OK so I have a cold sore...

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Posted by MrsERod

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Posted by LisaT

if you can, get a prescription for valtrex - it clears it right up. (best taken at the first symptoms, but it will still help)

Also keep it mosit so it doesn't scab over. Take ibuprofin and ice it - that will help the pain & swelling.

totally feel your pain - sorry!

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Isn't Valtrex for Herpes? Don't mean to offend anyone, but isn't that what's on the commercials?

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Yes and cold sores are a form of herpes...Herpes Simplex Virus. There are 3 kinds....and cold sores/blistes falls into 1.
Not really the same but yes, it is. Since it is a form of it, doctors prescrive Valtrex for cold sores for faster healing.