After decades of suffering from occasional cold sores on my lip I read the reviews on this product and I decided to give it a shot. I had been taking L-Lysine 1000mg supplements DAILY for years and if I missed one day, I'd end up breaking out in a cold sore. The supplements were large and I was just tired of taking them everyday! So got this product, stopped taking my daily Lysine supplements and only took this product if I started to break out with a cold sore. It finally happened the other day, I felt the tingly prickly feeling on my lip. I immediately took 3 of the SuperLysine tablets. That was at about 9 a.m. I took 3 more mid afternoon about 3 p.m. and took 3 more at 9 .m. that night when I went to bed. They did NOT upset my stomach and the next morning my cold core was completely gone! Now this is two days later and I am still back to normal. Thank you so much for this product. It's wonderful

What a blessing, this age of cyber information! That's how I found out about lysine and decided to give it a try. Ever since I was a young girl, maybe five years old - or younger even, I was plagued with stinkin' cold sores. Now it's sixty-plus years later; and for the first time in my life, instead of being plagued with the herpes outbreaks nine months out of a year, I rarely get a cold sore! This last time I went for a year without an outbreak! I share my experience with others and now they are joyfully free of the constant routine outbreaks as well. When I purchased this particular product, I was simply looking for lysine. It's awesome that there are so many other really good things going on in the product! I don't take it as a daily supplement though. I only take it when I start to get a cold sore. It's super effective. Thanks and gratitude to the scientists who put this product together and made it available to the world

This product is simply amazing! I have been in an intensely stressful situation for the past two weeks. I was so stressed that I didn't sleep for two days. I promise you that normally my stress results in a cold sore within one or two days into a stressful environment. Then ill use three or so vacation days just to hide from the world because my lip swells a great deal and looks and feels disgusting. When I felt the stress coming I started taking this product three times a day. This product saved me!!! I felt the itch deep inside my lip but no sore appeared. The greatest tribute is when I did not sleep for two days and yet no sore appeared! I wish I would have found this product years ago. For me too speak so highly of any product it must perform. If not I have no problem giving lower ratings. I do NOT take this product daily. I MAY consider taking one a day. I WILL ALWAYS take this product when I feel stressed enough that a cold sore may appear. This is the first time I used this product. I am still amazed at how it prevented a mega cold sore from appearing which allowed me to still go to work and do other things in public to pass the time until the stressful situation dissipates. One last word of advice... !!! BUY THIS PRODUCT !!! UPDATE I have not had a single cold sore since I found this product! If I notice intense stress I take one. When I feel my lip begin to tingle I take one two or three times for a day or two. I am absolutely amazed by this product and wish I had known about it years ago. I used lots of sick leave just to hide for a week due to the intensity of my cold sore. I gave this product to a friend who had just developed a cold sore. You could barely see it after two days. It was totally gone in three days. BUY THIS PRODUCT!!! I have lost over ten thousand dollars in sick leave due to cold sores! I have not taken sick leave due to a cold sore since purchasing this product. This product is one of the best investments I have ever made

My girlfriend started getting breakouts after we started dating, that she had never gotten before. She did get occasional cold sores, but I heard the outbreaks vary depending on hormonal balance. We thought it was a rash and continued kissing, then I finally decided to do some research and realized it was Cold Sores (Herpes Type 1). I fell into a immediate depression and got a really bad break out in the mouth and 1 cold sore on the top of my lip. I also got really sick on top of this. When I went to the doctor she offered little comfort and wasn't to helpful in my questions, cause I was just terrified of spreading it to other areas (eyes, private). She gave me a prescription drug Acyclovir, which the pharmacist told me doesn't help much. On top of this the doctor refused to issue a second prescription, she said I could get more when I have another break out...(this does not help prevent obviously). I went online and found out about Lysine but originally thought it was a scam at first. The website Herpes Support Network gave me a specific Lysine product to buy and more info about the diseases. The info was great but the product info seemed skewed to the get you to buy it. I decided to buy Lysine from another source that would be independent, I came to Amazon. I read the reviews about the various Lysine products and the weight of the world was lifted off me, finally I had something to take as a preventive drug! Ever since me and my girlfriend started taking this she has had much much milder outbreaks (barely noticeable), and me only 1. I was careless to have mine because I ate chocolate cover nuts, very bad for someone with Herpes because of the high Arginine content found in chocolates/nuts/GELATIN/etc. It is known to cause outbreaks cause the virus thrives off this amino acid Arginine and thats why Lysine is taken because it counters the effects of Arginine in your body. Some people say that Herpes cannot be predicted and you cannot say for sure that something helps fight it, this maybe true. But here is my experience after taking this product. ***We Take Lysine Daily, vary between 2-3 Pills during no outbreaks, and 6 during break outs. It is important not to take too much because one so your body can build its own immune system and you don't want to overdose on your body. Do research online to decide the dosage you should take. ***Girlfriend After Taking: Her breakouts reduced GREATLY ***Me After Taking: Only got one break out, which was 1 in the mouth, and its time was reduced. ***I like this because it contains multiple ingredients than just Lysine, I read online that calcium other stuff with Lysine helps fight Herpes better. ***Contains: 100 MG Vitamin C, 29 MG Vitamin C, 1500 L-Lysine, 200 MG Gralic Bulb, 100 MG Echinacea Whole Plant, 25 MG Propolis, 15 MG Licorice Root, Cellulose, vegetable stearine, sodium hydroxycellulose, cellulose coating (HPMC), and natural coatings. ***These Pills are also not very large, 500 MG each in size ***Also avoid supplement pills or food with gelatin in them or anything else that has Arginine in it, as you would be increasing chances of an outbreak. *********************************************************************** UPDATE Nov. 2014 *********************************************************************** Me and my girlfriends breakouts have stopped greatly. They do periodically show up, if I am sick or get no sleep and stay up all night. Basically this means if you do things that hurt or weaken your immune system (go out in the cold uncovered, not get rest, etc...) there is a chance your breakouts show up again. On the positive side I do not have to take this product anymore and they usually go away within a week. I am hoping it is just the fact that my body has produced enough antibodies to fight the herpes virus off at the specific locations they pop-up at. I have to make something clear, I do not know how much exactly this product helped me (it's not like I did a controlled experiment). Final recommendation, I would say try the product out and see what works for you (what amount of dosage reduces or prevents breakouts). My final dosage before I stopped using it was, 2 during no breakouts, 3-4 during breakouts. This most likely varies person by person. This is still a better option than those ridiculous overpriced medication the doctors prescribe

I normally don't write long reviews but when Amazon asked me to do one for this product, I had to because these tablets have changed my life. I've been dealing with this condition for 11 years now. My doctor told me in order to prevent flare-ups, avoid foods rich in Arginine and take Lysine supplements. The one, I've been taking all this time, was Lysine 500mg by Spring Valley. Everything would be fine as long as I avoided nuts and berries (foods that were high in arginine that would cause a flare-up the next morning). If I broke protocol, the Spring Valley supplement would NOT work. I had to go to the doctor for meds . I thought this was my life just live with it. Then I discovered Quantum Health Super Lysine a few months ago. I only got it because the store was sold out of the brand I normally use. When I tell you LIFE CHANGER!!!! I haven't had a flare-up since. I decided to test it and I indulged in berries and nuts which is absolute no-no for me. NOTHING. Not even a hint of a flare up. I can't tell you how happy I am with this product. I'm sitting here crying as I write it because cutting Arginine out of my diet, completely, had caused circulation problems for me. I feel so much better now and I'm also snacking on a can of peanuts with no fear. Thank you God for thi

If this company has stock, I would be a shareholder. This is a wonder drug. I like most people bought it for the purported coldsore benefits. HOLY CRAP, if you get cold sores stop reading right now and just buy this. I used to get generally one cold sore at least every other month (and sometimes multiple at once, weeks apart). I've been taking this stuff daily for almost a year and I've had the beginnings of 4 coldsores and only one actually develop. When I feel the tingle, I just start eating these but the handful 3 times a day. Usually the blemish resolves itself in less than a day. Can you imagine a cold sore that might end up sticking around 2 weeks, just disappearing from whence it came? When I don't have a breakout, I just take one each morning. It seems to help with my immune system, I've only been sick once in about a year and it was a seasonal cold that my whole office got. The only downside is that they smell like pizza hut pizza crust (you'll laugh next time you smell it). Do yourself a million favors and buy this stuff right now. I wish I had known about it 15 years ago

I purposely waited to give this product a review because i wanted to see if it actually works. I should start by saying that i haven't had any canker/cold sores for 6 months ( which is when i first tried this product). I'm in graduate school and going into medical school so i'm stressed out every minute of my day and of course, by the time one cold sore was going away, I would feel another one coming on. Needless to say I have tried ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, even lysine supplements from other brands, acyclovir, abreva, immune system boosters, all the crazy at home remedies...you name it. I started this product 6 months ago, I take 3 pills every morning on an empty stomach, and then have breakfast. Since then I have not had any outbreaks! I am absolutely astonished! one bottle lasts me about 3 months. HIGHLY RECOMMEND to everyone that suffers from cold/canker sores. UPDATE: It has officially been a year since I started taking these pills, and also a year since I have had a cold sore. So happy to have finally found something that helps. I should also say that I did stop taking the lysine pills for about two weeks, and I started feeling a cold sore coming on, I immediately took them and the cold sore never developed. I would give these more than 5 stars if I could

I've been purchasing SuperLysine Immune Support by Quantum Health for a decade now & was very pleased. I especially like the combination of VitC Lysine Echinacea. However, Quantum Health recently changed the tablets, as stated on the bottle they have a “New Tablet Look!” I'm not as pleased with this change as I find the new tablets lack smoothness (which were easy to swallow all 3 at a time) and these new ones are Not tasteless. FYI: the new tablets are speckled and when I pop them in my mouth I can taste the garlic…not a huge deal but not a flavor I like to mix with my morning chai or coffee or tea, especially when the original product was odor/tasteless neutral! And so I prefer the original formula. I posted a photo showing the difference between the original tablets (the darker, smooth 2 on the right) and the new speckled tablets (the lighter, speckled 3 on the left) for your consideration

Immediately helped my nausea and pain. I have a compromised immune system (endometriosis) and started getting shingles for the second time. This supplement taken at the first onset of breakouts and symptoms helped me. By the second day my rash cleared up on my stomach. Day three of taking and the nerve pain is almost gone. I'm also taking CBD ointment for my nerve pain in my stomach but it would come and go until I started taking this supplement. The first time I had shingles it was three months before I understood what I was suffering with. I've had allergic reactions and itchy bumps since I was a kid so I didn't know it was shingles until the infection had progressed. Even the doctor misdiagnosed me the first time. I was surprised when I suddenly started breaking out again and the same sharp needle pain in my belly button and the same line of pain. I got the lysine ointment but haven't used it yet. I'm almost completely healed already. The dosage recommended for (cold sores) has been three twice a day not recommended to consume more than 3000 grams to avoid developing gall stones. Most will not recommend lysine for shingles but it's the same virus as cold sores. Follow the money. After the outbreaks are gone follow the recommendation of three once a day for ongoing health. Don't overconsume calcium or dairy while taking this supplement. When fighting outbreaks make sure to completely abstain from chocolate and alcohol and cut back on caffeine. All three contain a substance that promotes the infection. Drink a lot of water to flush out the infection and keep your kidneys healthy

My gf and I have been taking this for a month now. We take 2 in the morning in an empty stomach and 2 right before bed everyday (Sometimes we forget the bedtime dose) This has kept us HSV breakout free for a month now. It was hard to keep the breakouts at bay since we both lift weights and we have a diet high in Arginine which triggers breakouts (protein powders and nuts) but this has been a great cure for our breakouts. My girlfriend used to get them every time she would be on her period. She's had 2 periods now without any breakouts. These lysine supplements are great but consistency is key! I would recommend these to anyone trying to prevent them and NOT wanting to take acyclovir every single day. Not sure how well this would do for when you have an active breakout