NOW Supplements, L-Lysine (L-Lysine Hydrochloride) 500 mg, Amino Acid, 250 Tablets

I have had oral herpes since I was a little girl and I’m in my 70s now. I have been using this product for many many years and if I take it on a daily basis I do not have the breakouts that I used to get. If you feel a tingle on your lips or nose take several of these and the sore will not come out.

I have a tendency to get fever blisters if I get a sneezing spell or a mild fever, almost anything like a cold or a bug of sometime, I usedd to take Lysine when that happened to try and fight those pesky cold sores and fever blisters at bay, I have now started taking one of thesse Lysine daily with my other supplements aand it seems to be helping more then just the taking of them when it a;pears I may be at risk, I am not sure one kind is better thhen the next but these are reasonably priced and easy too swallow, will buy again when I run low, I purchased these from Amazon as I have started buuying all my supplements thru them as it is super convenient and evven with shipping as cheap as regular retailers, I love my Prime membership now and that gets things her fast and no shipping, as well as thier other benefits.

I’ve been using L-Lysine for years and I like the Now brand and this is the best price I have found.

Starting taking and I’m already feeling a lift in my mood and energy, maybe just the placebo effect but still solid.

I have been advised by two people in the know that NOW produces good quality products. One person actually visited their manufacturing facilities. The other is a food scientist with a lab.

Great product

My friend used this to get rid of a cold sore. I used it to help my cats recover from cat flu. The right dosage for my cats was 1/4 of a tablet crushed and mixed with food. Its tasteless so they dont reject it. Easy peasy. Worth every penny. And I am fascinated by a supplement that works for both people and pets. Hm... very interesting.

I have been reading a very useful book - ‘Restoring Your Digestive Health’ - by Jordan S Rubin and Joseph Brasco, both MDs. They have a section titled ‘Sub-Par Supplements’ in the book, and interestingly, this section lists amino acid supplements. Many Amino acid supplements are sold to athletes and bodybuilders to help them build muscle strength. The problem with these supplements, however, is that they are a far cry from the amino acids in food. In the protein from food sources, different kinds of amino acids are bound together in long molecule chains, but in supplements the amino acids are free form or unbound. Each type of amino acid is sold as an isolate. Research suggests that these isolate, free-form amino acids are not absorbed adequately. Cofactors present in food sources probably help the body metabolize amino acids, but those cofactors are not present in free form amino acids. As long as you are getting enough protein in your food, you do not need to take amino acid supplements. Consume lacto-fermented foods and take high quality digestive enzymes to improve your protein digestion if you feel that you are deficient in amino acids. In general, we do not recommend these supplements for most patients.

This arrived on time, good size pills, and pills are not too big for me to take. They glide down the chute well.

I have been taking L-Lysine for almost 2 years and I have gone from having the most horrible cold sores above my lip (several times a year, that last for weeks no matter what I put on it.) to not having any, well I did have one, but it was very small and was gone within 3 days. I read about this and gave it a try and SOOOOOOOO glad I did. Hope you have the same miracle Ive had.