15 yrs old. severe cold sores, ive had three this month?

Question

im gettin so frustrated with these things. im on prescriptions for them and nothing seems to help. its so embarrasing that i want to hide. is there anything that gets rid of them forever?

Answer 1

Nothing gets rid of them forever.  Once you have the cold sore virus in your body, you have it for the rest of  your life.  But it does not have to be a big deal.  I have had cold sores all my life.  Many of us already have the cold sore virus dormant in our bodies, and never have a flare up of cold sores.  We contracted it as children, as it is a very common virus, and children pick it up easily as they often share food and drinks, and may be less concerned about hand washing and hygiene.   Cold sores can be transmitted even when the person does not have a cold sore, though it is less likely to happen then.  



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...

Answer 2

In your other questions you said you were suffering from bulimia so that will play a major part in why you're getting so many.

If you're underweight then you will be rundown, you'll have cold sores, colds, headaches, loss of energy, etc.

Throw away all of the lip gloss, lip stick, chapstick, vaseline, everything you've used on your lips and make sure you wash your hands after you touch the coldsore then there is a less chance of it spreading.