How to get Cold Sore Swelling to go down?

Ive had a cold sore on my lip for two days, and the actual sore is a lot better and its not too severe, but my actual lip is swolen.. whenever i get cold sores my lip always swells up.. and tips on how to get the swelling to go down?

Use an ice pack on your lip for 10 to 15 minutes, three or four times a day and that should help. You should also talk to your doctor about a prescription for Valtrex. It was intended for genital herpes, but cold sores are caused by the same family of viruses, and Valtrex stops colds sores in their tracks. None of the other treatments come close to the effectiveness of Valtrex, not the ointment Zovirax, and certainly not Abreva or anything else. Ask your doctor about it to see if you would be a good candidate for this medication. My doctor prescribed it for me for cold sores about five years ago and after taking it only a couple of times I hardly ever get a cold sore any more, and before Valtrex I was having several attacks a year. On the rare occasions that I do get one now, it is gone almost immediately when I take the medication - in about a day. In the meantime, here are a few informative links.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t...
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/ach...
http://www.herpes.com/Transmission.shtml
http://herpes-coldsores.com/herpes_trans...
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art....
http://www.articlealley.com/article_1607...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1...

drink a cool, iced drink. use a minty menthol infused chap stick like Carmex.

for cold sores I use Campho Phinique in the liquid bottle. take a q-tip and dab it on as soon as you feel the sore starting and keep putting it on everytime the tingle of the medicine goes away. I've had some cold sores not even surface just by using Campho.

You should use one of those alchohal swabs on it. I find that it dries it right up and it kills the bacteria too!