• Effectiveness

  Major (for Bell's palsy)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for facial paralysis)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 500 mg Twice daily

Advice & Tips: Bottle said for herpes simplex and Bell's palsy is caused by herpes zoster, so I thought I'd give it a try. I don't know if it was just the Bell's palsy resolving on it's own, but as soon as I started taking the lysine, the Bell's palsy started improving.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for cold sores (fever blisters))
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1000 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: What I thought were cold sores was actually angular cheilitis.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for Support immune health)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 1 capsule(s) Twice daily

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for cold sores (fever blisters))
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 1000 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: This is part of the pre-Acyclovir tratment for Herpes. Eat no Arginine (chocolate, tapioca, cola, nuts- peanuts are OK-, dates, fig newtons, marischino cherries..) and cover up what little you accidentally get (you need some to live) with it's opposite, Lysine. It also is good for skin elasticity and a youthful appearance.

Cost: < $25 monthly