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want opinion on use of zovirax
I was just wandering if any of you have used Zovirax cream on herpes outbreaks. My doctor prescribed this to me and I have used it several times over the past few years. The doctor that answers the STD questions on this website says that no cream help outbreaks, just meds like Valtrex. I feel that I have gotten signifcant relief from discomfort and that the cream has aided in quicker healing. I was wandering what you guys think.
Your doctor is not up to date on herpes treatment. Zovirax cream only heals lesions half a day sooner than using a placebo. It also doesn't have any anesthetic properties to it to help with pain. The prescribing info even says it's not useful for herpes recurrences ( and it's benefits for primary ob's is fairly limited too ). It's pretty much a waste of time and money :(
Switch to oral antivirals and start them at the very first sign of an ob. You can also use other topicals too at the same time - hit it from inside and out. For instance I prefer dermoplast spray ( the blue can for the genital area, not the red can ). It's a spray on topical anesthetic that helps to numb the lesions for pain/itch relief. Depending on where your ob is you might want to consider a barrier cream like a baby butt product to help protect it from the sting of urine/irritation from clothing. There are also many tried but true things like compresses with tucks wipes, compresses with domeboro's solution and even making your own compress out of a tea bag too to consider for pain relief and to help dry out lesions faster. I also like to use tea tree oil on my lesions - it helps to dry them out and also has drying properties/anti-inflammatory/anti-bacterial/anti-viral properties to it. There is also some limited info out there on chamomile oil also being effective.
grace
Switch to oral antivirals and start them at the very first sign of an ob. You can also use other topicals too at the same time - hit it from inside and out. For instance I prefer dermoplast spray ( the blue can for the genital area, not the red can ). It's a spray on topical anesthetic that helps to numb the lesions for pain/itch relief. Depending on where your ob is you might want to consider a barrier cream like a baby butt product to help protect it from the sting of urine/irritation from clothing. There are also many tried but true things like compresses with tucks wipes, compresses with domeboro's solution and even making your own compress out of a tea bag too to consider for pain relief and to help dry out lesions faster. I also like to use tea tree oil on my lesions - it helps to dry them out and also has drying properties/anti-inflammatory/anti-bacterial/anti-viral properties to it. There is also some limited info out there on chamomile oil also being effective.
grace
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