Hi, I started getting bumps on my lips 4 years ago and i get it twice every year now, and at least once during winter. I went to the dermatologist last time and he prescribed me a Levokin 500 mg tablet. It didn't really help and I'm very sure that this is HSV-1 because of all the symptoms. It always forms in the same area of my lip where it did before and i feel tingles when it starts. it mostly occurs when my lips are too dry or if im too stressed or eating nuts and spicy food. It's swollen with multiple bumps clustered together and it hurts and usually lasts for 2 weeks. I don't have a prescription for antivirals because my parents don't let me visit dermat again because they think it's just an allergy from some lip product so I'm unable to heal it either, i only use ice and tea tree oil on it but it doesn't help :(