I have oral herpes. When I broke out the first time I had no idea what was wrong with me. I didn't think sores on my mouth could make me that sick. When I got to the point that I could eat, I saw my doctor. He gave me an anti viral medicine so it wouldn't get worse, and medicine called "Magic Mouth". It numbed my mouth enough to eat and drink, and at night I could swallow it and it would help me sleep.

I had herpes in my mouth and I was in the hospital for two whole weeks. My entire mouth had sores right from my throat to my lips and I could not eat or talk swallow. This is the worst and most embarrassing thing have could ever happen to somebody. The doctors could not help me, so I was put on IV fluids and lost a lot of weight.

I have oral herpes, and you would never know that I had it, except for the itchy, bubbly sore on my lips. Other than that, I feel fine. I have no fever or anything. I use a poison ivy medicine called “Ivy Dry” when I first get the tingling. I apply Ivy Dry and the sores start to heal right away. I don't even get those nasty little red sores anymore.

I have herpes in my mouth, on my tongue and throat. It is the most awful pain I have experienced in my life apart from giving birth. I have had it 4 times in the last 6 years. It usually happens when I am run down or have a terrible cold. This time it happened after having the swine flu vaccination, which appears to have affected my immune system. To be honest, nothing has helped, much but I did use an oral gel on the blisters just so that I could swallow painkillers and acyclovir. I could not speak, eat or drink properly for seven days. I hope nobody ever suffers from this awful condition.

I take lysine supplements twice daily (500mg each), combined with sunscreen anytime I'll be outside. This keeps outbreaks to a minimum. If I feel an outbreak coming, I up the dose of lysine, and apply Abreva. This usually stops it from occurring, or drastically minimizes the outbreak and speeds recovery.

I have found that I often get cracked lips (especially in the corners) after an outbreak. One of my doctors finally figured out that this was a fungal infection caused by all of the ointments that I used for the sores. Ask your doctor if you can't get these cracks to clear up. I tried antibiotic creams, cold sore creams, etc., and the only thing that was effective was an antifungal cream. Hydrocortisone cream helped sometimes too.

I take 4 grams of Valtex at the first sign of an outbreak (usually itching or redness) and I have not had a full outbreak in over three years.

I take Valtrex on a regular basis. If I stop taking it, the blisters return.

I get painful swelling and blisters around my tongue, and eventually it would get to my lips as a cold sore. I am using VRL-X by Olympian Labs, and it really works. It was given to me in a health food store. It shortens the cold sore cycle more than anything else I tried. I was given VK-penicillin by a doctor, but got hives from it.

I use to break once or twice a year, now it's average is 3 1/2 weeks. It's getting worse each time. My dentist prescribed zovirax, but it's not a preventive medicine, after 2 days the swelling goes down so I can leave the house but that's it.

People with oral herpes should stay away from sunlight as much as possible. Too much exposure to the sun can irritate the skin further. Unscented bath and hygiene products should be used during treatment. A patient should wear loose clothing made of natural fabric such as cotton. Medications such as ibuprofen and aspirin can be taken to lessen the pain. Patting the irritated skin with cool, clean cloth can also soothe pain and discomfort. Infected persons should always wash their hands all the time and they should avoid touching the mouth or the eyes after touching the sores.