Comments on: Lip service http://thecreativejunkie.com/2009/06/17/lip-service/ Blog Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sandy http://thecreativejunkie.com/2009/06/17/lip-service/comment-page-1/#comment-22510 Sandy Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:21:42 +0000 http://thecreativejunkie.com/?p=5591#comment-22510 I have fought cold sores with no real relief for probably 16 years. The only time it wasn't an issue was when I was on Acylovir for an entire year, and could not miss one day. When I went off the medication I started having almost back to back cold sores 2-3 a month. I used the Abreva cream and every other remedy I could find and nothing worked. You know how ugly and painful these things are and it was so much worse around my period time. By chance I found an article that promoted the virus as a fungus and enouraged Lamisil for up to 9 months to "cure " the problem. I am a nurse and way to aware of the liver issues to think I would talk my doctor into this. However, I started thinking if there was any truth in this, would oral topical medication for fungus work? Then I found a patent someone had taken out for clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF) 1% for the treatment of herpes. So I bought a tube. I started using it 4 weeks ago. I have had the signs of a cold sore starting for the past week but it has never broken out. Normally i get a 2-3 hour notice before I have full break out. I have always gotten very large nasty cold sores. I think there is something in this medication that inhibits the virus big time. I am so anxious to see what happens over the next month, but I believe i am on to something. Would make sense that this would be surpressed, there is a lot of money in cold sore medications that don't really work, but are better than nothing. And this med is cheap. I have just spread a thin layer around my mouth, particularly where breakouts happen twice a day. You know what? You've got nothing to lose to try it. I have even seen postings against using this... with the explaination "this is a virus, not a fungus. " I know it is a virus. I know this medication is working. I have fought cold sores with no real relief for probably 16 years. The only time it wasn’t an issue was when I was on Acylovir for an entire year, and could not miss one day. When I went off the medication I started having almost back to back cold sores 2-3 a month. I used the Abreva cream and every other remedy I could find and nothing worked. You know how ugly and painful these things are and it was so much worse around my period time. By chance I found an article that promoted the virus as a fungus and enouraged Lamisil for up to 9 months to “cure ” the problem. I am a nurse and way to aware of the liver issues to think I would talk my doctor into this. However, I started thinking if there was any truth in this, would oral topical medication for fungus work? Then I found a patent someone had taken out for clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF) 1% for the treatment of herpes. So I bought a tube. I started using it 4 weeks ago. I have had the signs of a cold sore starting for the past week but it has never broken out. Normally i get a 2-3 hour notice before I have full break out. I have always gotten very large nasty cold sores. I think there is something in this medication that inhibits the virus big time. I am so anxious to see what happens over the next month, but I believe i am on to something. Would make sense that this would be surpressed, there is a lot of money in cold sore medications that don’t really work, but are better than nothing. And this med is cheap. I have just spread a thin layer around my mouth, particularly where breakouts happen twice a day. You know what? You’ve got nothing to lose to try it. I have even seen postings against using this… with the explaination “this is a virus, not a fungus. ” I know it is a virus. I know this medication is working.

]]> By: SLF http://thecreativejunkie.com/2009/06/17/lip-service/comment-page-1/#comment-21973 SLF Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:45:21 +0000 http://thecreativejunkie.com/?p=5591#comment-21973 Oops *ever *cold sore. Sorry, stupid predictive text Oops *ever *cold sore. Sorry, stupid predictive text

]]> By: SLF http://thecreativejunkie.com/2009/06/17/lip-service/comment-page-1/#comment-21972 SLF Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:42:30 +0000 http://thecreativejunkie.com/?p=5591#comment-21972 I have only every had two other cold sores in my life with the last appearance being over 12 years ago (yed, I know, I'm blessed lol). Those last two were the typical red, painful, tingly, itchy type. This time I got the tiny clusters of blisters all over both the top and bottom lip! WTHeck?! They itch so severely, and today both of my lips are swollen! Those are my only symptoms this time....does that sound like child sure characteristics to anyone else and usually how long does it take for the blisters to break? I'm sorry you get these stupid lip swelling ones! It's miserable! I have only every had two other cold sores in my life with the last appearance being over 12 years ago (yed, I know, I’m blessed lol). Those last two were the typical red, painful, tingly, itchy type. This time I got the tiny clusters of blisters all over both the top and bottom lip! WTHeck?! They itch so severely, and today both of my lips are swollen! Those are my only symptoms this time….does that sound like child sure characteristics to anyone else and usually how long does it take for the blisters to break?

I’m sorry you get these stupid lip swelling ones! It’s miserable!

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