Just want to elaborate, when I say trigger, I do not mean cause or create (thatās not possible lol) Iām talking about people who have already contacted it.
I havenāt gotten one in YEARS. I tried azelaic acid for the first time 2 nights ago, and boom cold sore on my lip. It was the only difference Iāve made (regarding skincare, lifestyle, diet, everything). So I looked it up, and read that it can be a trigger for them.
I had no idea, so I just wanted to let others know! I thought this was gonna be a game changer for my acne and PAE/PIE, Iām so disappointed and wish I had known it was a risk
I used to get cold sores many times in a month. I got prescribed Valtrex by my doctor and havenāt had one since!
Itās not a daily pill you take, just whenever I feel the ātinglingā feeling I take a dose of the medication and it completely stops it in its tracks! The key is to take the pills as soon as you feel it and it wonāt even surface.
I used to get them ALL the time. My doctor put me on V also and they were so often she kept me on it daily, she did warn me about the AA, but since Iām on V daily she felt it shouldnāt be a problem and approved its use. Havenāt had a problem.
Yeah I used have this! It works really well! I just havenāt had one in years, so I havenāt needed to refill at all and donāt have any on hand :ā)
Another note, glycolic acid does the same. I am VERY prone to cold sores, I did get one the very first time I used glycolic acid. (Abreeva is amazing & I always have it on hand since it works fast lol). But I do use both Azelaic & glycolic - Iām just super careful around my mouth as in not getting close.bi do also use OTC azelaic not prescription. I havenāt had an issue since that first time w/glycolic & that was about 6 months ago.
Yeah, I accidentally got a drop of vitamin C serum on my lip and that triggered a cold sore. Looked it up and itās possible for something acidic to trigger cold sores on lips.
This is freakishly timely, last night I patted some leftover azelaic acid onto my lips out of habit and this morning I woke up with a bump on my lip. I havenāt had a cold sore in years. Iām going to be super careful about putting products near my lips from now on.
Would you kindly share the source that you discovered? The one that verifies the connection between cold sores and azaleic acid?
It can either cause or worsen cold sores, as far as I can tell. Azelaic acid topical cream: https://www.medicinenet.com/article.htm
You ought to visit a physician if you develop a cold sore. It might not be connected to the Aza.
Hi. In my first sentence when I made the post, I specified why I chose the specific word ātriggerā and elaborated that I was NOT claiming that the azelaic acid CAUSED the sore. I was simply making a post for others because I wish I had known.
When I say trigger, I mean like āunearthā I guess? āPoke atā āirritateā? For example sun exposure is another big ātriggerā for me and lot of people. When I say that, I donāt mean that I believe the sun gave me herpes or something lol
No I kinda had a feeling my post might be misinterpreted, so from the VERY beginning I absolutely MADE SURE to make it my very first sentence haha
I did edit the post at one point to fix a grammar mistake I think, or that mightāve been a comment My comment before this one, I also edited to further elaborate on my use of the word ātriggerā with the sun example.
Someone just alerted me that I made a serious typo in my original comment. I wrote it worsens NOR triggers cold sores, and I meant to write it worsens NOT triggers them . I fixed it now. Just wanted you to know that, fwiw.
The article you quoted actually states that āTell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely side effects occur: worsening of cold sores or fever blisters (oral herpes)ā So it occurs. Even though itās unlikely it does happen. Also HSV is a disease that never leaves your system and it does cause cold sores and blisters, you do have to already have HSV to have the cold sore triggered.
One more thing to note, taking vitamin C orally can trigger one also.