Oh, I know totally how cold sores feel like! I used to get them from the sun, or stress or both.
Then I started to take a steady dose of supplements daily: vitamin D3, real Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), other multivitamins+minerals -- and! The cold sore, if not disappeard completely, definitely appeared much less frequently and didn't erupt as much.
The biggest change happened when I added beta-carotene high dose from february ish and through the summer. That's when the sores pretty much disappeared! And I have much better protection from the sun and don't burn at all. And I'm fair skinned like you.
Very good advice!! They truly show up once maybe twice a year always around a specific kind of stress. I often feel the rush of stress and then know in a few days I’ll have one. So so interesting. But I love this idea of supplements. I’ll look into them.
I take about 5000 IU D3 per day + pure C-vitamin - about 3-6 ml per day, sometimes much higher dosage. You need someone who is a specialist in functional medicine to advise dosage and try various protocols. Regular medical docs are, sadly, not trained in nutrition + this kind of stuff at all, normally. All the best!
I've been getting cold sores since I was a young kid. I mentioned in a comment on your thread about the medication I'd finally been prescribed and you said this one had evaded the meds. Well, the same evening of that exchange, I had a funny feeling on my chin in the evening. I woke in the morning to the distinctive tingle and knew I would be slightly too late with the pills.
They have still helped it to be less intense than they used to be, but very yucky. They affect my mood, my self-esteem and my energy levels.
I hope yours passes soon, but it doesn't sound great.
And I'm so sorry to hear about your Thanksgiving sadness and anger. This is a little bit how I feel about Christmas - once incredibly exciting and dear to me, now everyone is dying and the houses that were so constant have been sold. One of them yesterday. Always when I'm on the other side of the world.
Big hugs to you. I hope the leg patting felt nice.
This essay is rich and messy (in the right ways) and so many amazing images and connections, it is almost like a prose poem. I love to read your writing and get access to these amazing things inside. Thank you for writing this and sharing it. Thank you for everything you’ve done to craft something like this. It transported me and pulled me in like reading Joan didion. Amazing ❤️. Excited for more.
Oh, I know totally how cold sores feel like! I used to get them from the sun, or stress or both.
Then I started to take a steady dose of supplements daily: vitamin D3, real Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), other multivitamins+minerals -- and! The cold sore, if not disappeard completely, definitely appeared much less frequently and didn't erupt as much.
The biggest change happened when I added beta-carotene high dose from february ish and through the summer. That's when the sores pretty much disappeared! And I have much better protection from the sun and don't burn at all. And I'm fair skinned like you.
Maybe worth a try :)
Very good advice!! They truly show up once maybe twice a year always around a specific kind of stress. I often feel the rush of stress and then know in a few days I’ll have one. So so interesting. But I love this idea of supplements. I’ll look into them.
I take about 5000 IU D3 per day + pure C-vitamin - about 3-6 ml per day, sometimes much higher dosage. You need someone who is a specialist in functional medicine to advise dosage and try various protocols. Regular medical docs are, sadly, not trained in nutrition + this kind of stuff at all, normally. All the best!
I've been getting cold sores since I was a young kid. I mentioned in a comment on your thread about the medication I'd finally been prescribed and you said this one had evaded the meds. Well, the same evening of that exchange, I had a funny feeling on my chin in the evening. I woke in the morning to the distinctive tingle and knew I would be slightly too late with the pills.
They have still helped it to be less intense than they used to be, but very yucky. They affect my mood, my self-esteem and my energy levels.
I hope yours passes soon, but it doesn't sound great.
And I'm so sorry to hear about your Thanksgiving sadness and anger. This is a little bit how I feel about Christmas - once incredibly exciting and dear to me, now everyone is dying and the houses that were so constant have been sold. One of them yesterday. Always when I'm on the other side of the world.
Big hugs to you. I hope the leg patting felt nice.
Thank you Lily. I wonder if there is a way of being on these days that are difficult. If I find it I’ll share it.
This essay is rich and messy (in the right ways) and so many amazing images and connections, it is almost like a prose poem. I love to read your writing and get access to these amazing things inside. Thank you for writing this and sharing it. Thank you for everything you’ve done to craft something like this. It transported me and pulled me in like reading Joan didion. Amazing ❤️. Excited for more.