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Could lysine reduce the healing time for a cold sore?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: Brief supplementation w lysine 1, 000mg orally 3x a day at the onset, can hasten healing.

Answered 2/12/2014

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