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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / March 2006What about Abreva ?
Does Abreva have any affect on Herpes outbreaks...Stan P You mean on genital herpes or oral? On oral it cuts the healing time by about a day or so. On genital, it doesnt do much if anything. At least not for me... Yep i was talking about genital H thanks...Stan P > You mean on genital herpes or oral? > > On oral it cuts the healing time by about a day or so. On genital, it > doesnt do much if anything. At least not for me... Even if it works, I would not spend 14 bucks on 3 grams of Abreva. Forget about it. > Does Abreva have any affect on Herpes outbreaks...Stan P Abreva was made to be used specifically for herpes herpes. Angela :)  SignatureYahoo! Messenger - angelals1970 STD Message Board: http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php for genital or oral?? I spend close to $14 on a perscription Well Abreva in my area is $18.00 for a tube, but as far as a prescription it would cost me 25.00 for a name brand if I needed one with my coverage. I'm already taking 3 non herpes related prescriptions, so I really don't want to add something else. I just deal with my outbreaks and cry, and complain to everyone else. Al has anyone tried Abreva to treat their outbreaks? Now you guys have me curious.......... does anyone have an answer for me or not???? :-) >does anyone have an answer for me or not???? :-) //---------------------- http://www.abreva.com/abreva/commonquestions.asp#nineteen Q. Can Abreva ® be used to treat genital herpes, canker sores or shingles? Can I use this on the cracks that form in the corners of my mouth? A. No, Abreva ® is indicated only for the treatment of cold sores caused by Herpes Simplex. //---------------------- Mike Abreva is not intended to be used to treat genital herpes outbreaks. Angela SignatureYahoo! Messenger - angelals1970 Herpes Help: http://www.yoshi2me.com/ STD Message Board: http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php My 360 Page: http://360.yahoo.com/yoshi2me I HAVE A CURE FOR ORAL HERPES!! Ok, Abreva I've only used a few times and it's only good a first symptoms. Oral Herpes only. The best thing to have around for symptoms is Acyclovir. Go to your doctor and tell him you want the cream, and tell him/her you also want the pills. At first sign you start putting on the cream and start taking the pills. 20 years of experimenting, believe me this is your only chance of stopping it dead in the tracks. Now for the CURE or Prevention. There are many things that can cause a breakout.I have found one sure thing that causes my body to breakout, MSG. MonoSodium Glutamate found commonly in snacks and chinese food. In fact, In the last 4 years I had one cold sore. I went to a Thai Restaurant, and I didn't think Thai Restaurants used MSG, the next day I broke out with a sore, I called the restaurant and asked if they used it in their food and they said yes. Beware of any snack that is flavored such as Doritos. Check every package. Believe me, I have been able to avoid these annoying breakouts. Since you can't always know if there is MSG because sometimes they just don't know in some restaurants, they you take the Acyclovir at first sign. It's usually a slight headache and fever and then the tingly sensation. Please let me know if anyone else has found this to be true. >does anyone have an answer for me or not???? :-) I forgot the other main cause of the oral herpes is the sun. You must always have a lip balm that has spf30 or higher. I have them everywhere, never leave home without it. This is your other big enemy. >I HAVE A CURE FOR ORAL HERPES!! >Ok, Abreva I've only used a few times and it's only good a first symptoms. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >>does anyone have an answer for me or not???? :-) > has anyone tried Abreva to treat their outbreaks? Now you guys have me > curious.......... Studies have looked at the active ingredient against HSV1 and HSV2 and IIRC it is effective against both, but thats not surprising for any herpetic med to advance. However thats not the entire story and there is the issue of the formulation its mixed up in and how suitable or useful that would be for keeping the active ingredient in the right place. If I remember correctly thats the major issue biologically. Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 >Does Abreva have any affect on Herpes outbreaks...Stan P I'm late late late to this thread but want to throw my 2 cents in anyway. As has been said already, Abreva is FDA approved for Oral Herpes only. So you won't find any official notices on any sites recommending it for Genital Herp. However, I've seen this question asked here before as well as other discussion groups and apparently some of the people that have tried it have gotten excellent results. As you can see from earlier posts to this thread, that's not always the case. I don't usually recommend anything the FDA doesn't recommend but, in this case, I don't see how it can hurt to try it. Yes it's expensive for a tiny tube but not as expensive as prescription Zovirax cream. Plus, that tiny tube goes a long way. You'll be surprised. And I know a couple of people who claim it works much better than Zovirax. Look at it as an experiment. If it doesn't work, consider your $15 an education expense. On the other hand, if it works as well for you as it has for some other people, you're ahead of the game. oh! and let us know how your experiment turns out :-) M2 |
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