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HELP..BEST treatment for cold sores...?

I have had this virus now for a couple years..I am looking for the absolute best treatment...perscription or anything...I get outbreaks just about every two months. I have zovirax ointment. but am looking for more options to help it heal faster and prevent them from coming so often.. Valtrex??

any help would be GREAT
  • 2 years ago

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Imaka by Imaka
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I have been getting cold sores for more than 50 years now and in my opinion Valtrex is that absolute best treatment. My doctor prescribed it for me for cold sores about five or more 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. I haven’t had a cold sore in at least a year, maybe longer.

Here are a couple of good links about cold sores.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t…
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/ach…
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_lea…
http://www.medicinenet.com/valacyclovir/…
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  • Brittany P by Brittany P
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    You should definitely talk to your doctor about a suppression medicine. Nothing you put on the onside is going to heal or prevent cold sores, only soothe them. Also, because you are having outbreaks so frequently, it sounds like something is triggering them, your doctor could help you find out if there is an underlying cause like another virus.
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