Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment review
Works. Better, cheaper alternatives available
Abreva helped me on several occasions. I think it is a good product. It does not work as well on my wife. Since my wife has more frequent (and severe) outbreaks than I do, we have done quite a bit of product testing. Here is what we found:
First, sun exposure is her #1 trigger for an outbreak. Lip balm with SPF 15 has SIGNIFICANTLY reduced the number of outbreaks. Chapped lips also trigger an outbreak, so a quality lip balm (other than Carmex) again works well.
Second, there is a product called Viroxyn that works better than Abreva. The active ingredient is .13% benzalkonium chloride. The same active ingredient is also found in Bactine. Viroxyn is $10 per dose, and generic versions of Bactine are very inexpensive. Both my wife and I have used Bactine for our last couple of outbreaks, and we believe we have found the next-best thing to a cure. If you have success with Abreva, then you know that catching the cold sore early in its development is key. Same goes for our Bactine treatment. At first tingle, we saturate a q-tip with Bactine and rub the spot firmly for about 2 minutes. Repeat 4-6 times the first day. We find that the growth stops quickly, and the remaining (tiny) sore heals in a couple of days. If we catch it fast enough, it doesn’t even scab over. I am not a doctor, and I am not qualified to give medical advice. I am sharing my personal experience in hopes that you can also find a way to reduce the pain and embarrasment from cold sores. Always follow label instructions for OTC medications.
Finally! Something that beats voodoo medicine
Psst! Let me tell you a secret. I’ve been plagued with cold sores for perhaps forty years. I’ve never kept a detailed record, but it seems one has appeared on a semi-periodic basis every three to six months or so. (When I lived in the South – Mississippi, actually – for 15 months, I was curiously unafflicted for the entire time. Perhaps it was the diet of spinach greens, grits, fried chicken and Moon Pies.) I’ve tried everything. Applying hot poultices of puréed whale blubber and the rattles from two-headed rattlesnakes. Dancing naked under a full moon belting out the theme song to “Green Acres”. Consulting shifty-eyed herbalists in refuse-strewn back alleys from Cairo to Lhassa. Sacrificing virgins. But, nothing has had the slightest therapeutic effect – until ABREVA.
After forking over Big Bucks the first time for a teensy-weensy tube, it was a shattering self-revelation to consider how desperate I’d become. But, outside of that rip-roaring good time I once enjoyed in that flyblown Tripoli hotel room, it’s the best money I’ve ever spent.
The key to using ABREVA is to get it on the site of the embryonic blemish as soon as you can, and ideally when you first feel that special tingle that screams, “You’d be better off with leprosy!” Without even excusing yourself to visit the loo, apply it during that power business lunch if you have to. In my experience over the last year and a half, the ointment stops cold the development of the blister. It’s effective stuff.
Now, I realize that my endorsement here is purely anecdotal and not based on any scientific study I’ve done on a pork-barrel government grant. But, hey, what have you got to lose? Especially if you’re discovering, as I did, that two-headed rattlesnakes are becoming easier to find than virgins, and those Third World back alleys are being bulldozed for McDonald’s franchises.
Best thing around for cold sores
I have to agree with the other praise provided so far about Abreva. Unfortunately, I’ve NEVER been able to “catch it in time” to have it disappear, but I can definitely attest to it’s shortening of time spent suffering through them. I too was a, less than thrilled w/ the results, Zovirax user. This far beats out Zovirax for ease of pain and other symptoms, as well as the much mentioned shortening of outbreak time. That said, price really isn’t a factor, this is the only product out there that can boast these effects and there is usually a coupon in the package to save you a few bucks the next time around. Also, their website, www.abreva.com also usually has printable coupons.Enjoy!
Abreva Cold Sore / Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Pump
Orajel Single Dose Cold Sore Treatment, 2 Pack, 1 ea
Herpecin-L Lip Balm Stick, 30 SPF, 0.1 Ounce
Quantum Super Lysine, 180 Tabs, 1 Bottle
Works. Better, cheaper alternatives available
Abreva helped me on several occasions. I think it is a good product. It does not work as well on my wife. Since my wife has more frequent (and severe) outbreaks than I do, we have done quite a bit of product testing. Here is what we found:
First, sun exposure is her #1 trigger for an outbreak. Lip balm with SPF 15 has SIGNIFICANTLY reduced the number of outbreaks. Chapped lips also trigger an outbreak, so a quality lip balm (other than Carmex) again works well.
Second, there is a product called Viroxyn that works better than Abreva. The active ingredient is .13% benzalkonium chloride. The same active ingredient is also found in Bactine. Viroxyn is $10 per dose, and generic versions of Bactine are very inexpensive. Both my wife and I have used Bactine for our last couple of outbreaks, and we believe we have found the next-best thing to a cure. If you have success with Abreva, then you know that catching the cold sore early in its development is key. Same goes for our Bactine treatment. At first tingle, we saturate a q-tip with Bactine and rub the spot firmly for about 2 minutes. Repeat 4-6 times the first day. We find that the growth stops quickly, and the remaining (tiny) sore heals in a couple of days. If we catch it fast enough, it doesn’t even scab over. I am not a doctor, and I am not qualified to give medical advice. I am sharing my personal experience in hopes that you can also find a way to reduce the pain and embarrasment from cold sores. Always follow label instructions for OTC medications.
Finally! Something that beats voodoo medicine
Psst! Let me tell you a secret. I’ve been plagued with cold sores for perhaps forty years. I’ve never kept a detailed record, but it seems one has appeared on a semi-periodic basis every three to six months or so. (When I lived in the South – Mississippi, actually – for 15 months, I was curiously unafflicted for the entire time. Perhaps it was the diet of spinach greens, grits, fried chicken and Moon Pies.) I’ve tried everything. Applying hot poultices of puréed whale blubber and the rattles from two-headed rattlesnakes. Dancing naked under a full moon belting out the theme song to “Green Acres”. Consulting shifty-eyed herbalists in refuse-strewn back alleys from Cairo to Lhassa. Sacrificing virgins. But, nothing has had the slightest therapeutic effect – until ABREVA.
After forking over Big Bucks the first time for a teensy-weensy tube, it was a shattering self-revelation to consider how desperate I’d become. But, outside of that rip-roaring good time I once enjoyed in that flyblown Tripoli hotel room, it’s the best money I’ve ever spent.
The key to using ABREVA is to get it on the site of the embryonic blemish as soon as you can, and ideally when you first feel that special tingle that screams, “You’d be better off with leprosy!” Without even excusing yourself to visit the loo, apply it during that power business lunch if you have to. In my experience over the last year and a half, the ointment stops cold the development of the blister. It’s effective stuff.
Now, I realize that my endorsement here is purely anecdotal and not based on any scientific study I’ve done on a pork-barrel government grant. But, hey, what have you got to lose? Especially if you’re discovering, as I did, that two-headed rattlesnakes are becoming easier to find than virgins, and those Third World back alleys are being bulldozed for McDonald’s franchises.
Best thing around for cold sores
I have to agree with the other praise provided so far about Abreva. Unfortunately, I’ve NEVER been able to “catch it in time” to have it disappear, but I can definitely attest to it’s shortening of time spent suffering through them. I too was a, less than thrilled w/ the results, Zovirax user. This far beats out Zovirax for ease of pain and other symptoms, as well as the much mentioned shortening of outbreak time. That said, price really isn’t a factor, this is the only product out there that can boast these effects and there is usually a coupon in the package to save you a few bucks the next time around. Also, their website, www.abreva.com also usually has printable coupons.Enjoy!
Abreva Cold Sore / Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Pump
Orajel Single Dose Cold Sore Treatment, 2 Pack, 1 ea
Herpecin-L Lip Balm Stick, 30 SPF, 0.1 Ounce
Quantum Super Lysine, 180 Tabs, 1 Bottle
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