Comments on: Not on my wishlist

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:09:07 +0000

Thanks for all the suggestions…I’ve dealt with cold sores for most of my life, so I’ve built up a pretty good barrage of techniques and tricks. Realistically though, you just gotta ride it out.

I’m closing comments now because I’m sick of deleting the repeated herpes simplex 1/std jokes and references. Ha ha. I get it, I get it.

By: C

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:14:13 +0000

1/2 water and peroxide … gargle
Yogurt works well too. But eat the yogurt, don’t gargle it.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 06:51:38 +0000

My Dr. gave me Valtrex which is mostly used for genital herpes but works on both types. It is great. Skip Lysine and any other over the counter stuff. I have had cold sores my whole life and want to die everytime one is there. Valtrex is from heaven.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:10:59 +0000

I always found that tea tree oil worked really well on them! Just dab is on with a Qtip a couple of times a day!

By: esther

esther — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:45:05 +0000

I often get them when I have PMS, (fortunately not every month, but often enough to make it mortifying). :-{