Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Just bought this in a pump dispenser which I really like, because it puts out a small amount and there is less waste. I usually feel some relief and notice improvements to my cold sore within 6 hours of the first application. Then I apply every 3 hours until gone - a day or two.

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Just bought this in a pump dispenser which I really like, because it puts out a small amount and there is less waste. I usually feel some relief and notice improvements to my cold sore within 6 hours of the first application. Then I apply every 3 hours until gone - a day or two.
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Reviewer: THOLM, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Caregiver)

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Works great, ESPECIALLY if you start to use it at the very start. It becomes substantially less useful if it has already begun to spread and becomes virtually worthless. What I have found it also pairing it with things to boost your immune system and things to try to avoid like stress, acidic foods, and physcial fatique also help the whole process. I have used this product (abreva) at the last few ... Show Full Comment

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Works great, ESPECIALLY if you start to use it at the very start. It becomes substantially less useful if it has already begun to spread and becomes virtually worthless. What I have found it also pairing it with things to boost your immune system and things to try to avoid like stress, acidic foods, and physcial fatique also help the whole process. I have used this product (abreva) at the last few outbreaks in the last 2 years and it usually works great if you catch it early as like the info says, it only helps it from spreading.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I felt a tingle on my lip and started applying it within a couple of hours. It has been three days and no blister has appeared and the tingling is decreasing. I've been applying it 4-6 times a day and it has been extremely effective.

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I felt a tingle on my lip and started applying it within a couple of hours. It has been three days and no blister has appeared and the tingling is decreasing. I've been applying it 4-6 times a day and it has been extremely effective.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have used Abreva for the last three or four epsodes of herpes labialis. I began applications 5 or 6 times a day at the very first hint of an outbreak - the tingling or feeling of tightness or the slight discomfort that occur prior to the full development of the cold sore. I have not had a cold sore erupt on any of the episodes where I used Abreva. None of the oral prescription drugs or prescr ... Show Full Comment

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I have used Abreva for the last three or four epsodes of herpes labialis. I began applications 5 or 6 times a day at the very first hint of an outbreak - the tingling or feeling of tightness or the slight discomfort that occur prior to the full development of the cold sore. I have not had a cold sore erupt on any of the episodes where I used Abreva. None of the oral prescription drugs or prescription topical creams were able to prevent the development of the ulcer and scab. I have had cold sores for about 20 years and nothing has been as effective as Abreva if used early and applied every few hours. I am, by the way, a physician and familiar with the pharmacology of the various products available but, at least for me, Abreva has been absolutely amazing.
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Reviewer: fed up, 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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the first few times i used abreva i saw ok results, but i kept having reaccuring sores every 1-2 months in the same spots on my lips, i was so fed up that i put abreva on the end of a small sewing needle and tattoo'd abreva into my sores continuously re dipping the needle into the abreva as i did thisi covered the entire area of infection changed needles and then covered the area surronding th ... Show Full Comment

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the first few times i used abreva i saw ok results, but i kept having reaccuring sores every 1-2 months in the same spots on my lips, i was so fed up that i put abreva on the end of a small sewing needle and tattoo'd abreva into my sores continuously re dipping the needle into the abreva as i did thisi covered the entire area of infection changed needles and then covered the area surronding the infections, I have not had a cold sore in those area's since I did this, it's been over 6 months. note I did this out of desperate frustration and I caught the sores early when the skin just began to bubble.
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