Comments on: Is it true that having cold sores means you’ve got herpes in your mouth?

By: monica

monica — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:10:25 +0000

You guys are lucky! I started getting them this June, and have since gotten 1 or 2 a month! I can’t handle it!!!

By: natasha

natasha — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:10:58 +0000

i start having cold sores a year ago. i bit the skin off my lip and then went roller scating in a cold wind/weather…so 2 days after i woke up from eatcing my lips really bad…on the morning all my litps were covered with bubbles…that night while i was asleep i eatched my lips and transfered it to both of my eyes…now i have a outburst around 4 times a year. the come all over my lips and around my eyes…the itch really really bad…i use abreva on my lips and around my eyes…on the eyes it goes faster away and doesnt have bubbles around the eyes if i put cream right when a little red around my eyes apears. for example yesterday morning i for sake pput some abreva on my lips, that night i got in fight with my bf. we went to the movie and i cried for an hour then an hour later my eye got puffy and little red…this morning i had red around both of my eyes but not lips…left eye got really puffy and now eatching…so i got cold sore bc i was stressed and bc i used cream on my lips it didnt burst there. idk what to do im tireed of having 4 to 5 outbreaks a year. they itch like crazy

By: hid for over a week!!

hid for over a week!! — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:50:33 +0000

had a bad c. s. o on lower lip,took me a day and a half to built the courage to see a dr. he gave me acyclovir cream and pills, sucks though 15 grams of da ointment will run u 200 dollars! anynway after a straight week of calling in sick to work, it finally getting over them just have one huge scab that wont stop bleeding now i have to show up to work with it and face the music, god bless everyone whose life is affected by this virus, keep your head up and remember there will be betters times soon

By: Moo

Moo — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:59:31 +0000

I have a c.s now and i only got it like half way through last night at a party, it’s on the top right side of my lip. I didn’t kiss anyone who’d had one and i’ve just finished my period. I’ve only had c.s’s a couple of times. I kissed my bf a couple of times last night aswell, but i dont think it touched his lip. Does that mean that he will get one too? Hes never had one before..And he said his parents never had either. Pleaseee helpp!?!?

By: john doe

john doe — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:28:16 +0000

I’m glad I found you guys. I’m 24 yours old, and I’ve been getting these things since I was 4 yrs old. I typically get them on average 1-2 times a year, and the longest that I have gone without a cold sore is 2 yrs. About a year ago I started getting them very often (1 every other month), so I decided to talk to my doctor about it. I used over the counter drugs like Abreva, which doesn’t do anything for me and Carmex, which seems to work better. My doctor presribed Acyclovir for me, and I take it when I get an outbreak. This antiviral drug works by inhibiting the virus from replicating, and works best when taken at the first signs of an itch. Yesterday I noticed that I had an itch (after flu-like symptoms over the past couple of days) and started taking the drug imediately. This go-round of cold sores seem to be more severe than usual, but the medicine is bringing the virus to a haul. I don’t mean to type too much, but my point is that if you suffer from cold sores, go see your doctor and ask about treatment. My doctor is a firm believer in taking antiviral meds for cold sores, and no one should have to suffer. Hopefully, they will make a vaccine soon…. I don’t know or think it will cure the people that already have the virus, but I hope that it will greatly reduce the frequency of outbreaks.

By: cold sore hater

cold sore hater — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:58:51 +0000

i cant believe that i found this website i thought that i was the only one in the WORLD who has this. ok hers my story: i have had cold sores since i was 6. and god i hate them so much!!!! i am now 15 and when i usually get them (which differs greatly. some times i get them every few years and them sometimes i get them 3 times every 2 months.) i put vinegar on it. it burns like hell and it smells but it really works. it usually scabs in about 3-4 days. but this time is different. i got this one about a week ago. my usual methods of getting rid of them is not working. (my methods are to use vinegar and pick the scab. i know i shouldnt pick the scab. but it helps.) now it has scabbed twice and it seems thst when it scabs if it comes in contact with moisture it unscabs itself if that makes sense. and it is finally looking that its going away. but when i pick at it, it looks like it might scar. so my questions are: is there any way that i can stop it from scarring??? and is there something that can get rid of it in a few days or if possible overnight??? actually any advice on them can help.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:54:16 +0000

Well my boyfriend came over a couple of weeks ago and when i tried 2 kiss him he was acting really weird as if he didnt wanna kiss me!!! N i was thinkin dat it was sum wit me but he told me he had a cold sore…we had sex that night but but we didnt kiss he told me it usually goes away in about a day or soooo but its been a week n he still has it n today i drunk after him n now im gettin paranoid i jux hate dis cold sore shit it is messing up my sex life!!!!

By: Her

Her — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:28:46 +0000

I just can’t believe that we all have herpes simplex one…which we nick named the cold sore…if you have a cold sore be careful not to preform oral sex for it will lead to herpes simplex two…Genital herpes. This virus is indeedly elegant for when you are clear from the visable symptoms there still may be shedding which results to spreading. I feel like killing my ignorant parents for spreading this virus to me…when I was 7 my mother was sick and shared drinks with me…I wondered what was on her lips and now I have to deal with whats on mine. I hate germs. I get out breaks once or twice a year while my boyfriend gets none…asshole. I am a very attractive woman and fortunately many boys would try to kiss me knowing I have the virus plus herpes simplex one is common in 80 percent of our population… I am so upset because they said a vaccine will be created within 3 to 5 years but will only be effective to those un infected…fucken bummer!!! I hate being 19 youthful and infected although its only a week out of my life in a year. My boyfriend was back home two weeks during the summer when he lives out of state and because of cold sores i did not kiss him although he tries to kiss me….well i guess we broke the rules by kissing a little towards the end of the breakout…I hate this…god is evil for letting us have this….I am going on with this too long…sea lions main cause of decrease in their population was due to herpes…what a bitch…hopefully one day this nightmare will end. We’ll make it through you guys.

By: Jennifer Ragland

Jennifer Ragland — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:37:57 +0000

I get c.s’s too.
I hate it becuase I am ashamed and people think you ae a walking VD. I have been commented on as being gross so yes I hybernate, I even have almost lost my job before because of it. the doctor says I dont have the genital symplex 2 but I am still not happy with why I have this. I can say this, when I get a fever and not fell well or bite my lip perfusely is when I have the c.s. I do the same things you all do to get it gone quick but I am in need of support because it truely affects me. I hate it and want to cut my lips off.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:38:58 +0000

uuuuuugh.
i have one right now and it pretty much SUCKS.
whenever i go to school they’re like ew
you have herpes!
and i’m like…um no i don’t its a cold sore.
and they’re like oh
and i’m like yeeeeeah.
haha
but anywyas i use abreva to make it go away fasterrr.