How to heal a cold sore?

Abreva works well for me...I get them pretty often. It is about 15 dollars at the drug store.

bonjella is good

however i usually just leave mine alone and they go away after awhile. i cant say how long tho....once it ws a week another time it ws like 3 so ur better off gettin something for it

Ana,

abreva can only speed up the healing of cold sores. It doesn't prevent them from appearing.

I suggest, that your mom reads this site http://www.squidoo.com/getridofcoldsores… for great info on how to get rid of cold sores permanently without using any drugs.

There is no over-the-counter medication or home remedy that cures cold sores. Only time will take care of that. But there is a good prescription medication for cold sores. It will make them go away much faster, and as a result of taking this medication you will have far fewer outbreaks of cold sores.
The absolute best treatment for cold sores is a prescription medication in pill form called Valtrex. It was intended for genital herpes, but cold sores are caused by the same family of viruses, and Valtrex stops colds sores in their tracks. None of the other treatments come close to the effectiveness of Valtrex, not the ointment Zovirax, and certainly not Abreva or anything else. Ask your doctor about it to see if you would be a good candidate for this medication. My doctor prescribed it for me for cold sores about five years ago and after taking it only a couple of times I hardly ever get a cold sore any more, and before Valtrex I was having several attacks a year. On the rare occasions that I do get one now, it is gone almost immediately when I take the medication - in about a day. In the meantime, here are a couple of informative links.


http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t…
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/ach…