Acyclovir treatment for cold sores

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Avatar f tn I've had cold sores almost my whole pregnancy my doctor prescribed me valtrex and it helps somewhat but I also use abriva.
Avatar m tn i started taking acyclovir a few days ago for the first time for a mild cold sore breakout. 2 days after i started, the cold sores got more intense, and 2 new huge cold sores came up out of nowhere. i have 3 more days left of the medication, and i'm going to keep taking it, but what should i do? these cold sores are not going away, and it seems like its getting worse! so done with these friggin things...
Avatar n tn I have 8 other symptoms of hypothyroidism, could that be why my body has a complete inability to fight cold sores? Will treatment for hypothyroidism suppress my cold sores at all? to be cold sore free for even a week seems like an impossibe wish at the moment. My boyfriend and I can't kiss, I can't eat chocolate, I can't drink, I can't kiss my family & haven't been able to do any of these things for over a year now..I feel like I've been delivered a life sentence..
Avatar m tn I've been getting cold sores for as long as I can remember. I have never been tested for HSV 1 but always assumed that's what it is. I used to only get 1 or 2 every year or two. But, recently they have been more and more frequent. I used the 200mg acyclovir at times when I felt I was getting an OB and it worked very well. Although, there have been times, once or twice, when it did not work and I experienced the worst OB's I've ever had.
1372757 tn?1305916571 Well, if it is a genuine cold sore caused by the herpes simplex virus then one of the antidotes for that is acyclovir. However you should ask your study doc to get you access to a proper diagnosis - maybe see a dermatologist. Also, you might need permission for any drugs that you want to use while on a study.
Avatar f tn When you are at the store buying the medication, stop by and ask the pharmacist if its safe, I'm pretty sure it is. My husband gets cold sores and abreva doesn't work at all for him. He puts carmex on it constantly and it usually goes away in a few days. Remember, now that you're pregnant, your immune system is lower so you might get the cold sore break outs more often.
Avatar f tn Has anyone one else gotten cold sores early in their second trimester? How did you get rid of them fast? PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Avatar m tn At first I was getting cold sores about every 4 to 6 weeks. I then started taking 500 mg of Valtrex daily for suppression therapy. This seemed to reduce the frequency of my outbreaks to about once every 2 to 3 months. To save money, my insurance switched me to acyclovir (400 mg twice a day) with similar results as the Valtrex. Then starting about 3 months ago, I began to have outbreaks every two weeks even with the suppression therapy.
Avatar f tn I have been suffering with cold sores for almost since I was a teenager I am 39 and still suffering with them I never brought this to my doctors attention, because I thought nothing can be done about it. I know the virus is living inside of me and everybody else who gets them, they hurt a lot yesterday morning when I woke up I already started with 3 of them on my upper lip. Do you break out with them when you are stressed? Yesterday my daughter had her 3rd hip surgery...
Avatar f tn I have had horrible cold sores for 14 years. B4 that, nothing. My initial outbreak was on my nose. Huge blister massive facial swelling that led to hospitalization for a month and diagnosed with herpes encephalitis. Since then only massive blisters, size of a plum. Cannot see shape of nose. When out brake frms on my lip it's so large it swells to the bottom of my chin. B4 I would have an out brake once a year, now it's almost every month.
Avatar f tn I am familiar with the liquid as my older child went on it for two months because he was getting cold sores constantly. It worked, he rarely gets them, maybe one small one since then. their md does not want to start my younger one yet because of his age and potential side effects to the liver etc.. It seems that peanut butter, which he eats constantly causes him to break out with them. In my constant research it appears this is true due to the lysine vs arginine.
Avatar f tn Zovirax ointment doesn't do a lot for cold sores anyways and it's incredibly overpriced unless you have good insurance. At this point - if your child's doctor is unconcerned, ask for a consult to a pediatric dermatologist. Confirm that indeed this is hsv1 related - 6 recurrences in 2 months is incredibly high even for oral herpes so it needs a further evaluation to make sure that it really is herpes going on.
Avatar f tn Thank you for the response! I usually have acyclovir, but I went away for a week and of course I forgot it and that’s when I get this cold sore. It seems to be pretty mild and already gone down a lot. I’ll be home in a few days so I can take some acyclovir if it’s still there!
Avatar m tn cold sores are hsv1 orally the vast majority of the time. Treating it 7 days after it appeared with acyclovir was actually a waste of money - it was already almost all healed. If your provider didn't give you refills on your acyclovir for future cold sores, give the clinic a call and ask for a prescription to have on hand. in the future, anytime you feel a cold sore about to start, that's the time to start the cold sore doses of acyclovir.
Avatar f tn Cold urticaria and cold sores are totally different things. As you know, cold urticaria is caused by a reaction to cold exposure, but cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex type 1 (hsv1) virus. Hsv1 can be triggered by lots of things, including other illnesses and cold. So while they aren't related, they might be triggered by the same things.
Avatar n tn My ex BF clearly lied about the Cialis. Is he lying about the Acyclovir? Do DRs regularly prescribe Acyclovir for just cold sores on the mouth? He gets angry whenever I try to talk to him about it and we are not speaking at the moment. Why be angry about this unless he is lying? I am just so upset about all of it but he is denying HPV 2 and angered at me for questioning him.
Avatar f tn give the doc a call and ask for a prescription for herpes antivirals to keep on hand for future cold sores. she can use either 1 day famvir, 1 day valtrex or 2 day acyclovir to treat cold sores. acyclovir is the cheapest option - 800mg 3x/day for 2 days.
Avatar n tn I have had cold sores since I was like 3 ;I met someone I deeply cared for and love..I am a lesbian by the way..I telling u this because of the questions I have. So we got tested and everything came back negative for me except of course HSV1 and for her all was negative. Here are my questions and thank u in advance for answering them: 1. I have read so many different percentages of shedding from 5% to 18% the highest..which is closer to the truth? 2.
20830284 tn?1526838532 Pretty sure I will be diagnosed with MS at my next Dr.'s Appt. I take Acyclovir when I start to get an outbreak of cold sores. I feel I'm having an MS episode now and I am wondering if taking it would help or hurt?
632033 tn?1222423034 Is taking the dosages of 800mg twice a day sufficient enough for Acyclovir outbreaks? is it possible to become resistant to Acyclovir if taken at high dosages?
Avatar n tn 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 m tn I know I have had canker sores previously. The acyclovir did seem to help though, so cold sores is likely. I plan on following up and will keep you posted.
Avatar m tn s are just fine with you saying you get cold sores and want medication for them. You can get the acyclovir 200mg, 30 tablets for $4 at walmart. Ask your doc to write the prescription like that for you to get it cheapest and then just take 4 pills at a time ( 800mg is what it totals ) 3x/day for 2 days at the very first sign of a cold sore about to start. Sometimes you can totally head them off like that. Aveeno cold sore ointment with propolis in it is cheaper than abreeva .
Avatar m tn He hasn't had cold sores and neither have I. We did cultures.
368646 tn?1208393887 It would be way too late at this point for antivirals to have any effect if hsv1 even had anything remotely to do with what went on at that time :( hsv is not active 24/7/365 and even if it was the cause of what went on, it wouldn't still be making things worse for you. It activates and then goes into remission.