Quick fix for a cold sore?

Question

I play outside linebacker on my schools varsity football team. I tackled the opposing team's runningback and my chinstrap broke. I could not go out for a couple plays just to fix my helmet, so I had to wear one of the benchwarmers helmets. Which means I had to wear his mouthgaurd to. Gross, I know. I did not have time to change my mouthguard though.

Answer 1

Abreva and neosporin. Apply abreva asap, and neosporin at night before bed. Make sure that when it goes away you get a new tooth brush, mouth guard etc to aviod getting them again.

Answer 2

The only quick fix for a cold sore is Valtrex, and you need to take it as soon as you feel the cold sore coming on.

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...