I have been battling with a condition going on with my lips since march of last year. It started as what I thought was a severe case of chapped lips. I thought all of my coughing from a virus I had picked up was what caused my lips to get red and irritated. Well... the next day, my lips were still inflamed and red... and they were excreting some fluid. It felt like they were actually sweating, but then my lips were crusty with a yellowish scabbiness later. It reminded my of what is over a cold sore during periods it is trying to heal. I learned quickly that chapstick and other lip balms are NOT good for it, and that the same thing I use on my cold sore will at least improve it over a few days... Abreva. I will stop using Abreva when it seems like the irritation is gone, because my lips get extremely dry. I can t tell if I am getting rid of it at all... it comes back so frequently, I feel like I am just improving the symptoms. Lately, it seems like I can only get a day or two of a break from it before it comes back. Lately, the irritation is spreading out to the skin around my mouth too... so I have been putting Abreva all over my lips and affected skin around my mouth. I have tried to read about others posting similar conditions... but they have offered nothing hopeful... just information on what does not work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.