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Many folks eat high lysine foods prior to or during a cold sore event, and avoid high arginine foods. For many folks, healing cold sores fast has been as simple as taking 1,000 milligrams to 3,000 milligrams of lysine in capsule supplements during an outbreak. High lysine foods to eat are most meats and dairy products.
Abreva is regarded by many experts as the best way to get rid of cold sores fast. Approved by the FDA, it aims to lessen the severity and shorten the time it takes for cold sores to heal. Abreva has special ingredients that get to work right away, reducing the severity of the symptoms and cutting the healing time.