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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:10:27

i got a cold sore today i get a small every now and then. wats a way to decrease it size and time? what should i put on it? and i dont have time to buy madicine.....so i need something i can find at home.........any suggestions?

Answer:

Look for a product called Herpilyn. It is highly recommended by naturopaths.

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abreva

or milk (whole milk is good, but unpasteurized milk is best.) Put a small piece of cloth or paper towl in the milk and then hold it on that spot for 2 minutes or so 4 times a day.

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after shave, it will burn but it works

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B-complex pills...you can get them OTC, get them when you get ur grocery....don't need to spend time to buy medicines.

Drink coconut water (coconut juice I think it is called in the US), milk

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take it from 13 years experience. L-lysine at GNC. Its cheap and works every time!! Go to GNC and ask them.

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I would have cold sore onece a while, too bad, there is nothing really works if you don't get some medicated balm, go get the medicine and some work really well, you'll see the result the next day. From my experience, the more expensive one the faster result you'll get.

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Hypercin or Lysine, Neosporin, Collodial Silver, Tea Tree, Echinacea just to name a few, Not quite sure but baking soda paste may help take some of the redness out and balance ph in the skin. Some people use toothpaste on a zit, I don't know if it will work on a cold sore, but .....

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I've found that taking L-Lysine helps get rid of them faster. I like to use Zilactin-L (liquid). It's a little messy and it stings, but it seems like it dries it up the fastest. It's pretty cheap and so is L-Lysine. While I was at boot camp I got a cold sore. Since we weren't allowed to bring our own meds, and I didn't want to go to medical, (this is going to sound ridiculous) I had to use the hand sanitizer they had in the restrooms. (Purell). It worked, but I would definitely prefer to use the supplements and regular cold sore meds.

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