Shingles - how to thwart onset

[outtathere]

My hubby came home last night saying that he thinks a bout of shingles is coming on. No actual sores yet - just that preliminary feeling.

Does anyone know of a natural therapy that might stop it in its tracks?

[Lori French]

That totally stinks........

1000 mg L-Lysine twice a day, lots of Vitamin C and B-Complex, a probiotic and

Vitamin E oil on the skin once they start to scab over. You can't really take too much of any of these.....

[BlessedMama]

Joan had something in her signature line--vira-lib? Sounds like something to have on hand!

http://www.health-and-wisdom.com/viralib.htm

[outtathere]

Just ordered the viralib - thanks for the reminder Trisch!

[VioletSky]

I had shingles a few years ago. I had excruciating pain for nearly a month. I wish I had known what it was when it was coming on. I ended up having to use the pain patches that are normally used for cancer patients as no oral medicine would touch the pain and I was not sleeping. Even with the patches I had plenty of pain, but at least I could sleep for a few hours at a time.

Any time I feel that there is the slightest indication that the shingles are returning, I immediately start taking 1,000 to 2,000 mg. of Vitamin C plus a bioflavonoid every waking hour to bowel tolerance. Once reaching bowel tolerance, I drop to 1,000 mg. per hour or 2 hours. I also take 2,000 mg. of L-Lysine once or twice per day.

I will be interested to hear how Joan's remedy helps your husband. It may be something to keep on hand.

Hoping that your husband overcomes whatever this is quickly,
Vi

[Lori French]

I'd definitely have him start taking the L-Lysine right away, along with C's and B's. L-Lysine is a B vitamin used for

herpe prevention and healing, which shingles is in the same family as.

[outtathere]

can this be found at any health food store?

[outtathere]

I'd definitely have him start taking the L-Lysine right away, along with C's and B's. L-Lysine is a B vitamin used for

herpe prevention and healing, which shingles is in the same family as.

Lori's is the advice I took. I ordered Viralib, but before the viralib arrived his symptoms were gone.

[Lori French]

Yes, even most larger grocery or discount stores... It's just another vitamin so anywhere that sells the individual ones like E. C and B....

If you ever tend to get cold sores you should take it regularly, too.

[WendyD]

L-lysine and C are my 2 favorite anti-virals. I've had colds that wouldn't budge and started taking high doses of vitamin C and it kicked it to the curb. L-lysine has done the same thing for me. The key for both is to take enough and often.

Hope he feels great soon! Shingles sounds really painful!