[FrogMom]

I haven’t had a cold sore for years, and (thank You, God!) never had shingles. My daughter now SWEARS by the L-Lysine.

[fwdude]

I haven’t had a cold sore for years, and (thank You, God!) never had shingles. My daughter now SWEARS by the L-Lysine.

Glad it's worked for you. It helps a lot of people.

I've also read it helps to avoid high arginine foods during an outbreak of cold sores. Maybe this is true for shingles outbreaks as well?