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L-Lysine

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Talullah
Talullah

Hi Everyone

I have found that the amino acid L-Lysine works wonders in keeping attacks much shorter and less severe. It has to be L-Lysine though and NOT plain Lysine. When I feel the tingles, I start taking it, normall 2 x 1000mg every couple of hours and then on about day 3, cut it down to 1000mg every hour or so. Do some research and find out which foods are high in L-Lysine and eat those and avoid foods with Arginine in them; Arginine feeds the virus so that it multiplies whereas L-Lysine inhibits it. You can take L-Lysine every day as I have read that it will help prevent outbreaks by keeping the level of the amino acid in your body high and so conditions won't be favourable for the virus to multiply. Will definitely also try the pineapple. I am also looking to start a new relationship and am petrified of telling him but it has to be done. Good luck to all of you - it's not great to have but there's not a lot we can do about it so have to make the best of it.

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  • hope4cure
    hope4cure Talullah

    Posted

    Yes u r spot on with this supplement. I take 400 mg every day.

    great for keeping attacks at bay.

  • gijane
    gijane Talullah

    Posted

    Hi Tallulah I'm in a bit of a rush but I wanted to say that yes your right this is Good stuff but you should specify that it is the l-lysine that has vitamin C, Zinc, and B6. If the label says it has gelatin,magnesium stearate, or dicalcium phosphate.  That is the wrong one to buy as those help the virus to replicate not go away. It's cheap too amazon has it for $12. Best of luck to all. 
    • Talullah
      Talullah gijane

      Posted

      Thanks for that. I didn't know that those ingredients were baddies too - will look for another brand. The ones that I take are from the health shop, in the body building section!! and they have the magnesium stearate but not the other two ingredients. Also make sure you avoid foods high in Arginine.
    • gijane
      gijane Talullah

      Posted

      Check out the ultimate herpes protocol. .. By a lady named Melanie A. That is how I got my info.  Good stuff to read and try.  I'll post how I feel about it when im done trying it. 
    • Seeking_advice
      Seeking_advice gijane

      Posted

      Hi, I know this is an old post but was just wondering what you thought of the ultimate herpes protocol please? Did you find it useful & was it legitimate? I’m always wary of buying things like that online. Any advice appreciated - thanks! 

  • ashley43730
    ashley43730 Talullah

    Posted

    where do u get this at?
    • gijane
      gijane ashley43730

      Posted

      Are you talking about the L-lysine?  Amazon has it but make sure to get the right one.  
    • Talullah
      Talullah ashley43730

      Posted

      Hi Ashley, don't know which country you live in. If in the UK, I get mine from Holland and Barrett but it does contain magnesium stearate which gijane and the Ultimate Herpes Protocol says is bad for you as it helps the virus. Try some health shops or as gijane states, Amazon.

      You will survive this; it's not the greatest thing to have but it's not the end of the world. For me, stress is the worst thing and will bring on an attack every time so find out what triggers yours and avoid it at all costs. I find the L-Lysine has been great in reducing the size of the blisters and the duration - works better than anything else. Keep your chin up - there are so many of us out here; you are not alone.

  • Loulou34
    Loulou34 Talullah

    Posted

    Hi Talullah,

    I'm wondering where you got your quantities from. 2000mg every couple of hours (say on a 16 hrs day) is about 16000mg!! It might be ok but I wouldn't dare taking such amount without the recommendation of a specialist. I remember some sort of interaction with calcium supplement for example.

    I found in my research that a study showed that a dose of about 3000mg a day had a possitive effect while only 1250mg gave no results so I went for 3000mg a day even though on the jar they recommend half that dose (that's not a recommendation to treat herpes outbreak though).

    I've been doing quite a bit of research and trials with food high in L-lysine and realised there is a trick which can easily be missed. Some food are high in lysine but even higher in arginine so you must also look for the Lysine/Arginine ratio. The higher the ratio, the better, while still having a high lysine content.

    The best is cheese and other dairy products, then most meat and fish. Having a diet low in meat, I personally rely on cheese (not much of an effort for me, being French). On the other hand of the scale, any ratio <1 is bad and the worst offenders are nuts with a very low ratio and a high arginine content (nb: they are relatively high in lysine too but 3 times as high in arginine!). then, you'll get some food with a not so great ratio but the arginine/lysine content is rather small so if you put it next to a nice cheese platter (for example), it hardly makes a notch on your lysine intake.

    for ratio and content, check here: _____

    nb: "plain lysine" is a mix of d-lysine and l-lysine but only the l is usefull to us so if you get "lysine", i'd guess you'll only get half the dose of l-lysine.

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    for ratio and content, check here: _____

    nb: "plain lysine" is a mix of d-lysine and l-lysine but only the l is usefull to us so if you get "lysine", i'd guess you'll only get half the dose of l-lysine.

    patient moderator note: i have removed an url (a link) from this reply as it was unsuitable for inclusion within these forums. if any user is interested in this removed information they should contact the author via the private messaging system requesting such. thank you for your cooperation.

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    • Talullah
      Talullah Loulou34

      Posted

      Hii Loulou, yes you have to check the amounts of Arginine compared to L-Lysine; nuts and seeds e.g. sunflower, sesame etc are so good for you but not good if you're busy having an attack and best to keep at a minimum in between. Anything high in fat prevents the absorption of L-Lysine. My previous post says that you must get the L-Lysine and not just plain old Lysine. I don't have any problems taking that amount of L-Lysine in the first couple of days; it's not as if I take such a high dosage every day, only the first 2 and then cut it down to half that amount for another 2 days and then cut it down further, depending on how the attack is going. I have had no side effects and a couple of books I have read, specifically with regard to dealing with herpes with L-Lysine, have said that high doses at the start are not a problem. Maybe working with the L-Lysine and pineapple is the way forward....?!
    • Talullah
      Talullah Loulou34

      Posted

      Loulou, further to your comment about 16 000 mg a day: have a look at ________. The comment that I'm interested in is that a normal diet will provide between 6 - 10 g per day of L-Lysine, which is 6 000 - 10 000 mg per day. If I take 16 000 mg a day (16 g) it's not such a high increase as it, at first, seems.

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  • Zigzag13
    Zigzag13 Talullah

    Posted

    Hi - I am looking for a good Brand to buy with no GMO. Can you recommend one ? I live in the US.

    Thanks. Carole

    • Sunflower13
      Sunflower13 Zigzag13

      Posted

      Hi Carole I am having an outbreak every month and I wanted to try some L lysine . I was reading the discussions can you recommend a brand ? Also some wear in one of the discussions someone recommended a cream it starts with saurocrem something like that have you heard of this ? Thank you so much sunflower 13
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