herpes simplex, suppression
"I've had HSV-1 (Cold Sores) for the past 10 years with a flare-up, in what seems, every 3-4 years so daily prevention was never a big deal to me.  At first I'd just hit it with some Abreva and toss a bandaid to cover the unsightliness and in a about 3 weeks, it would go away.  My last flare-up, I went to the medic who got me some Acyclovir.  Honestly, taking acyclovir did seem to shorten the duration but my sores still lasted 2 weeks.



This recent flare-up my doc prescribed me 1 gram of Valtrex, & the blisters appear to be healing after day 3, not week 3.  Awesome stuff."