L arginine and cold sores

Common Questions and Answers about L arginine and cold sores

l-arginine

Avatar m tn Hi Ana, Thanks for the response. No I do not have cold sores. What i have is resembling canker sores. Will try to get culture test.
Avatar m tn About three weeks ago the area around my lips started burning. The burning would only last a few minutes in duration and then everything would feel normal for a few hours. Then around two weeks ago, I developed a pimple below the left corner of my lip. I have never had a cold sore before and didn't experience any of the other cold sore symptoms (i.e. fever, swollen glands) so I just dismissed this as a pimple. However yesterday I developed another pimple below my left nostril.
Avatar f tn - Avoid physical contact with the cold sore area. Touching, rubbing, and scratching cold sores can not only increase bacterial infection but also unwittingly spread the virus to other areas of the face and possibly infect other persons. - Clean the cold sore with a washcloth, soap, and warm water. This will minimize itching as well as prevent the virus from spreading. - Avoid salty and acidic foods like lemon and potato chips as these will aggravate cold sores and become more painful.
Avatar m tn Is there any correlation between biliary dyskinesia and L-arginine? I heard L-arginine affects the sphincter of the oddi, which is the cause to my biliary dyskinesia if I'm not mistaken. Does the L-arginine help or hurt? Or is it neutral?
Avatar m tn Lysine in testing was not effecting in preventing HSV outbreaks. You simply are not going to get the virus in the way in which you describe. You cleaned the glass out with water which would have either killed or remove the virus. The virus doesn't live long outside of the body. You need to understand in which the virus is transmitted. First off it is transmitted via skin-to-skin contact which needs heat and friction.
Avatar n tn My husband gets cold sores often and they get pretty bad and are always on his lip. He just got over one bad case. He said it was all healed and gone so he gave me oral sex as foreplay ...the very next afternoon he developed another cold sore, I am scared he put me at risk of developing a sore on my genitals now. What are the chances of me getting an outbreak now?
Avatar m tn Thus, I need to address my erection problems while still being able to take Propecia. I read that L-Arginine could help with my erectile problems and that it works similar to Viagra. Thus, I began taking L-Arginine, 1500 mg. twice a day. It has helped but it has not solved the problem. I went to my doctor and he gave me a prescription for Viagra, 50 mg. My question is this: Is it safe to occasionally take Viagra if I also take L-Arginine?
Avatar n tn , however the year is 2014, and knowledge regarding L-Arginine (a vasodilator, that increases the interior diameter of the blood vessels, increasing body capacitance) and the safety thereof has been common knowledge for the last fifty years. That being said I think it would always be a good idea to ask your doctor about everything in your life.
Avatar f tn Over 3/4 of the population has HSV1, which is what causes cold sores. Once you have HSV1 you always have it. It's nothing to be concerned about.
Avatar m tn I take a multi vitamin as well as L-Arginine, Zinc and Saw Palmetto. I was wondering if anyone has any concrete evidence that the L-Arginine especially has any negative effects on my condition (causes/exacerbates) breakouts etc. I also currently use vitamin E liquid topically and have been trying to live as healthy a life style as possible. I like taking the L-arginine for the muscle building properties but I am willing to stop taking it if it makes my HPV worse.
1703392 tn?1307450500 I found an interesting article regarding taking taurine and l-arginine (amino acid) supplements for eliminating PVCs. If you google "taurine for pvcs" there are some interesting stories. http://george-eby-research.com/html/taurine-l-arginine-arrhythmias.pdf Anyone out there suffering from benign pvcs/pacs try this?
Avatar f tn t believe too much in the arginine/lysine relationship to cold sores. There may be a weak link of arginine to outbreaks in a few people, but no impact of lysine at all on anyone. Don't give up anything unless you're sure of the link in yourself, everyone is different.
Avatar f tn most folks who have hsv2 orally, also have it genitally. Not too surprising that you do too. your foot lesions could be hsv2 related but they also could be other things. it's not spreading the virus when you get lesions on the foot. it's the same nerve group that supplies your genital area so the virus can travel down there to cause obvious lesions. the hand, could be herpes but if you can, never time you have symptoms there, get them cultured to confirm.
Avatar m tn & one thing that i understand from the report is: the sequential therapy facilitate the T-cell function to word the Hbsag clearance fast. Does this mean adding L-Arginine to our Nuc's helps more to facilitate to the Hbsag clearance? Thanks!
Avatar m tn Individuals with kidney or liver disease should consult their nutritionally oriented doctor before supplementing with arginine. Individuals with herpes (either cold sores or genital herpes) should not take arginine supplements, because arginine can stimulate replication of the virus. Add Lysine (500 - 1000 mg) along with Arginine can help with cold sores cause by herpes infection. Large amounts of arginine in animals can both promote10 and interfere with cancer growth.
Avatar f tn However, another doctor told me I should not take it because I have an autoimmune disease (Sjogren) and L-Arginine would aggravate my condition. I am not sure whom should I follow. Have anyone aware of any research related to L-Arginine and auto immune problem? Many thanks!
Avatar f tn I have a question from the opposite angle.. I had been told l- arginine would be of help releasing nitric oxide in the blood to help with male erection/orgasm ..however, that arginine shouldn't be taken by those with hsv1/2 because it can provoke an outbreak. Can you debunk this ? I would love to take arginine if it can help at all !
Avatar m tn Im feeling a cold sore coming out and i found some old valtrex in my medicine cabinet Issued February 2008. Is it safe to take?
Avatar m tn My problem is that it keeps coming back but this one sore on my lip has always been there for the past 2 months. My cold sores will appear on my nose and cheeks... Then disappear and re-appear. My cold sores are not in big areas, they are tiny areas that are scattered across my lips, cheeks and nose. I went to the doctors today and he seemed to not really care. I told him acyclovir cream made my cold sores worse and told him other information.
Avatar n tn L-Arginine and L-Citrulline are quite effective in restoring sexual ability in a certain universe of patients, specifically those with diabetic neuropathy. You need to take at least 2-3 grams of L-Arginine for an effect. Purchase it in quantitities at health food stores.