despite what everybody else says.

I have used abreva when I had a cold sore that had already ddeveloped, but was small, and abreva only made the area expand into a larger set of clusters. I used this product another time at the very first tingle, and the same thing happened. This product does not work for me at all. Carmex works better than this and it's cheaper.

This is the only medication that really works on cold sores!

[...] This is a treatment for cold sores and the only truly effective one on the market. Speeds healing if used at first signs of inflammation. Too expensive, yes but this stuff really works in ways other treatments just don't.

I get cold sores about 2-4 times a year and they typically last up to two weeks. This time I tried Abreva, along with 3,000-6,000 mg of L-Lysine (daily) and 500-1,000 mg of Echinacea (daily) and my cold sores were cleared up within five days. Make sure you apply Abreva 5 times daily as directed. You can also find those supplements on this site as well.

zit's, pimples, acne, fever bilisters, it clears zit's pimples, acne within a few hours to one whole day. it clears fever blisters like this: when ya feel one coming on apply asap, it wont even evolve into a fever blister, it ya have one already there it will take 2-3 days but you have to apply every hour until bam its gone a hell of alot faster than a month even longer and no scarring but that depends on how long you have let your blister go before youeven thought of buying the stuff! but existing or one coming on its the best stuff on the market! thats why its expensive!

Abreve shortens the length of time for a cold sore and offers great relief

The only one available in the US that works. In UK there are other brands that are cheaper & work.

I haven't had frequent coldsores (5-6 times a year) like a lot of people, but I received my first one as a kid..then twice as a teen (14-16) and now this is my second time this year at 22.I have to say it is completely EMBARASSING to have a cold sore especially if you are in college like me and work in a place where people are constantly in your face.I was working when I felt that the lower corner of my lip was bruising..I thought maybe I had cut it while eating some chips. But after work when I looked in my car mirror...I saw two small pimply white dotted bumps beginning to cluster up on me. So I came here and read the reviews and Unlike most of the people here, I have no idea when I'm going to get one..my mouth does not tingle like everyone elses. Therefore when most of the reveiwers said abreva wasnt as good if your sore broke the skin i instantly became deterred. However, I had no other choices so I picked it up anyway. And Might I add its [$].I began rubbing abreva on every 1-2 hours (a very small amount) and icing the sore in between (I hear it helps too) and needless to say..my sore went away in maybe 3 days. I couldnt believe it..the last coldsore I had lasted almost 2 weeks and it looked horrible and deformed I even missed classes because of it and wore a bandaid. (It sat off to the side of my lip)I'd like to add that during the three days..my sore didnt get any worse then what it was when I found it..it did not form into a monster it just blended with my skin until it began to heal..I even went out completely unphased by it. NO ONE noticed it...I am so a believer of abreva now, and if you find yourself in the boat I was in..just make sure you apply often (to be safe) and ice it 3 times a day as well..(until the icecube melts). Abreva is great and even thought its small it helped me greatly however, I think icing it made it work even better.4 out of 5 because it did cost me [$] and the tube is really small.

Oh my gosh, how embarrassing to have a cold sore. With this product, I soon as I feel one coming, I can get rid of it with this product before the sore even really surfaces. If you don't catch it in time, it will be gone within a couple of days with this product none the less. I highly recommend it. Some take Lysine in addition for a bad breakout, which is also a really good preventative when under stress when outbreaks show up and to get rid of cold sores quickly. Hope this helps someone else out there too.