natedawggh
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I thought I would post some more of my experience with Lysine.
I have been taking it on and off for about the last six months. I usually take 500mg in the morning and 500 at night.
Lysine competes with tryptophan in the body, and so it also reduces serotonin and nitric oxide. Reducing those seems to be healthful in the long run and I did indeed experience the return of a significant amount of hair on my head that had been lost. I also take it because it eliminates my depression completely, and it also improved my skin quality, my eyesight, and eliminated the bloating I so often suffered through.
Nitric Oxide however, does seem to be necessary for some weight loss, healing, and sometimes for the libido. There have been times when I felt like I hadn't lost any weight at all, couldn't get aroused, and while on Lysine the stretch marks on my skin are darker in color (as opposed to the pink color of high blood flow). I have been able most of the time to have a raging libido while on lysine, but there have also been some marked moments where it just wasn't working and going off Lysine for a moment returned my libido briefly (also I used to have complete erectile dysfunction long before I used lysine, so it may not at all be related to lysine at the rare times it happens).
So I have tried to cycle off and on with Lysine to see the different effects. I spent the last two weeks without lysine and I did seem to lose about 5 lbs of weight, and my stretch marks became pink, but I descended into the overwhelming depression that I used to suffer from within about a week of not having lysine. I spent the last few days feeling run down, alone, and crying easily. I took 1500 mg of lysine this morning and within two hours I was happy again, enjoying my solitude, writing, eating, and watching TV without even an ounce of depression or self-pity. This is amazing to me, that I can turn it on and off that easily, but it also goes hand-in-hand with the serotonin factor of learned helplessness. Lysine suppresses serotonin, and hence it's anti-depression, pro-hair growth, anti-bloating properties, but people taking lysine should be aware that it can interrupt a few physiological processes and that it may be wise to take a break from it if some these seem to be affected negatively. One other side-effect I noticed at first was that lysine made me a little more spacey than usual, and once I almost got into a car accident when I zoned out. So be vigilant.
Lysine also seems to short circuit the stress response, so at first even walking up hills became extremely exhausting for me. I also had to keep my blood sugar elevated AT ALL TIMES, because if it dropped my body would not readily mobilize fatty acids, and there were some moments of low blood sugar that were VERY uncomfortable. Having said that, I now have no problem working out and being physically active, and I contribute my returned ability to do so to lysine's therapeutic benefits.
There are a lot of great threads on Lysine here, from which I first learned of it and how it works, so if you want more information search for posts on lysine.
I have been taking it on and off for about the last six months. I usually take 500mg in the morning and 500 at night.
Lysine competes with tryptophan in the body, and so it also reduces serotonin and nitric oxide. Reducing those seems to be healthful in the long run and I did indeed experience the return of a significant amount of hair on my head that had been lost. I also take it because it eliminates my depression completely, and it also improved my skin quality, my eyesight, and eliminated the bloating I so often suffered through.
Nitric Oxide however, does seem to be necessary for some weight loss, healing, and sometimes for the libido. There have been times when I felt like I hadn't lost any weight at all, couldn't get aroused, and while on Lysine the stretch marks on my skin are darker in color (as opposed to the pink color of high blood flow). I have been able most of the time to have a raging libido while on lysine, but there have also been some marked moments where it just wasn't working and going off Lysine for a moment returned my libido briefly (also I used to have complete erectile dysfunction long before I used lysine, so it may not at all be related to lysine at the rare times it happens).
So I have tried to cycle off and on with Lysine to see the different effects. I spent the last two weeks without lysine and I did seem to lose about 5 lbs of weight, and my stretch marks became pink, but I descended into the overwhelming depression that I used to suffer from within about a week of not having lysine. I spent the last few days feeling run down, alone, and crying easily. I took 1500 mg of lysine this morning and within two hours I was happy again, enjoying my solitude, writing, eating, and watching TV without even an ounce of depression or self-pity. This is amazing to me, that I can turn it on and off that easily, but it also goes hand-in-hand with the serotonin factor of learned helplessness. Lysine suppresses serotonin, and hence it's anti-depression, pro-hair growth, anti-bloating properties, but people taking lysine should be aware that it can interrupt a few physiological processes and that it may be wise to take a break from it if some these seem to be affected negatively. One other side-effect I noticed at first was that lysine made me a little more spacey than usual, and once I almost got into a car accident when I zoned out. So be vigilant.
Lysine also seems to short circuit the stress response, so at first even walking up hills became extremely exhausting for me. I also had to keep my blood sugar elevated AT ALL TIMES, because if it dropped my body would not readily mobilize fatty acids, and there were some moments of low blood sugar that were VERY uncomfortable. Having said that, I now have no problem working out and being physically active, and I contribute my returned ability to do so to lysine's therapeutic benefits.
There are a lot of great threads on Lysine here, from which I first learned of it and how it works, so if you want more information search for posts on lysine.