User Reviews for lysine

I seriously urge anyone not to take this for hsv-2. It completely depletes your bodies own ability to fight the virus making outbreaks an almost constant battle that you'll wish you never started. Let your body build immunity on its own and do not become dependant on this. One missed dose and the virus outsmarts it so the lysine cannot regain control. It is not worth it. It has completely ruined my whole quality of life. Please do not be tempted into thinking it will work short-term as it becomes a never ending battle.Read More Read Less

I had very limited success controlling outbreaks on antivirals prescribed by doctors. After researching alternatives to this standard treatment, I discovered lots of great information about lysine. I take 1000mg morning

I was diagnosed 10 years ago , my husband now, gave it to me not knowing he had it. My obgyn discovered I had it and ran some tests. Afterwards she told me to take LLysine 1000mg daily to keep the virus at bay. Itâ??s been 10 years, I take daily dose 1000mg and I have never had an outbreak. As far as I know there are no side effects. Iâ??m 49 years old and Iâ??m in better shape now then I was in my 30.s.

L lysine (500mg/day) has helped me immensely with symptoms of anxiety and ptsd. It has helped me feel more upbeat and outgoing and social and has also given me more of a sense of physical well being.

As preventive to cold sores. Controling lysine and arginine rich food intake also helps. To prevent cold sore outbreaks arginine should never be consumed in excess to lysine. Cutting seeds, nuts, chocolate, etc. also helps because they have a lot of arginine. So l-lysine suplement helps to balance daily intake. 1000 mg is the correct daily dose for most people according to body weight. More than 1000 mg daily should be taken only if necessary and for little time.

Don't think it made any difference at all for the HSV, but for topical infections/acne, it has been extremely helpful. Chronic acne and infection from diabetes weakened immune system, and now it's more like a few normal pimples instead of big throbbing painful oozing things and having them all over all the time.

40 years ago I was diagnosed with genital herpes while being pregnant. This virus can be fatal to babies during birth should a lesion be present. I have been taking lysine ever since. My delivery was without lesions as I had repeated cultures taken prior to delivery. I have had to increase my dosage over time. Initially I was able to keep the virus dormant with only 500 mg. When lesions erupted on that dose, I began with 500 mg twice a day. Now, 40 years later, I am taking 1500 mg a day. In my opinion, keeping the virus in a hostile environment due to higher levels of lysine than arginine, is much less intrusive than taking the prescribed anti-viral medicines over a lifetime.Read More Read Less

I can sleep!

It has helped my skin as well as my cold sores. Great>>

I use it for Diabetes and for cold sores.

I have been taking L-Lysine for a number of years now. I take 500 mg. a day . If my stress level becomes very high or I become rundown for some reason I may start to feel the tingle (?) on my lips that indicates the start of an eruption I immediately increase the dosage to at least 2000 mg. per day.Last week when I did this the tingle and slight swelling did not increase; by day four it was gone completely,no blisters,no oozing I am reminded of the game Pokémon. The Lysine just kills or gobbles up the virus and I go back to my normal dose. Why aren't the doctors educating their patients about this? I am guessing this would also work on genital herpes. The only time it did not work was when I started too late. Even then the outbreak was less severe and healed faster because of the extra doses. Give it a try people it will change your life. PS I have NO connection to any drug company or store. Read More Read Less

I am 49 y/o and I have had cold sore outbreaks ever since my beloved mother gave me a kiss on the mouth when she had a cold sore outbreak when I was 16 years old. Three weeks later I got my first cold sore and I've had them every winter ever since. Winter 2015 I finally figured out that my outbreaks were due to the cold snaps we get living in Florida. I realized that when it starts to get cold (below 50°) my lips will start to feel like a prune and NO amount of lip moisturizing helps. I finally realized it was the cold snaps that was changing my pH balance and breaking me out in cold sores . It took me till I was literally this age of 49 to figure this out . I just figured cold Soares was something I would have to live through every winter which I have until 2015. During the summer when I never have outbreaks because my lips are moist I started taking small doses of lysing (500 mg) and also for the first time started taking biotin for "hair skin and nails" (one maximum dosage daily tablet 10k mcg). I took these two over-the-counter medicines religiously every day starting September 2016... Just before the cold season hit . I do not take them during the spring and summer because I don't breakout. Whenever the cold snaps DID occur I IMMEDIATELY UP my l-lysine to 3x a day ... Usually blended into my smoothies so I couldn't taste it at all... 1000 mg (yup!) each serving... morning noon night . Sometimes I even did it four times a day. (I got this 3k - 4k MG dosage idea from a holistic website). When the cold snap ended I DROPPED the dosage of l-lysine (any brand you want) to normal 500 mg. Also Biotene is taken every day year-round with my regular vitamin supplements . If I felt like it during a cold snap I might take biotin morning and night with my l-lysine smoothie :) Lip moisturizers don't keep you from breaking out. This is my second year and I have had ZERO outbreaks it's awesome. Finally!!!!! L lysine and biotin. Read More Read Less

I use super lysine+ for many years. I only take when I feel the start of a ocld sore. I take 3 pils 3x day. Often it never erupts, but even if it does, it doesn't last nearly as long as if I don't take. If I don't take till after eruption it seriously decreases the eruption time and severity. I don't take when no issues. I've recommended to friends, and they have also had similar results.

I have taken L-Lysine for years at the onset of the tingling of herpes (simplex or shingles) and it works like a charm. 1000 mg every hours.With the shingles I also added b complex, vitamin c (1000mg) and VSC by Natures Sunshine. Shingles outbreak minimal, lasted less than 2 weeks, no residual pain, skin staining etc.

I always have cold sores on my lips every year, after taking Lysine, my cold sore was gone since then, it's been more than a year now. Thanks God.