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Abreva and Bleeding: What Users Say

Bleeding: mentioned by 4 users (0.9%)

Based on user experiences from 426 Abreva reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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swelling 10.3%
pain 5.9%
blisters 4.2%
tingling 4.0%
itching 3.1%
burning 1.9%
allergic reaction 1.2%
bleeding 0.9%
redness 0.9%
headaches 0.7%

Reviews for Abreva

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Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Iva...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • January 3, 2020

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "Abreva really works for me. I’ve tried every other suggestion out there for the past several decades, to little avail. It must be used IMMEDIATELY upon the first tingle, HOWEVER, several times per day, and more often if it gets washed off in the shower or after eating. Rarely now do my cold sores get out of control for weeks on end. When I catch them early, and I happen to have Abreva at hand, I’m looking at 3 or 4 days max to keep it down or essentially invisible. I find that I still have to treat new ones that may try to pop up in close proximity, but that holds true whether you use Abreva or not. Keeping it down and treated also avoids serious scabbing, cracking, bleeding, which can all add days or weeks in additional healing time. Don’t give up, people, it’s probably the best thing out there if caught early. Sure, some breakouts are worse than others, but Abreva is still my best buddy. I keep it at hand always, at work, and bring it with me whenever I travel."

10 / 10
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  • Abr...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 18, 2017

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "I mean, it looks like badly chapped lips, but my cold sores are stress-induced, so they don't look or feel like most of the conditions described on this page. Either way, my symptoms were flaring up, my lips were cracking, a little bit of bleeding, some scarring. I had to do so much exfoliating, it wasn't pretty, and it wasn't healing. Legit, 15 minutes after applying Abreva - my lips actually look fine. Like nothing was wrong in the first place. I can't believe it. It's actual magic. Wild."

10 / 10
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  • Poo...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 2, 2019

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "I put Abreva on as soon as I noticed the cold sore coming on, and it got worse. I thought maybe I just didn't put it on soon enough, so I continued to use it. Now, three days later, and it's huge, five blisters (which some are bleeding) and just horrific looking. They changed, and now their product is awful. Don't waste your money."

1 / 10
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  • Bla...
  • February 7, 2016

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "Just made it bigger and it started to bleed. Day 5 and no relief in sight. Waste of time and money, I just hope it did not cause more damage."

1 / 10
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