TMI Alert

I know you dont' want to know this gory detail, but I need to spread the word about this home remedy, so here it is: I have had a big, fat, ugly, painful, coldsore for the last few days. a bad one, too. (Sidenote: those always make me think of joanne.)

I swear by Lysine as a remedy for coldsores. L-Lysine is a dietary supplement, and I think it's an amino acid. Apprently, coldsores need one type of amino acid to develop (dont' ask me which one, I'm not that technical) and Lysine is the "other" kind of amino acid, and it inhibits cold sore development. I usually take Lysine at "the first tingle" (if you get coldsores, you know what I mean) and it can head them off at the pass. This time, I wasn't on it enough to do that, so starting with the second day or so of my cold sore, I have been taking 3000 mg/day, broken up into two or three doses. It has managed to shorten my coldsore from the usual 8-12 days, to starting on Tuesday and being almost gone by today, I also think it has made it less painful.

OK, TMI over, if you get coldsores you can thank me later, if you don't, good for you and I'm sorry for the oversahre.