Home : Health : Remedies : Cold sores : The best method i've found for cold sores

The best method i've found for cold sores

Submitted by B Klesitz

Yesterday when I woke up, I could feel the tingle and the swelling on my lip. I immediately put Campho-phenique ointment on it and did so for the rest of the day. At night the blister was swollen pretty bad and I wasn't sure to pop it or not. The last cold sore I had lasted over a week and I have a huge weekend coming up so I researched about what to do.

I read that I should pop it, but be careful as to not spread it. I sterilized a needle, popped it and soaked a cotton ball in yes, mouthwash, the strongest antiseptic I could find. I drained the ooze and held the cotton ball on my lip for about 10-15 minutes. This morning I popped it again and repeated this process. When I woke up, my lip was swollen, but the cold sore was just a little bit larger than yesterday, as to be expected. I have taken two 500 mg tylenol every 6 hours and my fat lip has went down and the blister is looking as if it's ready to scab over.

All this 30 hours after the onset. I have tried abreva and other ointments in the 7 years I have had to deal with this problem. This has been by far the fastest cure I have found. Make sure you drink lots of milk and eat lots of yogurt with live cultures. This has a protein that fights the infection. I have been taking lysine, about 3000 mg. this too will help.

I will put neosporin on it to speed the recovery. Once it has scabbed over, just tear the scab off gently and repeat with the mouthwash to kill any germs that may still be there. The scabs are huge, but if you remove them the new skin can grow faster and it will look a lot better. Good Luck, these things are so embarrassing.

Visitors comments

cold sore? Comments By: anon

That's not what i know as a cold sore...are you sure you don't have syphillis?

scabs Comments By: Dub

i have a after cold sore scab right now and am about to head to get some neosporin, ive never used it b4 and hope it works!

oh, please Comments By: Michele

syphillis? Seriously, grow up. What she is talking about is a fever blister, same thing as a cold sore. That comment was SO unnecessary.

Umm okay Comments By: dese

I agree there is no way this perosn has a STD i get cold sores and i hate had on last fo a week and a half i had the struggle as this perosn but i just tried to let heal it's self and the steps they have taken sound quite right i wouldnt suggest popping it i put perioxed on mine because i just got a new devolped cold sore and if doesnt work i going to try this but an std no way get real loser you must have never had a clod sore u some of a lucky b***h

WTF??? Comments By: ........

WTF did you just say Dese?? That made no sense whatsoever.

My recommendation is to pop with a sterile needle, then make a mixture of salt, crushed lysine, and peroxide. Apply with a q-tip for a minute at a time. After 3 or 4 times of doing that in a night, you will be only battling a scab. Cold sore will be gone.

Let it dry on its own and try not to get any moisture or ointment on it. Should last about 4 days or so as a scab and red mark. Then it will go back to normal. Good luck....these things really blow!!!