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Lysine for Herpes Simplex, Suppression User Reviews (Page 4)

Brand names: L-Lysine, L-Formula

Reviews for Lysine

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Zxa...
  • November 18, 2015

"Works great, especially if you take it early in an outbreak. Duration of sores and severity greatly muted by early use."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • September 26, 2018

"After many attempts at using other methods, this seems to reduce healing time by a large margin and sometimes stop the outbreak."

9 / 10
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  • Num...
  • April 1, 2017

"L-lysine had saved me. I have had painful outbreaks for years. My doc recommended it. Really dramatic results. Last outbreak was controlled and healing much quicker than without it."

9 / 10
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  • Tzi...
  • April 15, 2017

"This stuff works great. My outbreak was shortened to three days."

9 / 10
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  • Cel...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 18, 2020

"Took lysine before bed, and the cold sore I have had is almost completely gone overnight!!!"

8 / 10
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  • 329...
  • March 1, 2016

"I have had HSV-2 for 20 years and just found out about lysine! I'm starting today and hoping that my outbreaks go away!!"

8 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 1, 2021

"Best thing I ever purchased! I was using Carmex for like 3-4 days, and that did not help. So I purchased this, and cold sores went away after 2-3 days."

10 / 10
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  • Hol...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • February 7, 2023

"I have been using lysine for 20 years now. I highly recommend it for prevention and for quick healing of cold sores."

10 / 10
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  • Som...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 31, 2022

"I use lysine to treat my herpes infection, and I noticed that the symptoms are reduced and the recovery is quick."

8 / 10
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  • Sun...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • July 21, 2022

"Absolute game changer. I have been taking it for the last 10 years regularly once a year for 3-5 days or immediately after feeling unwell (flu or cold) and have not had a cold sore outbreak since."

10 / 10
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  • Hsv...
  • April 10, 2016

"Before I took lysine, I had an average of 1 or 2 outbreaks a year. I have been taking lysine for about 6 months, and just recently, I got two outbreaks back to back, a month apart."

5 / 10
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  • Jes...
  • November 18, 2020

"Better than Abreva in my case."

10 / 10
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