NOW L-lysine 500 mg, 250 Capsules

They are easy to swallow and hopefully they will work.

It boosts my immune system

The size and consistency of these are so easy to swallow and absorb and no stomach upset even on an empty stomach and they work. I take them whenever I bite the inside of my mouth or get a sore mouth or even a sore throat. It is gone within a day or two.

I was hoping that taking L-Lysine religiously would prevent cold sores eruptions 100% but alas, it hasnt. At least not yet. I typically get a cold sore on my lower lip about every 3 months or so and Ive found that treating it (early and often) with Abreva does wonders about 50% of the time, does nothing about 30% of the time and 20% of the time I find that the best the Abreva does is make me chase the cold sore around my lip until it finds just the right spot to erupt and then, BAM, I get a lip-mutating cold sore that makes me feel like the Elephant Man for 7-10 days. Good news: Its been about four months since my last cold sore (thats progress, normally its about every 3) and the one that I just had didnt get nearly as big as others have in the past. Yes, I did treat it with Abreva but I also doubled my dose of L-Lysine and I cant help but think that this has helped as well. Ill keep updating as the months roll by - just in case anyones interested in whether or not this works as I build up the Lysine in my system.

I take two in the morning and have been able to keep away the sicknesses that everyone else seems to be getting.

This is a food suplement that I have used this product for many years.

Did some internet research concerning rosacea. My understanding is folks deal for years with this often without much success. That was pretty much my story. Part of my wanderings on the net suggested that there was a rosacea link with deficiencies in zinc and Lysine. I ordered the 22mg solgar zinc picolinate tablets and the NOW Foods L-lysine 500 mg, 250 Capsules. I chose these because other reviewers said both were well absorbed by the body and well tolerated. I started taking one each tablet a day with food. My order arrived 5 June 15. As of today (20 July 15), it has almost totally cleared my rosecea up. If I scored a 10/10 on a roseacea scale before, Im probably a 1/10 or 1.5/10 now. Im posting this same recommendation on the Now foods site also.

Whatever youre taking Lysine for, these 500 mg CAPSULES by NOW are much smoother and easier to swallow then the 1000 mg. TABLETS. Just take two of these if you want 1000 mg dose; if not, take one. Also these work well for opening the capsule and sprinkling the powder into applesauce or fruit juice if you or a loved one--or pet--cant swallow capsules or tablets. Lysine works well for so many things, especially for preventing Shingles outbreaks, cold sores, or Herpes outbreaks.

My kids and I love this supplement. It seems kind of funny to review something like this since it is simply a staple in our house (and has been for years). My kids and I have a tendency towards canker sores (otherwise known as mouth ulcers). When we are consistently taking this everyday, no canker sores! My teen daughters are not great about consistently taking vitamins every day, but when they begin to develop a canker sore, they start taking L-Lysine and the canker sores go away. My younger daughter has a pretty intense orthodontic appliance in her mouth, which can easily cause sores on her cheeks. I think it is only because of consistently taking L-Lysine that she has been able to make it through this orthodontic process. This supplement is very inexpensive, odorless, and effective. All pros and no cons as far as our household is concerned.

I trust NOW products and have quite a few of their supplements. Using this for the maintenance of collagen and elastin.