Guest guest Posted November 8, 2001 Report Share Posted November 8, 2001 Hi all, 's pediatrician wanted me to find out from you all, if Zovirax would be ok to use for 's cold sores? I had told him that she is super sensitive, seizure wise, to many things, so he said he'd wait to hear from me before prescribing it. He felt it would heal the cold sores faster than Lysine, but I could continue with the lysine ointment if that is what we have to do... Thanks for your help! Kandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2001 Report Share Posted November 8, 2001 Hmmm. . . well, I've used Zovirax myself, but I probably wouldn't use it for . . . can't give you a good reason other than trying to keep drugs/chemicals out of her system. Can tell when one's coming on? It's always been my understanding that you need to catch it the instant you feel tingling, otherwise it won't do any good except possibly heal it faster. Remember, though, that even though a drug is masking the symptom, the virus is still in her system. So, you might not see as many cold sores, but that may or may not affect her seizures -- if in fact the virus is at the root. Make sense?--D --- Kandylh3@... wrote: > Hi all, > 's pediatrician wanted me to find out from you > all, if Zovirax would be > ok to use for 's cold sores? > I had told him that she is super sensitive, seizure > wise, to many things, so > he said he'd wait to hear from me before prescribing > it. > He felt it would heal the cold sores faster than > Lysine, but I could continue > with the lysine ointment if that is what we have to > do... > Thanks for your help! > Kandy > ===== DeEtte -- Mom to (, 6, keto-kid since 1/01, med-free, seizures greatly reduced) and (, 4), sdale, AZ " I know God would never give me more than I can handle. . .I just wish he didn't trust me so much. " -- Mother Theresa __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2001 Report Share Posted November 8, 2001 Kandy, You can get a form of Zovirax that can be taken as a preventative med on a daily basis. I've got Avirax and another is AltiAcyclovir ( I think thats the name can't remember for sure) but they can be taken daily to prevent any eruptions before even a tingle so I think it keeps the virus under raps completley. However, it is a virus that stays in your body for life, it doesn't go away, it just lies dormant. If she's having a lot of sores it may be worth a try. It one of those vicious circles were she gets the sores which increase the siezures which add stress to her life which causes another outbreak and so on. It might break the cycle if she were to take for a while and then maybe just at more stressful times. That's what I do. I hardly ever had an outbreak until Gillian's siezures started then it was one after another from the stress so I started taking the Avirax daily for a while. Now if things get really stressful again I start taking it cause I know what fallows the stress. I'm not a big advocate of drugs but sometimes I guess they are an alternative. Anyways, good luck and take care. Liz4Gillian > Hi all, > 's pediatrician wanted me to find out from you all, if Zovirax would be > ok to use for 's cold sores? > I had told him that she is super sensitive, seizure wise, to many things, so > he said he'd wait to hear from me before prescribing it. > He felt it would heal the cold sores faster than Lysine, but I could continue > with the lysine ointment if that is what we have to do... > Thanks for your help! > Kandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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