Lysine & Cold Sores

In past years, I have had serious colds sores. I know some individuals who get them and the sore stays about the size of a lentil. Well, my cold sores get really big. Day after day it will grow until it is nothing more than an enormous glob of blistering gunk. When they get to this stage, cold sores are horrendously painful. They pulsate and throb and bleed and gush.

A couple of years ago, a friend of mine said that he read online somewhere that Lysine helps cold sores. I, of course, had a gigantic one at the time. Why else would someone so readily offer information like that? Anyway, I was desperate. It was a stressful time in my life and stress = cold sores when you are prone to them. One right after another affixed itself to my lower left lip. They were so big that I still have scars from them today. I'd been to the doctor's and had to pay $60 dollars for a prescription drug with only about 12-13 doses per bottle. It worked but hardly seemed worth the $60 dollars. I'd rather suffer through the pain! So I bought a bottle of the Wal-Mart brand L-Lysine. The next time I felt that little bump and sting of a cold sore, I took a couple of the pills. The cold sore never got bigger than a lentil and went away in a couple days time as opposed to weeks.

This is one of those things that I feel I need to share. I consulted with my doctor about taking Lysine while nursing and he said it was okay, but it's always wise to double check. With all the advertisements for expensive remedies used to alleviate cold sores, a cheap $5.00 bottle of Lysine seems a breeze. So if you ever have cold sores, I strongly suggest looking into it. You do have to take the Lysine the moment you feel a cold sore coming on, or it will just be all that longer for it to heal.