hi i suffer badly with cold sores and have had a lot more during my pregnancy im 33 weeks so i went to the doctors to ask about what i can use. There is no coldsore cream that is safe. It hasn't been proven that it is safe, Which gave me my answer not to use it, but what i have done is bought some alcohol swabs from the chemist which is fine to use. i think there about 25c for 5 and just kept applying them on it till it went, usually its gone within 5 days and its safe.i rang 3 different chemists about the coldsore cream and they all gave me different answers so thats why i went to the doc.she actually looked the info up. i hope this helps
I work in a pharmacy and as a pharmacy assistant was disgusted when zovirax became an open seller (available in supermarkets) as it is not safe for use in pregnancy and can cause birth defects.
what checkout chick is going to tell you that?
Well I tried the vegemite - it dried up the little ones under my nose, but not on the corner of my mouth - DH reckons cos I drool during the night and it stays moist probably some truth in that.
I just found out I am pregnant, and was using cold sore cream (virasolve) around week 4-5. Should I be worried? I thought I just had the flu, and was run down. I have never had a cold sore in my life.
This thread has been so useful - I just woke up from having a dream where I had that tingling feeling on top lip like just before you get a coldsore - so was about to investigate what you can use and found this excellent.
I've been told during both pregnancies that Zovirax is a definite NO-NO but that Lypsine 'vitamin' tablets are okay to take. I've had the dreaded cold sores a couple of times during both pregnancies and the Lypsine clears them up quite quickly...it's in tablet form in the supermarkets.
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probably some truth in that.
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