A 32-year-old member asked:
Are there medicines available to heal cold sores fast?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Yes: Acyclovir in cream or oral tab can help.Vitamin c and lysine wotks too!
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Dr. Ryan Finnegananswered
Dentistry 24 years experience
Laser: Cold sores can be treated with a laser treatment at a dental office. Treatment of one lesion takes only a few minutes and provides immediate reduction if not total relief of pain associated with cold sore. Not all offices have lasers so investigate before you make an appointment.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Is there an easy and fast way to take care of cold sores with no medicine?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Hasten healing: Melissa officinalis or lemon balm (cream) has been shown in european studies to help expedite healing of cold sores. It can reduce healing time by half. Studies also show that regular use can help v recurrences. Brief supplementation with lysine 1, 000mg orally three times a day at the onset, can also hasten healing.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What's to be done about cold sores fast?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Lemon balm: Melissa officinalis or lemon balm (cream) has been shown in european studies to help expedite healing of cold sores.
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