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Cold sores (fever blisters) Report

Cold sores are a type of facial lesion that are found either on the lips or else on the skin in the area immediately adjacent to the mouth. Some equivalent terms that are used to refer to cold sores are "fever blisters" and the medical term "recurrent herpes labialis."


What we've learned from patients who report Cold sores (fever blisters)

Symptom severities

Severe
 8
Moderate
 12
Mild
 19
None
 35

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Cold sores (fever blisters)

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Cold sores (fever blisters)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Acyclovir 13   Acyclovir: 33%
Lysine 10   Lysine: 26%
Valtrex 8   Valtrex: 21%
Valacyclovir 4   Valacyclovir: 10%
Zovirax Topical 3   Zovirax Topical: 8%
Dulse or Kelp 1   Dulse or Kelp: 3%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 1   Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): 3%
Sundown L-Lysine 1   Sundown L-Lysine: 3%
L-Lysine HCL 1   L-Lysine HCL: 3%
Famvir 1   Famvir: 3%
Famciclovir 1   Famciclovir: 3%
Releev 1   Releev: 3%
Spring Valley L-Lysine 1   Spring Valley L-Lysine: 3%

Report created on February 12, 2012.