cold sores
"Cold sores are a terrible curse, you just wish you could hide for the next ten days. You can't cover them up with makeup and they just make you so self conscious and truly miserable. I had one and I was so excited that after a week of it, it was finally almost gone, then I felt a tingle on the other side of my lip and knew I still had another one to go. I called my doctor the next day and was prescribed valacyclovir, 1g every 12 hours. I was able to take it before the area blistered and filled with fluid and it went straight to the scabbing stage the next day. It definitely gives me some hope and relief that I don't have to rely on over the counter stuff that doesn't work or suffer for weeks-months feeling gross and hideous."