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Yes, I been gettin' 'em since age 7. The best product I've found to get rid of 'em is called Campho-Phenique. It's a drugstore prod. in a little yellow tube. They have a formula specificaly for cold sores. I try to take everyday garlic tablets, & vitamins. Eating yogurt is important too. Stay away from peanuts. Lysine tablets work too, but you must take on an empty stomach for maximum effectiveness. Stress, sunlight, & foods w/argenine in them can trigger cold sores. I don't dance, so I can't answer "do I go to work w/them"? There really is no way to cover them up.
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I get cold sores about every four months and they last for at least a week at a time, so yes I go to work with them. But I have found that using abreva as soon as you start to feel the tingle of one coming up will actually lessen the size and "crustiness" of the blister itself, so covering the cold sore is no problem when you use regular foundation.
Some people are like slinkies, not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs!!![]()
I also forgot to mention that campho-phenique will only dry out the cold sore, making it VERY crusty, which in turn makes it more difficult to cover with foundation. I would steer clear of ANY over the counters that dry the blister out.
Some people are like slinkies, not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs!!![]()





This is kind of a sore spot for me just now. Guy I was dating broke up with me and gave the fact that I get cold sores as the main reason. Ugh.
Yeah I work with them. I take my vitamins (including lysine which helps) and when I get a flare up I'll pop some echinacea which seems to shorten healing time. Now intead of large blisters that last 7-10 days I get smaller ones that last more like 4-5 days. Smaller is always easier to cover.
I notice abreva seems to make them more crusty and harder to cover.
I use bare minerals makeup and it covers well, just put it over the sore like you would to cover a zit. I only use colored lipgloss and when I have a sore I use a darker shade which also helps mask it. Thankfully club lighting hides alot!
I hate the damn things but one small bit of fun I have with them is: whenever some asshole customer does that sneak-a-kiss move and I have a cold sore, I take private comfort with the thought he might just wake up with a new "friend" as a result![]()
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Whoa, WTF???? Like 80% of the population gets them!!!Originally Posted by Bridgette
If you know what triggers them, you can get your doctor to call you in a script for anti-viral. If I get the flu, and a high fever, almost guaranteed. So just take the pills with your soup and orange juice, should keep you from getting sick AFTER you are sick. Abreva is good.
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Originally Posted by Mia M
I rarely get these but I had one ast week and Abreva helped me out too. My cold sore only lasted a few days.
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I recommend abreva.......also





Yup, I keep a tube of Abreva in the medicine cabinet. I haven't had one in a while, though (*crosses fingers*).
There's a nasty-tasting product called Herpecin that comes in a little squeeze bottle...if you blot this liquid onto the sore, it will go away fast.
I also have a tube of Campho-Phenique Cold Sore Treatment With Scab Relief, which is a cream that softens the scab while drying it and has a faint orange-y smell. It's almost fifteen dollars a tube but worth it.
PS An old folk remedy is to put earwax on the sore, since earwax is anti-bacterial....
PPS To cover for work, medicate sore, blot concealer/foundation (on a cotton ball, not from the tube) onto the sore, let dry, then apply a dark-colored matte lipstick to detract from the sore. In dim club lighting, no one will see it.

Maybe. Estimates for herpes simplex range from 45%-80% of the population, but most of the studies that come in at the high end of the range don't describe the difference between cold sores and canker sores (the latter are always inside the mouth and are unrelated to the cold sore herpes simplex virus). Prevalence increases with age, those under 30 have a significantly lower incidence than those in their 50s+Originally Posted by Katrine
If you don't have it, it's worth avoiding; herpes encephalitis is a rare side-effect but is potentially lethal if you get it. And dealing with recurring cold sores and the accompanying fever, etc is a bit of a pain.




I had something peculiar happen...
I had gotten a cold sore, one, about 3 years ago and it never came back.
I'm sure it was a cold sore because I put Abreva on it and it was gone in 2 days.
I read information on the virus and understand that, once acquired, you always have it.
Last time I went to the doctor I asked her about this and she said that if the viral load was small enough it could just 'burn itself out"...
idk if that's possible
I was wondering if anything similar had happened to anyone else.
Or if anyone had any insight on this situation.
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This is not unusual. According to some studies, only about 10% of Simplex I carriers have regular cold sore outbreaks. Herpes Simplex I can lie dormant for many years, and typically has one outbreak near the time of infection and is much milder after that (either milder outbreaks or extended periods of dormancy).Originally Posted by screaminpeachez
Recurrences may be triggered by time, stress, sunlight, fever, other illnesses (especially those that weaken the immune system), some drugs (ditto, esp. corticosteroids), menstruation, and other factors. Maintaining good health and minimizing stress are the best ways to prevent outbreaks.





I haven't had them for years and now I suddenly started getting them again... figures it comes back when there's actually someone I want to kiss again... arggh!!
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