coldsore!

prendy

ok so how do people get rid of these things...i dont get them often but have one now and its wrecking my head!
i wanna do some smooching at the weekend but mrs prendy doesnt want one!
too late for zovirax??

ideas please!

mods feel free to move.

connundrum

As far as I know they can't be transferred - either you have the 'virus' or you don't... or maybe that was aids

Zovirax should do something, failing that, take some fine sandpaper to your face

chewie283

I got a lip balm called Chap-Ice in Penneys and it works very well
it's a white tube with a red top

ScumLord

prendy wrote: »

ok so how do people get rid of these things...i dont get them often but have one now and its wrecking my head!
i wanna do some smooching at the weekend but mrs prendy doesnt want one!
too late for zovirax??

ideas please!

mods feel free to move.

Old wives cure but it's supposed to work. Hold a HOT tea bag over it for two minutes then slather some REAL butter all over your lips. should be gone by the morning.

ejmaztec

Obviously Zovirax doesn't work. That girl with the bike helmet on the TV ad has been plagued with coldsores for years.

Niamho!

well im sucked in by Advertising but that Compeed Patch looks good.
Anyone tried it??

passive

connundrum As far as I know they can't be transferred - either you have the 'virus' or you don't...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY&feature=related

http://www2.vhi.ie/topic/coldsores#s7

Incidentally, I've never been able to tell for certain if I have the virus or not... shaving related spots in the lip region always seem like it and prevent kissing, but often I've wondered if I have the actual virus or not.

Also; don't go down on her.
Face herpes = inconvenient, acceptable.
Non face herpes = grounds for dismissal from relationship.

sonners

dab aftershave/perfume on it every couple of hours over the day, this should dry it out and help it clear quicker. It'll still take 2 or 3 days but imo it works better than zovirax or any of those creams.

John Mason

ZOVIRAX - Get it on asap, if it has already come to a blister get blistize

Niamho! wrote: »

well im sucked in by Advertising but that Compeed Patch looks good.
Anyone tried it??

i have tried them but i have seen other people wearing them, they look awful and kinda peel away from your mouth, so you look like your skin is falling off

Donegal Lass

Niamho! wrote: »

well im sucked in by Advertising but that Compeed Patch looks good.
Anyone tried it??

yea my boyfriend tried those... you cant really see them and he found that they worked really well, if you start using them early enough!

muppetkiller

Hold a piece of Ice on it ..the cold should kill the virus.
Or a coke can if it's easier to hold

John Mason

connundrum wrote: »

As far as I know they can't be transferred - either you have the 'virus' or you don't... or maybe that was aids

Zovirax should do something, failing that, take some fine sandpaper to your face

it is transferred by physical contact kissing, touching etc and also cups, glasses, towels anything that comes in contact with blister.

Rob_l

Donegal Lass wrote: »

yea my boyfriend tried those... you cant really see them and he found that they worked really well, if you start using them early enough!

They cover it up nicely and because its kept sterile it does heal very quick I have found

the dee

I find cotton wool dipped in boiled salt water held against the blister also works quite well. I think you're stuck with it for a few days minimum anyway. And the virus is very transferable - be careful with your lady.

Terry

Do not use any old wives remedies.

Just get some zovirax or that compeed one (which hides it, so you can kiss your girlfriend without her knowing that you have herpes. At least that's the impression I got from the ad).

humanji

Zovirax and most of the other stuff you get in chemists only really work when a coldsore is stating to appear. They're pre-emptive strike typ of thing. Using ice on them always works for me, but don't hold the ice there for too long or you'll damage your lips. Just hold it there for about 10 seconds, take it away and then repeat for a while.

Failing that, a biker helmet will hide it, as shown in the ad.

Actually, what I found funny was that on the packets of coldsore cream, they tell you to apply the cream to the infected area every 4 hours for 5 days. But a coldsore only lasts about 5 days. So does the cream actually do nothing, just provide a placebo effect? Ok, it's not exactly funny in the usual "comical" sense, but it is funny in the "odd" sense.

Spook_ie

Free advice from those nice people at the VHI

VHI Link to Cold Sores

gcgirl

Niamho! wrote: »

well im sucked in by Advertising but that Compeed Patch looks good.
Anyone tried it??

i've been using these for the past year whenever a cold sore pops up and there are brill bit a little on the dear side!

Blisterman

Ok, Blisterman on the case here.
Cold sores are caused by the herpes virus, and can be transferred by kissing.
However anyone, who has ever gotten cold sores, has the virus.
Just keep it above the waist.