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Morninglaurie (Commerce, MI) on 11/22/2024
5 out of 5 stars

I came across this cure for shingles on Reddit….when I had my second bout of shingles-first one was before getting the Shingrix (2 dose) vaccine, second and third times were after.

The second time was close to a holiday weekend…and I didn't have time to go to my doctor….so started searching the internet. The writer said to take 3000 mg of Lysine a day and in three days the itching would be gone, (she had several people's stories so I ran to the grocery and got L-lysine, started taking immediately, but thought I would start slow…and take 2000 mg a day to start (spaced out). In two days the itching stopped (it was on the back of my neck -originally thought it was an infected mosquito bite-but started moving into my hairline-made it hard to sleep). I took 3000 mg (1000mg 3x day) for the next week, and the redness went away.

The third time (again, after a high stress event) I felt a pimple on the back of my neck (husband confirmed redness moving into hairline) so started taking 3000mg a day, within a couple days was resolving. I think I took it for about a week.

Telling everyone I know about this…husband's cousin said she has always used it for cold sores…takes it the minute she feels the tingling, and it goes away without breaking out.

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Replied By June (Cincinnati) on 08/27/2025

My husband had a terrible outbreak of shingles. Thank you, Earth Clinic! He took 3,000 mg of Lysine per day and 2500 mg soy lechitin twice a day. Dried up in 3 days. Then he cut back on the dosage for a week. I think both supplements were important. I saw the soy Lechitin on a different post. It worked too.
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