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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / October 2003Vir-L-Lysine and Red Marine Algae
I had this virus for about 5 years now, and it's been just one big outbreak that lasted all this time. Then starts again somewhere else. I have 3 infected areas and since the last 5 years it's been 1 or 2 or 3 areas outbreak, 7 days a week. I can count on my fingers the number of days I've been feeling 'normal' for the past 5 years. Went up to 4 valtrex a day (2000 mg) and it did not do sh.t. I don't know how long I can still accept to live like this but this is another story... I would like to know if any of you have tried or have comments on the 2 medication they advertise on the herpes.com site... Your comments will be greatly appreciated. Thx. Lysine seems to work better for type 1 herpes. Some have had good results with red marine algae - but it doesn't work for everyone. I would suggest you take a look at the "whole" picture. Why are your outbreaks so frequent and severe? Have you identified your triggers? What foods are you eating? How is your overall health? Do you drink coffee? What is your stress level? Do you exercise? Do you take any supplements? Etc. ar > I had this virus for about 5 years now, and it's been just one big outbreak > that lasted all this time. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thx. > Lysine seems to work better for type 1 herpes. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > your overall health? Do you drink coffee? What is your stress level? > Do you exercise? Do you take any supplements? Regarding food and supplements. Could anyone guide me on what are avoidable foods and supplements that are known to "stimulate" herpes? Specifically, do antioxidant supplements influence negatively?? (vitamins a, b*, c, e, selenium) > Etc. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Thx. Tks. Fenix. The only thing you need to watch out for are foods high in L-arginine. Or, you can take in L-Lysine to counteract the larger doses of arginine. Foods that are triggers for some people include: nuts, chocolate and caffeine. ar > > Lysine seems to work better for type 1 herpes. > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Tks. Fenix. >Regarding food and supplements. Could anyone guide me on what are >avoidable foods and supplements that are known to "stimulate" herpes? >Specifically, do antioxidant supplements influence negatively?? (vitamins >a, b*, c, e, selenium) Here's ye olde food nutrition lysine/arginine table: http://www.herpes.com/Nutrition.shtml And I would guess that the antioxidants, which help keep cells healthy, can only be good for a body with HSV. Take care, Mike >I had this virus for about 5 years now, and it's been just one big outbreak >that lasted all this time. >Then starts again somewhere else. I have 3 infected areas and since the >last 5 years it's been 1 or 2 or 3 areas outbreak, 7 days a week. >I can count on my fingers the number of days I've been feeling 'normal' for >the past 5 years. >Went up to 4 valtrex a day (2000 mg) and it did not do sh.t. Have you tried switching to Acyclovir, or perhaps Famvir? And like Arlyn says, look at what you eat and drink. >I don't know how long I can still accept to live like this but this is >another story... >I would like to know if any of you have tried or have comments on the 2 >medication they advertise on the herpes.com site... Well, when the usual mainstream medicines don't work, which is fairly rare, I'd say that it couldn't hurt to try some of the better known folk medicines. L-lysine and Red Marine Algae are two of the more recommended such substances. >Your comments will be greatly appreciated. Let us know how it goes and take care, Mike I had about one or two outbreak a month. This meant the I was broken out for 50% of my life. Fortunate, I have a loving and understanding wife. Who accepted me and didn't make me feel bad about it. I tried valtrex, but it made me sick and dizzy. I have not had an outbreak in nine months. I cannot say for sure how it went into remission and count every day without it as a blessing. I did notice that the outbreak stop when I sought treatment for all of the other things that were bothering me. I had indigestion for year and would go to the doctor for it. I did and the treated my peptic ulcer disease. I got every cavity filled and I had surgery to correct GI problenm that I had. It seems like the answer for me at least is keeping myself healthy. Will this appy to you? I don't know. > I had this virus for about 5 years now, and it's been just one big outbreak > that lasted all this time. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thx. |
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