Replied by HopefulLady from Bangkok on 12/21/2021

Hi! Did this end up becoming a thread?

Replied by Ellen from USA on 02/05/2022

Sweetpea,

I did use the Synergy protocol - Dec ‘18- Sept ‘19. My IgG score started at 14.5 and was 17.8 nine months later. I noticed after a month a huge lessening in symptoms and that continued the whole time such that I felt ‘cured’ until I got my test results. I took some months off for my liver to rest and later started my own protocol using their suggested products but from different supplement providers as the company was shut down for a bit due to shipping and new ownership issues.

A year later, this past September, my IgG score was 12.5. I believe I’ve been symptom free since November and need to test again. I will give Synergy praise for their excellent customer service. You don’t need to be a paying customer for them to help you tweak your diet and supplements. I learned from them that Vitamin C is high in Arginine - I was daily taking a few thousand grams of it. I feel truly cared for. The price is the same whether you use theirs or buy the listed products locally. In my break period I met a young lady that had been cured by their protocol but her starting IgG score was less than 3 and she started it right away. That may be critical in the cure as any score 5> is high. Sadly, she has since gotten reinfected and is back on their protocol. Her asymptomatic partner’s IgG score had come down from 9 to 6 in two months on Synergy. In lieu of their mystery amino acids, I am using 500mg Glutamine on an empty stomach both morning and night, 500mg Glycine at bedtime on an empty stomach, and 500mg Methionine with food in the morning along with 45mg Zinc Gluconate and 200mcg Selenium. I take 500mg Lysine 4x/day on an empty stomach. They have approved of my added Vitamin D3, Ubiquinol, Magnesium, Vitamin B Complex, Green Tea Extract and ApoLactoferrin. Their website also suggests, and I take apart from the amino acids, Melatonin and Monolaurin. Rhodiola Rosea, Tribulus, and Astragulas in 750mg dosages are also included in their protocol and taken away from my personal protocol. They emphasize staying away from Arginine foods as the body processes it differently from Lysine and Herpes will make a little go a long way for replication. A guy I know also used it and it didn’t work for him but he wouldn’t give up high Arginine beer nor make any needed dietary or lifestyle changes otherwise. You may glean something from their user friendly website.

Replied by Ellen from USA on 02/14/2022

I just retested Feb ‘22: 5 mos since my last IgG test for HSV-2: 13.3.

Replied by Harry from USA on 01/06/2026

Ellen, Are you still taking the Synergy Protocol, I think they have now gone out of business. If so how are you doing now?