How do I handle three cold sores at once, all at different stages?

Multiple sores at once usually means my body is run down, so I focus on sleep, water, and cutting back on stress for a few days. Some people here take lysine as part of their routine, but honestly rest and patience have done the most for me, and if it keeps happening a doctor is the right person to ask.

I have been there and it is stressful, but the main thing is to leave them alone and keep your hands clean so you do not spread anything to other spots. I use a fresh cotton swab each time I apply anything, one swab per sore, never double dipping.

For me the tingling one is where early attention matters most, so I dab Abreva on it as soon as I notice it, and I keep the scabbing one moisturized with a gentle lip balm so it does not crack. A little SPF balm when I go outside also helps since sun seems to set mine off.

Really glad you shared this. What has helped me most is treating it as a prevention question rather than a treatment one. Track your own triggers for a few weeks, get ahead of the risky days, and protect the lip barrier before the sun, wind, or a bad night of sleep can set things off.

Oof, I've been there and it's miserable, but honestly the best thing that worked for me was just treating each one on its own schedule and being really strict about not touching them, plus swapping to a fresh towel every day so I wasn't spreading anything around. Hang in there, it feels endless but it does pass.

Oh no, I've been there and it's miserable, honestly the biggest thing that helped me was just treating each one gently on its own schedule and being really strict about not touching or sharing towels so they didn't spread further. Hang in there, it feels endless but it does pass.

Oh I've been there, it feels endless when they're all on their own timeline, but for me the game changer was just being really patient and gentle with each one, keeping them clean and moist, and not touching or comparing them a hundred times a day. Hang in there, they will all clear eventually even if it feels like forever right now.

Oh I've been there, it feels never ending when one is finally crusting over and another decides to show up. What helped me was just being gentle with all of them, not picking, keeping my lips moisturised, and reminding myself they do all eventually go even when it feels like they won't.

Oh no, three at once is brutal, I've been there and honestly the hardest part for me was resisting the urge to touch them and spread things around. Be extra gentle with yourself this week, wash your hands a lot, and know they will all clear up even if it feels endless right now.

Oh I feel this, I had two going at once last winter and the hardest part was resisting the urge to touch them and spread things around, so I just kept everything clean, used separate applicators for each spot, and reminded myself the older ones were already on their way out even when the newest one felt endless.

Oh I've been there and it's so miserable, I basically just treated each one where it was at and reminded myself my body was clearly run down and needed rest more than anything. Hang in there, they really do all heal eventually even when it feels endless.

Oh I've been there and it honestly felt like my lip was staging a full rebellion, so I just treated each one gently, kept my hands off them, and reminded myself they all heal on their own timelines. Hang in there, it feels endless right now but it really does pass.

Oh I have been there and it is miserable, honestly the thing that helped me most was just treating each one on its own and not touching the others while I did it, and being really careful about washing my hands between them. Hang in there, they do all clear eventually even if it feels like it takes forever.

Ugh, I've been there, the overlapping ones are the worst because just when one starts healing the next one flares up. Honestly what got me through was just treating each one where it was at, being extra gentle with the healing ones, and reminding myself it does end even when it feels like it never will.