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I tried lysine...a 500mg cap...and it gave me the runs like nobody's business. Anyone else have a similar experience? I really want to take it but man...can't function while chained to the toilet.

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you sure it was the lysine and not something you ate before hand that finally digested?

i cant recall if they are a hard pill or not, maybe try cutting it in half, or finding a 250mg

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that has not happened to me either and i eat them like candy when I binge out on junk food. If anything the zinc sometimes has given me a simular effect but only if i over react and take two.

We're all diffent and react differently to different drugs and/or supplements I guess...

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I've never heard of that happening; if anything, lysine stops me up a bit. If you stopped after only one pill, I'd give it another try- probably just something you ate or bad nerves?

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You need to take alot more than 500mg of l-lysine for it to be effective.

Never had problem with l-lysine in my diet like the one you described.

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I have been taking 1500 mgs of lysine every day since April 07 and have had no side effects. If I feel prodome symptoms, I up it to 2000 mgs per day.

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Bluefrog, does it work for you? I mean, as well as supressive drug therapy does? I've taken lysine on and off for the past two years, right now I'm taking 2000 mg a day because I'm getting annoyed with these damn OBs.

Ugh, so it's frustrating because for everything I try (lysine for example), I also manage to mess up its chances of helping by not getting enough sleep, not eating right, or going on a crazy partying spree. Grrrr...

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Did you take it with food or after eating?
I read on the label that you're supposed to take it in between meals or on an empty stomach which i follow.