Acyclovir vs abreva

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Avatar f tn Later in the day I got a bump which I put some abreva on, which then turned into two tiny blisters, which have crusted over today. I have been putting abreva on religiously every few hours. Is it possible that the aches could be caused by this non-primary outbreak? I don’t have any other symptoms of a cold or anything and I don’t have sores anywhere else, but I know usually the aches are only associated with primary outbreaks.
Avatar n tn abreva doesn't work at all on genital herpes lesions. it barely got fda approval to say it speeds healing of cold sores. It only healed cold sores less than a day faster than a placebo. red marine algae failed tests in animals for herpes so it never went for testing in humans. we don't recommend it at all. Not sure I've seen studies on lecithin for herpes to comment on it. Not real sure I"d use colloidal silver on a cold sore - isnt it painful?
Avatar f tn Been told that's ok to use. Also acyclovier is safe.
Avatar f tn I would dissolve a tylenol in alcohol and make a paste to put on at night (not pretty) but I swear it helps with the swelling it hurts when you put it on but it helps afterwards with the pain ans throbbing I would have and during the day I use abreva on it. If I start this the first day I get one within 3 days its down and scabed over.
Avatar f tn I had one around 8 weeks. I used abreva. My regular doctor said it was ok and my OB agreed that it wasn't a problem. I haven't had any since. I will be 20 weeks on Tuesday.
Avatar m tn The last time I got a cold sore (about February) I used Abreva for the first time and after it healed that spot was tender and hurt pretty bad. Now I have another cold sore and it has scab over but there seems to be pus oozing from it in the morning for the past two days. This has never happened before and I am wondering if it is more common or if I have an infection?
Avatar f tn A single large lip bump does not sound like herpes at all. Stop using antivirals, there is no need for that unless you have a confirmed infection and are not managing the infection too well. Transmission genital to oral is an extremely low chance; 1 in many thousands.
Avatar m tn Hello.
Avatar m tn I had an outbreak for a cold sore on my mouth about a week ago, and since then ive been applying abreva and another lip medication to stop the cold sore. this was one of my worst cold sores ever, but it eventually started to go away, just leaving scabs that are slowly healing (because the blisters got big, i accidently kept ripping them in my sleep). From my understanding, is it true that once the cold sore begins to heal, that the virus has left your body?
Avatar m tn I've been taking lysine & vitamin c pills every day. I am also avoiding arginine foods, the sun, stress... I basically lock myself in my house for the past 2 months. I've tried manuka honey (did nothing), abreva works sometimes, and I've been using lemon balm salve to moisturize my lips (works well). Carmex chapstick spread my cold sores so I stopped using Carmex and switched to lemon balm.
Avatar f tn You might also talk about trying Valtrex instead of acyclovir if the acyclovir has stopped working, if a secondary infection is ruled out. Let us know how it goes.
Avatar f tn have you tried valtrex in the cold sore one day dose? or acyclovir in the 2 day dose? they both work best when started at the very first tingle that a cold sore is on its way. abreva is over priced and only speeds healing of cold sores less than a day sooner than using a placebo. don't bother wasting money on that over priced teeny tube.
Avatar m tn I have never had an outbreak before but recently I had a swollen lip, it was a little numby, then it tingled for a few days and it was annoying.. I am nearly certain it is HSV I, I have not been with anyone that has this and I was tested several years ago and was clean.
Avatar m tn do you treat your oral herpes when you get cold sores so that they heal faster? ! day doses of valtrex or famvir or 2 day dose of acyclovir when taken at the first sign of a cold sore can sometimes head off a full blown ob completely even as well as speeds healing.
Avatar m tn I first got it about five weeks ago and tried to use over the counter options (orajel one dose and releev) and eventually called my doctor for acyclovir. It went away after two weeks total but has now come back with a vengeance. I feel like I was never told exactly how to keep a reoccurance from happening. Should I use one toothbrush during and then toss it? I also am worried. . .when I shower. . .do I need to keep water that touches my lips from touching below?
Avatar n tn ve had cold sores for many years, never researched HSV1 prior to now and treated those cold sores with abreva. In July 2008 i was feeling discomfort in the anal area, i went to my gyn and she said it was herpes, took samples of the sores and a week later she called me to tell me that yes i have genital herpes. i was in a 5 year relationship STD free, changed partners in December of 07 and have only been with him since then, he hasn't had sex with anyone else since we're a couple either.
Avatar f tn However, it is well documented that valtrex and acyclovir perform very similarly. Valtrex is actually converted into acyclovir by the liver, so essentially, the two drugs act the same way in the body to suppress the virus. If acyclovir improves your quality of life, I would stick with it and explain the similarities to your partner - they are well documented and I expect you can find information in scholarly journals that supports the suppressive activity of acyclovir.
Avatar f tn I have a lot of experience with TTO so I wasn't too worried about irritation, but you should ALWAYS dilute it. I'm using my home-made soap as well since it's relatively mild and I make my soap with neem.
Avatar f tn First lab result was negative. Day 12: Tingling around mouth, small pimple type blister appeared. Day 13: Second lab result was positive for HSV-1. Day 15: Thinking the medication was preventative for additional flare-up and thinking it didn't matter since he was the one who infected me, had another sexual encounter with the same man, mostly kissing, oral me on him, but there was some skin to skin contact genital region although no penetration.
Avatar m tn acyclovir needs to be taken twice a day for suppressive therapy.
Avatar m tn the first sore was fairly large, I went and bought Abreva and it healed fairly quickly and the other sores were practically non-exsistent (just a tingling sensation and a little red bump then went away) Most members of my Family get cold sores, mom, grandma, uncles, aunts etc....so I understand that it is common and occurs in most people. Anyway, My question is....If I have an oral outbreak of HSV1 can I spread the HSV1 from my mouth to my genitals by touching my mouth then my penis?....
Avatar n tn is there any reason she got a genital vs oral infection since the source was my long term oral infection? why did it take nearly 3 years for her first outbreak to occur? 4/ Can she now transmit HSV1 from her genitals to my genitals? If the answer is yes, does it make any difference if we have intercourse while she has an outbreak versus while she is symptom free?
Avatar m tn Recently, despite taking acyclovir for months, I had an oral outbreak again - again very small, quick retreat. I have not experienced any additional gential outbreaks. From all I have read, I thought it was near to impossible to have HSV-1 infection in both locations, given the oral infection and outbreak happened years before the genital infection. Can anyone advise?
Avatar m tn no big surprise here... 16 week test results same as the 12 week ;) Test Description Result Range Units HSV 2 IgG, Type Spec163153 <0.91 0.00-0.90 index Negative 1.09 HSV 1 IgG, Type Spec164899 5.4 0.00-0.90 index Negative 1.09 i've read numerous times that the numbers are fairly arbitrary, so does the fact that my HSV1 result at 12 weeks was 3.55 and now it's 5.4 have any real bearing/meaning?