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67 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
Finally! Something that beats voodoo medicine.
Psst! Let me tell you a secret. I've been plagued with cold sores for perhaps forty years. I've never kept a detailed record, but it seems one has appeared on a semi-periodic basis every three to six months or so. (When I lived in the South - Mississippi, actually - for 15 months, I was curiously unafflicted for the entire time. Perhaps it was the diet of spinach greens,...
Published on August 23, 2002 by Joseph Haschka
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
not sure if it helps
My cold sores are rare and pop up without any tingling. Once it pops up...not much you can do or abreva. I find regular toothpaste helping better than this.Abreva does not relieve pain either.
Published 22 months ago by Kit-Kat
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67 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
Finally! Something that beats voodoo medicine., August 23, 2002
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
Psst! Let me tell you a secret. I've been plagued with cold sores for perhaps forty years. I've never kept a detailed record, but it seems one has appeared on a semi-periodic basis every three to six months or so. (When I lived in the South - Mississippi, actually - for 15 months, I was curiously unafflicted for the entire time. Perhaps it was the diet of spinach greens, grits, fried chicken and Moon Pies.) I've tried everything. Applying hot poultices of puréed whale blubber and the rattles from two-headed rattlesnakes. Dancing naked under a full moon belting out the theme song to "Green Acres". Consulting shifty-eyed herbalists in refuse-strewn back alleys from Cairo to Lhassa. Sacrificing virgins. But, nothing has had the slightest therapeutic effect - until ABREVA.After forking over Big Bucks the first time for a teensy-weensy tube, it was a shattering self-revelation to consider how desperate I'd become. But, outside of that rip-roaring good time I once enjoyed in that flyblown Tripoli hotel room, it's the best money I've ever spent. The key to using ABREVA is to get it on the site of the embryonic blemish as soon as you can, and ideally when you first feel that special tingle that screams, "You'd be better off with leprosy!" Without even excusing yourself to visit the loo, apply it during that power business lunch if you have to. In my experience over the last year and a half, the ointment stops cold the development of the blister. It's effective stuff. Now, I realize that my endorsement here is purely anecdotal and not based on any scientific study I've done on a pork-barrel government grant. But, hey, what have you got to lose? Especially if you're discovering, as I did, that two-headed rattlesnakes are becoming easier to find than virgins, and those Third World back alleys are being bulldozed for McDonald's franchises.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
A miracle of modern science...despite the price!, August 14, 2005
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
I hate cold sores. I HATE them. I hate them with such unbridled fury and passion that if I were to be judged at the time of my death, and the subject of my blistering hatred came up(no pun intended), Heaven wouldn't want me, and Hell would just plain fear me. But after so many years of putting up with this plague, there is a solution.
I usually get fever sores(cold sores) about 8-10 times a year. Usually every 2 months, I get a new outbreak around my lips. It could be a minor outbreak, with a simple little bump on the upper or lower lip, or a grotesque outbreak cluster of about 4-7 sores at once. Usually, these sores last 1-2 weeks, sometimes longer. The day I discovered Abreva, that all changed.
As it states, Abreva cuts down the duration of cold sores quite dramatically. If you manage to detect a cold sore as it just begins to form (usually indicated by a burning or tingling sensation on the lip area), application of Abreva will possibly event prevent the outbreak entirely. Upon a breakout of sores, I find that consistent application cuts the duration of sores from 1-2 weeks to a mere 1-3 days! Don't beleive the utterly ridiculous accusations that Abreva is a placebo...this stuff works, and it works well.
Aside from cutting down the duration of the sore, Abreva also releives any burning and itching you may get from them, so after a while you may not even realize that they're there. The cream is comfortable, and it doesn't sting, burn or itch after application. Though the white cream leaves a film after application, if you rub it in strongly the film disappears. Though the box recommends 4 applications a day, I usually double that to 8, and up to 10 times a day for those particularly brutal outbreaks.
There are some disadvantages to Abreva, and perhaps the greatest of all: the price!
Amazon.com, bless them, has this item listed at 13.99...try finding Abreva at that price anywhere else and you're in for a shocker...it usually goes for $18 on average, and we're talking a VERY small tube here. Don't let the size of the box fool you, the actual tube is less than half the size of my pinky finger! So in short, the cream is a marvel, but the price is simply outrageous. If you are plagued with cold sores on a routine basis, then its worth the price. If not, then I can't justify spending $18 on Abreva if you only get cold sores once in a blue moon. But like I said, thank you Amazon for the much cheaper price!
Another disadvantage is that the tube tends to leak. Upon opening the tube for the first time, the cream tends to stat pushing itself out. When you open the tube for next use, you may find that alot of the cream has been squished into the cap, and that more of it will push out immediately upon the cap being removed. This leads to a lot of waste of the product.
Another disadvantage is that the cream is virtually ineffective at treating cold sores that appear on the underside of the lip closer to the inside of your mouth, mainly because you'll end up inadvertantly licking the cream off or it will get washed away by your saliva.
Finally, the cream dries your lips up quite alot...I would recommend using chapstick to moisturize your lips while using Abreva, because they will become very dry and chapped with continued usage.
Overall, Abreva is one of the greatest things to happen to us cold sore slaves ever. Herpicin-L is utterly useless, Campophenique does little more than burn, dry out and taste awful, and chapstick only exacerbates the sore. Abreva is the way to go. If you can justify shelling out the cash for Abreva, then by all means, do it. Those of us that get multiple outbreaks a year will love it. Others who rarely get them needn't apply, unless the breakout is particularly brutal.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
Abbreva is the Best Over The Counter Medication for Cold Sores - Says Dentist, August 6, 2005
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
I am a dentist who sees a lot of people with cold sores, which is reactivation of the Herpes virus. The cold sore is the virus replicating usually as a result of some sort of stress that decreases one's the immune system.
Abbreva has been shown in clinical studies to be effective, but the key with this treatment or any other for that matter is to start when you first feel the tingling of another cold sore coming on. If you wait and the cold sore erupts, virtually nothing will relieve it except time and your own immune response. So start applying Abbreva immediately for the best chance to limit the development of the cold sore.
Your dentist or doctor can prescribe anti-virals in either a topical form or a tablet form for severe cold sore cases, but once again, if it is not started immediately, the cold sore will develop and stay with you for 10 days or so. Ask for Zovirax or Denavir.
Always use a lip balm with sunscreen and too much sunlight can trigger a cold sore.
Abbreva is a good product. As with any product, it will not work in everyone who tries it - but it is certainly worth a try.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Closest we have to a cure, December 18, 2007
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
I've suffered from cold sores since I was in elementary school. Back then all I could do was run cold water over my lips and ask my mother for the numbing toothache medicine to soothe the pain.
Nowadays I rarely get a cold sore, but they're highly inconvenient when I do, so I finally caved in and tried Abreva as soon as I felt the ever-so familiar itch on my lip. I followed the directions--5-6 times a day application. Even woke up in the middle of the night to apply.
Results? I didn't have a full blown break out this time, and the one blister that did break out was fairly small and unnoticeable. Five days after the first itch the area has scabbed over completely.
I highly recommend this product to anyone suffering from cold sores. The key is to be vigilant. Buy this NOW before you feel the twinge. As soon as you feel it, apply the creme. Be diligent. Apply the creme 5-6 times per day. Let the creme soak in and dry up on your lip. Be hygenic. Wash your hands before and after applying the creme.
This product may not work for everyone, but it worked for me.
(Personally I recommend the pump version because one squirt of the pump gives you a measured, even dose every time)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
surprised, September 18, 2005
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
The abreva product says for best results, begin using at the first sign of your oncoming coldsore. Well, I was one of the unlucky coldsore victoms who didn't catch onto the tingling warning sign soon enough. In a desperate attempt to at least sooth my new sore, itchy little pal, I started applying the Abreva every hour it seemed. At first i thought it was not doing me any good, but i kept on applying. Wow, does it work! My coldsores usually last about a week before starting to go away. Here i am...3 days later, and its already starting to heal! It didn't help ease my symptoms right away, but it really has helped to speed up the healing time.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Little tube BIG results, February 20, 2006
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
Ok, I've read a lot of good and bad reviews on this product. As with any product like this you are going to have varied results. I just thought that I'd put my two cents in because I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I applied this cream just after the magic "tingle" phase. To be honest I wasn't expecting much. I've been disappointed a million times in the past with every other stupid cream that claims to reduce the healing time. I've tried them all believe me. But this one (for me) was nothing short of amazing. My breakout started on Friday and it is now Monday, it started as three separate blisters. Now usually those three (sometimes five) blisters start to converge.....making one nasty swollen blister. However after applying the cream all weekend (its now Monday) all three blisters are now in their healing phase. They stayed separate from each other and there is no swelling at all. It just looks like I have a dry patch on my lip. (Normally I would look like a freak at this stage like I had been punched in the lip would be embarrassed to be in public). So for me.... success, and I would recommend this product to anyone. This is the best over the counter product available. I know that's not saying much considering the crap that's out there but at least there is finally a little hope for sufferers.
Its a little pricey, but I've spent so much money on all those little tubes of Lipactin that just dry up and sit in my bathroom. I found that this little tube was worth every penny.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
fast healing, November 3, 2006
This is the first cold sore treatment I have found that with early application at the first sign of tingling literally stops the growth of the cold sore. In a week it was gone.....this stuff really works!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Best thing around for cold sores, May 27, 2004
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This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
I have to agree with the other praise provided so far about Abreva. Unfortunately, I've NEVER been able to "catch it in time" to have it disappear, but I can definitely attest to it's shortening of time spent suffering through them. I too was a, less than thrilled w/ the results, Zovirax user. This far beats out Zovirax for ease of pain and other symptoms, as well as the much mentioned shortening of outbreak time. That said, price really isn't a factor, this is the only product out there that can boast these effects and there is usually a coupon in the package to save you a few bucks the next time around. Also, their website, www.abreva.com also usually has printable coupons.Enjoy!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Have to agree.., February 27, 2004
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
Have to agree with the other reviewer on this product. Haven't gone to the extreme measures the other fellow has, but I find this stuff fantastic!! Every time I went to the doc, he just said, "Sorry. Learn to live with them." I had a response back for that, but I can't repeat it here. As soon as you feel this slightest tingle, start applying this every few hours for a few days, and it will take care of it without a prob. If you don't catch the first tingle, and the sore develops, don't worry, Abreva will still do a great job of numbing the pain and healing up the spot right quick, with no scaring (battle scars for me). Worth the cost for this little tube without a doubt! Grab it up quick!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
not sure if it helps, November 7, 2008
This review is from: Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment, .07-Ounce Tube (Health and Beauty)
My cold sores are rare and pop up without any tingling. Once it pops up...not much you can do or abreva. I find regular toothpaste helping better than this.Abreva does not relieve pain either.
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