, but you don't want to wash this off and reapply it every few hours. It will come off (or you'll have to peel it off) after your daily shower, let it dry a moment, then reapply a healthy dab again for the day.
The Lysine usually comes in 500 mg tablets at Wal-Mart. Take two immediately, two an hour or two later, and keep up with about 6-10 tablets a day (3000-5000mg). I know it's an insane amount, but you'll only have to take it two or three days.
Dear Lord, don't even think of drying out your genital area after you dried your cold sore area with the towel! Use new washcloths and towels for each wash. don't share your towels with anyone els. Immediately buy a couple new cheap toothbrushes and the small travel toothpaste, because the virus can get on both and infect you again several days after the cold sore disappears.
Follow this advice and your cold sore will be much less painful, much more manageable, and could be gone in just a couple days.
posted by Ideas2NoEnd @ 7:50 PM
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