Question:
well i got my first coldsore in 8th grade. a im in 11. going to highschool with coldsores are tough. people think the worst and stare. i normaly dont care what people think of me, but when i get one i get self-conciouse. i know there is a lot more things in the world to worry about. But its something i cant stop thinking about. i always carry carmax in my pocket cuase, people say it prevents it. i put it on for any little ich i have on my lips. Sometimes all i think about is coldsores. I envy all my friends that dont get them. I wont touch cold ground, bare footed. cuase people told me that cuases coldsores. i want my care free normal life back. both my parents get cold sores. i dont see it bothering them to much. i really dont know what to do. Right know im trying to eat better, to get my immune system up. i have the worst one ever!
Do coldsores bother other people like they bother me?

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ah yea, lovely coldsores..ugh!
I started to get them when I was an 8 year old kid. I remember I would get this HUGE nasty ones around my face, in particular around my lower lip. They were awful. Back then, all I used was camphor phenique. It helped to dry out the sore, BUT...then it would scab over really nasty.

As I got older, I had a bit of a regiment I used to clear up the coldsores quicker. One, I clean them really well with hydrogen peroxide. Once the sore opens, get a qtip, soak it in hydrogen peroxide and let the bubbling begin. Once it was cleaned up, I then let it dry out a bit. Shortly thereafter I would use ointments like caramex on it. Caramex seemed to keep the lips moisturized but also heal the sore up quickly.

Another thing you might do is take a vitamin C supplement. Vitamin C is great for the immune system and the herpes virus HATES it. Don't over do it, as too much vitamin c can also make your skin break out (yay, zits!) About 1000 mgs a day during an outbreak is fine. Maybe 500mgs when NOT having one. Another great vitamin is B complex. Take this daily as it is good for your central nervous system (herpes like to hide in our spine.)


Eat good, drink lots of water....stay fit....the outbreaks will start to subside as you get older. I rarely get them now, and when I do, I just work out my little regiment. I know how embarrassing they are. I remember one time some years back I had a very important job interview and on the day BEFORE the interview, I had not one but TWO nasty cold sores on my lower lip. It was so embarrassing. So, you are not alone. The key thing is to try and stay on top of it, don't let it get too out of control and don't pick. Also, if you touch it with your hands, wash them up really good, as it is possible to spread it to other areas.

I hope you are feeling better. Take care of yourself and stay healthy!

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unfortionatly. when you are at the age and your body is changing it sems to be much worse. once you get a little older they will become more supressed by your immune system. I used to get them really bad at your age. I had carmex but it never seemed to help me. abreva is a wonderful thing that I wish I had back then. but you have it availible to you now so use it. I like ouch's regiment, I never tried it but it sounds good. I always kept my sores clean and wet and never let them scab over, they stayed almost invisable that way and wouldn't crack and bleed. like ouch said take your vitamins, I have always heard about L-lysin back then but it never seemed to helkp. I think its just that at that age, your bodies changes make it harder for your own defenses to do their jobs and thats why nothing seems to work. goodluck with it and keep your head up. you'll get through it and it will get better!

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Omg. i swear you and me have the same problem. i hate coldsores! i let them run my life, even though i try not to think of them. ive started drinking more water eating veggies and fruit. i carry carmax everywhere! i put it on more that 5 times a day. im going to go to the store tomorow to buy vitamin c and vitamin b supplements and drink buckets of water. i go too highschool getting coldsores is SO EMBERRASING!!!!!!! im sick of being the cold sore girl. but not anymore i am going to change. thanks you have helped me!

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seriously, pick up some Abreva, it works really well, helps get rid of them faster and helps with the pain. the next best thing to a cure!

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and by the way, don't be so embarressed. its no big deal, lots of people have to dela with cold sores, your not even the only one at yoru school who has them I guarentee it. You'll be fine! you already have a better outlook!

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is there any medicin were when you feel you are getting a coldsore your just put it on and no blisterwill appear?

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I have heard that if when you start to feel that tingle you apply Abreva or other cold sore treatments they can often stop the ob. I've also heard that ice helps.

Some preventative stuff might help. Avoid foods high in arginine, stay out of the sun, get lots of sleep, drink lots of water, take vitamin supplements such as Lysine and vitamin c with bioflavanoids.

I wish I could offer more.

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ABREVA..... thats what I'm trying to tell you. I haven't ever had it on hand at the first tingle. those little tubes can be hard to keep on hand, but they stop a cold sore in its tracks and starts healing imediatly. LITERALLY!! and it has a pain killer in it so the pain goes away for a while as well....