Cold Sores
"Skip the Abreva and ask your doctor to prescribe a bottle of this stuff instead. It&#039;s the only thing that really works. I rarely get BAD cold sores, but I just got hit with a really terrible one. Came on so fast I barely had time to take this pill in time. I&#039;ve read that Acyclovir only works if you haven&#039;t blistered yet, which had already happened. IT STILL WORKED PRETTY WELL. It definitely changed how the cold sore is healing. It went straight from &quot;puffing&quot; up into a blister, to scabbing over. It also seems to be reducing the redness and swelling. I&#039;m taking it 3x daily in conjunction with L-Lysine, and occasionally dabbing the cold sore with alcohol to dry it up. Overall, really happy with this medication."