Cold sores - AARRRGH - advice please :)

[SamiH]

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.

carmex has done the job - thank you

[aussienic]

good to hear

ps m y dh says I drool too lol

[CathyS]

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.

[wysiwyg]

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.

[SSmiles]

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.

[CathyS]

I found this on a website about virasolve cold sore cream;

"It has a pregnancy category of B1. However topical use is not likely to be of concern in pregnancy."

The link;

(In the Dermatology section of this book, page 178 I think.

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