Lysine in food

My cat is a 4 year old ragdoll mix. He had his vet visit last Wednesday for his ears and chin acne problems. Prescribed him topical ointment on both and antibiotics once daily.
We did the vet instructions of administering the topical ointment for his chin and ear + once a day antibiotics mixed with his food + omega vitamins.
Saturday morning, my cat started dry sneezing and he keeps on opening his mouth (like to breathe). We went to the vet asap and my cat got checked again, everything seems normal and the vet said he must have cat flu. He prescribed a Lysine supplement (to be taken 1 ml twice daily + antibiotics twice daily). My cat seems doing a bit ok throughout the afternoon then at night it got worse. In the morning he didn't eat and had only his favorite treats.
We are so worried so we took him to the vet again today. They did blood testing and general check up. Cat blood test is normal. The vet told us to encourage him to drink water and start feeding him through a syringe. He also administered Catosal + Convenia and told us to update them of my cat's condition.
He also recommended steaming. We did it in the bathroom for 10 mins and it doesn't seem to work. I am desperate and don't know what to do with my cat. I find it so hard to see him struggling. His ears are both fine now but his chin acne still needs continuous medication.
I cannot understand why he keeps his mouth open to breath. Is this like a side effects of some medications that he took? Do I have to wait for some time and see if he will feel better?

I was recently diagnosed with hsv2 on 04/23/24. On 04/10/24, I had my initial OB, which I thought was a fissure, this made pooping extremely difficult, as if there was glass coming out my ass. There was a little blood in the stool during the next bowel movements I had, but this decreased over the week. I also fasted to heal the fissure up.
I have taken my valtrex twice a day for ten days and will continue on one a day, along with L-Lysine, Zinc, Multivitamins and Omega 3. My fissure is healed and the skin around my butthole looks fine. My anal area feels quite tight, where I can’t really open up my anus with my finger.
I am experiencing constipation, where there is a numbness in my rectal area, and I am unable to pass stool involuntarily. This has been the case for two weeks. Everything else is fine, my anal region feels slightly inflamed however, in addition to my sphincter being quite tight. My food digests well, and I am taking prune juice to make it smoother, I’m just not clearing out my stool as quickly and efficiently before this. Before I would go to the bathroom and everything would come out at ease. Right now I place my feet on my toes, and then the poop just falls out, but it doesn’t feel natural like before this whole thing started.
05/16/2024: It's been exactly a month since my first normal bowel movement, but everything is getting better. I still rely on prune juice, and smooth move tea sometimes, but honestly, I think it is a matter of getting your gut back to normal. I met with a proctologist, and he said that everything looked normal, which it did, as the fissure was healed after three weeks. My sphincter is also seeming to get looser, so hopefully this continues. In addition I met with a GI doctor, and provided my stool sample and blood work to see if there are any additional issues alongside this. I will also have a scan on 05/20/2024 to see if any issues can be viewed. I just wanna get back to normal bowel movements, I will never take pooping for granted again 😂. The GI doctor also mentioned that these things should take time, and surprisingly said that everybody has been in contact with hsv2 in some way or another if sexually active. In addition she mentioned that she’s seen people just doing fine with using L-Lysine, Zinc and management of gut health to ensure that the virus is kept at bay, so if anything, it’s our minds making a bigger deal of the situation. Remember that it takes time, and just stay calm, that is honestly the best way to go about this, and try and reestablish your gut health with probiotics, yogurt and general healthy eating.
What is the deal with hsv2 and the nerves down there, and what are the chances that I can restore my normal bowel functions?
For others that suffer with this or those that may have insight, what was your timeline in getting back to normal with this, and how are things now?
For anybody that had this issue, did anybody have recurrent outbreaks , and what were they like (did constipation return)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I will be active in replying and trying to help however I can!

I was recently diagnosed with hsv2 on 04/23/24. On 04/10/24, I had my initial OB, which I thought was a fissure, this made pooping extremely difficult, as if there was glass coming out my ass. There was a little blood in the stool during the next bowel movements I had, but this decreased over the week. I also fasted to heal the fissure up.
I have taken my valtrex twice a day for ten days and will continue on one a day, along with L-Lysine, Zinc, Multivitamins and Omega 3. My fissure is healed and the skin around my butthole looks fine. My anal area feels quite tight, where I can’t really open up my anus with my finger.
I am experiencing constipation, where there is a numbness in my rectal area, and I am unable to pass stool involuntarily. This has been the case for two weeks. Everything else is fine, my anal region feels slightly inflamed however, in addition to my sphincter being quite tight. My food digests well, and I am taking prune juice to make it smoother, I’m just not clearing out my stool as quickly and efficiently before this. Before I would go to the bathroom and everything would come out at ease. Right now I place my feet on my toes, and then the poop just falls out, but it doesn’t feel natural like before this whole thing started.
05/16/2024: It's been exactly a month since my first normal bowel movement, but everything is getting better. I still rely on prune juice, and smooth move tea sometimes, but honestly, I think it is a matter of getting your gut back to normal. I met with a proctologist, and he said that everything looked normal, which it did, as the fissure was healed after three weeks. My sphincter is also seeming to get looser, so hopefully this continues. In addition I met with a GI doctor, and provided my stool sample and blood work to see if there are any additional issues alongside this. I will also have a scan on 05/20/2024 to see if any issues can be viewed. I just wanna get back to normal bowel movements, I will never take pooping for granted again 😂. The GI doctor also mentioned that these things should take time, and surprisingly said that everybody has been in contact with hsv2 in some way or another if sexually active. In addition she mentioned that she’s seen people just doing fine with using L-Lysine, Zinc and management of gut health to ensure that the virus is kept at bay, so if anything, it’s our minds making a bigger deal of the situation. Remember that it takes time, and just stay calm, that is honestly the best way to go about this, and try and reestablish your gut health with probiotics, yogurt and general healthy eating.
What is the deal with hsv2 and the nerves down there, and what are the chances that I can restore my normal bowel functions?
For others that suffer with this or those that may have insight, what was your timeline in getting back to normal with this, and how are things now?
For anybody that had this issue, did anybody have recurrent outbreaks , and what were they like (did constipation return)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I will be active in replying and trying to help however I can!

I was recently diagnosed with hsv2 on 04/23/24. On 04/10/24, I had my initial OB, which I thought was a fissure, this made pooping extremely difficult, as if there was glass coming out my ass. There was a little blood in the stool during the next bowel movements I had, but this decreased over the week. I also fasted to heal the fissure up.
I have taken my valtrex twice a day for ten days and will continue on one a day, along with L-Lysine, Zinc, Multivitamins and Omega 3. My fissure is healed and the skin around my butthole looks fine. My anal area feels quite tight, where I can’t really open up my anus with my finger.
I am experiencing constipation, where there is a numbness in my rectal area, and I am unable to pass stool involuntarily. This has been the case for two weeks. Everything else is fine, my anal region feels slightly inflamed however, in addition to my sphincter being quite tight. My food digests well, and I am taking prune juice to make it smoother, I’m just not clearing out my stool as quickly and efficiently before this. Before I would go to the bathroom and everything would come out at ease. Right now I place my feet on my toes, and then the poop just falls out, but it doesn’t feel natural like before this whole thing started.
05/16/2024: It's been exactly a month since my first normal bowel movement, but everything is getting better. I still rely on prune juice, and smooth move tea sometimes, but honestly, I think it is a matter of getting your gut back to normal. I met with a proctologist, and he said that everything looked normal, which it did, as the fissure was healed after three weeks. My sphincter is also seeming to get looser, so hopefully this continues. In addition I met with a GI doctor, and provided my stool sample and blood work to see if there are any additional issues alongside this. I will also have a scan on 05/20/2024 to see if any issues can be viewed. I just wanna get back to normal bowel movements, I will never take pooping for granted again 😂. The GI doctor also mentioned that these things should take time, and surprisingly said that everybody has been in contact with hsv2 in some way or another if sexually active. In addition she mentioned that she’s seen people just doing fine with using L-Lysine, Zinc and management of gut health to ensure that the virus is kept at bay, so if anything, it’s our minds making a bigger deal of the situation. Remember that it takes time, and just stay calm, that is honestly the best way to go about this, and try and reestablish your gut health with probiotics, yogurt and general healthy eating.
What is the deal with hsv2 and the nerves down there, and what are the chances that I can restore my normal bowel functions?
For others that suffer with this or those that may have insight, what was your timeline in getting back to normal with this, and how are things now?
For anybody that had this issue, did anybody have recurrent outbreaks , and what were they like (did constipation return)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I will be active in replying and trying to help however I can!

I was recently diagnosed with hsv2 on 04/23/24. On 04/10/24, I had my initial OB, which I thought was a fissure, this made pooping extremely difficult, as if there was glass coming out my ass. There was a little blood in the stool during the next bowel movements I had, but this decreased over the week. I also fasted to heal the fissure up.
I have taken my valtrex twice a day for ten days and will continue on one a day, along with L-Lysine, Zinc, Multivitamins and Omega 3. My fissure is healed and the skin around my butthole looks fine. My anal area feels quite tight, where I can’t really open up my anus with my finger.
I am experiencing constipation, where there is a numbness in my rectal area, and I am unable to pass stool involuntarily. This has been the case for two weeks. Everything else is fine, my anal region feels slightly inflamed however, in addition to my sphincter being quite tight. My food digests well, and I am taking prune juice to make it smoother, I’m just not clearing out my stool as quickly and efficiently before this. Before I would go to the bathroom and everything would come out at ease. Right now I place my feet on my toes, and then the poop just falls out, but it doesn’t feel natural like before this whole thing started.
05/16/2024: It's been exactly a month since my first normal bowel movement, but everything is getting better. I still rely on prune juice, and smooth move tea sometimes, but honestly, I think it is a matter of getting your gut back to normal. I met with a proctologist, and he said that everything looked normal, which it did, as the fissure was healed after three weeks. My sphincter is also seeming to get looser, so hopefully this continues. In addition I met with a GI doctor, and provided my stool sample and blood work to see if there are any additional issues alongside this. I will also have a scan on 05/20/2024 to see if any issues can be viewed. I just wanna get back to normal bowel movements, I will never take pooping for granted again 😂. The GI doctor also mentioned that these things should take time, and surprisingly said that everybody has been in contact with hsv2 in some way or another if sexually active. In addition she mentioned that she’s seen people just doing fine with using L-Lysine, Zinc and management of gut health to ensure that the virus is kept at bay, so if anything, it’s our minds making a bigger deal of the situation. Remember that it takes time, and just stay calm, that is honestly the best way to go about this, and try and reestablish your gut health with probiotics, yogurt and general healthy eating.
What is the deal with hsv2 and the nerves down there, and what are the chances that I can restore my normal bowel functions?
For others that suffer with this or those that may have insight, what was your timeline in getting back to normal with this, and how are things now?
For anybody that had this issue, did anybody have recurrent outbreaks , and what were they like (did constipation return)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I will be active in replying and trying to help however I can!

I was recently diagnosed with hsv2 on 04/23/24. On 04/10/24, I had my initial OB, which I thought was a fissure, this made pooping extremely difficult, as if there was glass coming out my ass. There was a little blood in the stool during the next bowel movements I had, but this decreased over the week. I also fasted to heal the fissure up.
I have taken my valtrex twice a day for ten days and will continue on one a day, along with L-Lysine, Zinc, Multivitamins and Omega 3. My fissure is healed and the skin around my butthole looks fine. My anal area feels quite tight, where I can’t really open up my anus with my finger.
I am experiencing constipation, where there is a numbness in my rectal area, and I am unable to pass stool involuntarily. This has been the case for two weeks. Everything else is fine, my anal region feels slightly inflamed however, in addition to my sphincter being quite tight. My food digests well, and I am taking prune juice to make it smoother, I’m just not clearing out my stool as quickly and efficiently before this. Before I would go to the bathroom and everything would come out at ease. Right now I place my feet on my toes, and then the poop just falls out, but it doesn’t feel natural like before this whole thing started.
05/16/2024: It's been exactly a month since my first normal bowel movement, but everything is getting better. I still rely on prune juice, and smooth move tea sometimes, but honestly, I think it is a matter of getting your gut back to normal. I met with a proctologist, and he said that everything looked normal, which it did, as the fissure was healed after three weeks. My sphincter is also seeming to get looser, so hopefully this continues. In addition I met with a GI doctor, and provided my stool sample and blood work to see if there are any additional issues alongside this. I will also have a scan on 05/20/2024 to see if any issues can be viewed. I just wanna get back to normal bowel movements, I will never take pooping for granted again 😂. The GI doctor also mentioned that these things should take time, and surprisingly said that everybody has been in contact with hsv2 in some way or another if sexually active. In addition she mentioned that she’s seen people just doing fine with using L-Lysine, Zinc and management of gut health to ensure that the virus is kept at bay, so if anything, it’s our minds making a bigger deal of the situation. Remember that it takes time, and just stay calm, that is honestly the best way to go about this, and try and reestablish your gut health with probiotics, yogurt and general healthy eating.
What is the deal with hsv2 and the nerves down there, and what are the chances that I can restore my normal bowel functions?
For others that suffer with this or those that may have insight, what was your timeline in getting back to normal with this, and how are things now?
For anybody that had this issue, did anybody have recurrent outbreaks , and what were they like (did constipation return)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I will be active in replying and trying to help however I can!

I recently adopted cats for the first time in over a decade. They are both from the shelter and have active feline herpes infections. I grew up in the country in Europe, and we kept two cats when I was a kid. All the cats kept in the rural area where I lived drank cow's milk. Farmers would feed the cats milk. Non-farmers would. My family did. And there was no one to tell us about how cow's milk is bad for cats. Generally, my cats from back then had a much healthier diet comprised of a range of organ and other meats that I would cook for them. These rural cats were healthy AF, and lived long healthy lives. I never even heard of upper respiratory infections in cats back then. So I decided to feed my recently adopted cats whole lactose free milk (that's what I drink and since they lost the enzyme, I assume lactose free is all they can handle). They love it, they have no gastro-intestinal issues from it. In fact, one of the cats had frequent diarrhea from about anything except one commercial cat food, and that has resolved. And the symptoms of upper respiratory infection in both cats have declined significantly because, I assume, milk is high in l-lysine. I wonder whether the whole not feeding cats cow's milk is a myth. I looked up whether is any research on this subject, and I couldn't find any.

I just want to vent a moment, if that's OK.
My psychiatrist was the one to run my Genesight test years ago. She said I have the MTHFR polymorphism, which I do, and to take Deplin. Deplin didn't do shit except drain my wallet. I retrospect I think it was due to a B12 deficiency, which I know how methylfolate can't be used properly without proper B12 and mine for years was "in range" but very low (last reading prior to treatment was 229). Many Neurologists and other doctors missed this.
Anyway, I've been reading Dirty Genes and have been reading posts here, especially the insightful ones by u/Tawinn which are plentiful. I also noticed that in my Genesight test is shows reduced activity in COMT. This is like 5 years after being tested and no one ever brought it up. Promethease doesn't show it, though.
Due to methylation issues, I've been dabbling in folinic acid and hydro/adenso B12. I also started low dose micronized creatine monohydrate a week or so ago.
Yesterday I went there again, still feeling awful, and I brought up the low COMT and how it could mean my dopamine one is high due to slower breakdown, so being on Auvelity (which contains Buproprion, an DNRI) is potentially problematic as anxiety is still high and that is my primary issue, but depression is up there as well. I also brought up the creatine to ease the burden on methylation and using low dose folinic acid. She got... annoyed, to a degree, saying I am looking too far into this and that I find information and run with it. I'll admit, I've found a lot in the past and "ran with it" out of sheer desperation because I feel awful every day. But here is evidence and information for what SHE started the test for. She said she only looks at MTHFR and that I NEED methylfolate and suggests Deplin again, which I won't even try due to financial issues and since it did nothing. I did try 1mg sublingual methylfolate a year ago and I felt awful after 2 or 3 days.
I feel it's unethical to test for something and not understand the big picture, or at least portions around it. I figured she'd at least understand or support creatine to ease the methylation burden. But it was more like she wants me to drop all supplements, or most. Keep in mind I've tried around two dozen mental health meds and combinations, including Spravato/intranasal ketamine. She wants to try another SSRI/SNRI that should mesh well with my body, as per Genesight. The last SSRI I was on was Zoloft and it caused an exacerbation of dissociation.
Now I'm reading u/Tawinn 's post about a MTHFR supplement stack approach that shows what supplements/foods to take and why. Luckily ive done some already reading elsewhere, but it kills me that a random Redditor has read, understood, and shared this information but doctors will not think outside of the box and don't seem to understand any of this at all. The most hated on medical professional on Reddit, the Naturopath, seems to know the most.
My next step is to try low, low, low dose sublingual methylfolate (NOT 1mg again!) and see if that helps. I'll keep taking the creatine (1g or less at the moment), B12 (500mcg-1000mcg sublingually), magnesium lysinate glycinate (200mg or 300mg at night), and eating healthier foods like eggs for choline and spinach for dietary folate.
Sorry for the length. I'm sick of feeling sick despite seeing millions of doctors and doing everything right lifestyle wise.

Feline herpes or something else?
I’m not sure what to do. 3 months ago I took my indoor cat to the vet for you annual where she was completely fine and healthy. 3-4 days later she started getting these dots on her nose and the sniffles/runny nose. A couple weeks later the runny eyes. So bad that she has hair loss where her eyes run. She has to breath out of her mouth because her nose is so stuff up. Also she started developing lumps on her ears with hairless there as well. She’s not really coughing or wheezing but she frequently sneezes.
About 3 weeks later I took her into the vet and told me it was feline herpes and prescribed her lysine. The lysine didn’t change anything and once I finished that I started her on oral nose relief drops for cats, also allergy immune boost oral oil. I told my vet that she wasn’t getting any better but I didn’t want to take her in because of how much that stresses her out and it’s not going to help her recovery. Not to mention, it’s expensive as fuck for them not to do anything that will actually help. Anyways the vet told me to give her a low dose of Zyrtec. I tried that for a while and she seemed to be doing better for a week or two but now I see it getting worse again.
I don’t know what to do or how to help her. She’s miserable and I can feel her fever is back! There is no change in her food except now she doesn’t want to eat so I started giving her wet food, same formula. We moved but that was back in October, to my moms. I thought my mom’s dogs may have triggered it so I moved in with my bf. She was doing better at first but now it’s all back. She’s been in a nice big peaceful house with us so I’m not sure what is causing this, there are also no other animals or plants in the house. I’ve had her for 3 years now and she is 4. She has never had ANY of these symptoms before march. Is this even feline herpes? Do flare ups last 3 months?? Please any advice would be great. My poor baby is miserable.

Feline herpes or something else?
I’m not sure what to do. 3 months ago I took my indoor cat to the vet for you annual where she was completely fine and healthy. 3-4 days later she started getting these dots on her nose and the sniffles/runny nose. A couple weeks later the runny eyes. So bad that she has hair loss where her eyes run. She has to breath out of her mouth because her nose is so stuff up. Also she started developing hard lumps on her ears with hairloss there as well. She’s not really coughing or wheezing but she frequently sneezes.
About 3 weeks later I took her into the vet and told me it was feline herpes and prescribed her lysine. The lysine didn’t change anything and once I finished that I started her on oral nose relief drops for cats, also allergy immune boost oral oil. I told my vet that she wasn’t getting any better but I didn’t want to take her in because of how much that stresses her out and it’s not going to help her recovery. Not to mention, it’s expensive as fuck for them not to do anything that will actually help. Anyways the vet told me to give her a low dose of Zyrtec. I tried that for a while and she seemed to be doing better for a week or two but now I see it getting worse again.
I don’t know what to do or how to help her. She’s miserable and I can feel her fever is back! There is no change in her food except now she doesn’t want to eat so I started giving her wet food, same formula. We moved but that was back in October, to my moms. I thought my mom’s dogs may have triggered it so I moved in with my bf. She was doing better at first but now it’s all back. She’s been in a nice big peaceful house with us so I’m not sure what is causing this, there are also no other animals or plants in the house. I’ve had her for 3 years now and she is 4. She has never had ANY of these symptoms before march. Is this even feline herpes? Do flare ups last 3 months?? Please any advice would be great. My poor baby is miserable.

Hi there, this past Christmas my older cat (10M) had kidney disease and spent three days at the vet. He had sudden onset of symptoms and he’s been eating raw for a couple years now, no issues. His creatinine levels were high. After that I cut bone out of their diet bc I read it can be high in phospates and that is bad for kidneys. I was wary of the prescription food the vet recommended (Hills low protein) and they told me high protein is likely the cause.
Anyway my other cat (4M) went for a checkup today and his creatine was also high and they’re treating him for the kidney disease as well (he seemed healthy just overdue for a checkup). This cat has IBD and raw is the only food that has worked for him. Since last year he seems to have lost weight even though he initially gained it… so ultimately I’m looking for advice. I can write what I feed them below as I live in Korea and it’s not so easy to find options here:
-Primarily chicken breast meat -chicken heart -chicken liver -usually mix it up with beef, pork, or lamb to add in -egg yolk (2x/week) -taurine/lysine powder -fish oil -vitamin e -powdered eggshell -kelp powder
Please any advice is appreciated 🙏🏻 Should I try the prescription food for now?

I’m not sure what to do. 3 months ago I took my indoor cat to the vet for you annual where she was completely fine and healthy. 3-4 days later she started getting these dots on her nose and the sniffles/runny nose. A couple weeks later the runny eyes. So bad that she has hair loss where her eyes run. She has to breath out of her mouth because her nose is so stuff up. Also she started developing lumps on her ears with hairless there as well. She’s not really coughing or wheezing but she frequently sneezes.
About 3 weeks later I took her into the vet and told me it was feline herpes and prescribed her lysine. The lysine didn’t change anything and once I finished that I started her on oral nose relief drops for cats, also allergy immune boost oral oil. I told my vet that she wasn’t getting any better but I didn’t want to take her in because of how much that stresses her out and it’s not going to help her recovery. Not to mention, it’s expensive as fuck for them not to do anything that will actually help. Anyways the vet told me to give her a low dose of Zyrtec. I tried that for a while and she seemed to be doing better for a week or two but now I see it getting worse again.
I don’t know what to do or how to help her. She’s miserable and I can feel her fever is back! There is no change in her food except now she doesn’t want to eat so I started giving her wet food, same formula. We moved but that was back in October, to my moms. I thought my mom’s dogs may have triggered it so I moved in with my bf. She was doing better at first but now it’s all back. She’s been in a nice big peaceful house with us so I’m not sure what is causing this, there are also no other animals or plants in the house. I’ve had her for 3 years now and she is 4. She has never had ANY of these symptoms before march. Is this even feline herpes? Do flare ups last 3 months?? Please any advice would be great. My poor baby is miserable.

I’m not sure what to do. 3 months ago I took my indoor cat to the vet for you annual where she was completely fine and healthy. 3-4 days later she started getting these dots on her nose and the sniffles/runny nose. A couple weeks later the runny eyes. So bad that she has hair loss where her eyes run. She has to breath out of her mouth because her nose is so stuff up. Also she started developing lumps on her ears with hairless there as well. She’s not really coughing or wheezing but she frequently sneezes.
About 3 weeks later I took her into the vet and told me it was feline herpes and prescribed her lysine. The lysine didn’t change anything and once I finished that I started her on oral nose relief drops for cats, also allergy immune boost oral oil. I told my vet that she wasn’t getting any better but I didn’t want to take her in because of how much that stresses her out and it’s not going to help her recovery. Not to mention, it’s expensive as fuck for them not to do anything that will actually help. Anyways the vet told me to give her a low dose of Zyrtec. I tried that for a while and she seemed to be doing better for a week or two but now I see it getting worse again.
I don’t know what to do or how to help her. She’s miserable and I can feel her fever is back! There is no change in her food except now she doesn’t want to eat so I started giving her wet food, same formula. We moved but that was back in October, to my moms. I thought my mom’s dogs may have triggered it so I moved in with my bf. She was doing better at first but now it’s all back. She’s been in a nice big peaceful house with us so I’m not sure what is causing this, there are also no other animals or plants in the house. I’ve had her for 3 years now and she is 4. She has never had ANY of these symptoms before march. Is this even feline herpes? Do flare ups last 3 months?? Please any advice would be great. My poor baby is miserable.

Okay is was dreading to make this post. But everyone has so many different experiences.
I was diagnosed with shingles May 4th. I went to urgent care Friday for eye redness and itchiness, they thought was pink eye but said to comeback in case it got worse, skin was sensitive around the forehead. Saturday pain was worse and skin rashes had grew so urgent care again and then shingles. Started on antiviral, went to ophthalmologist, says everything is alright with the eye but prescribed more antiviral for extra 7 days, eye drops and some ointment for the rash in the eyelid.
Pain was awful and ibuprofen was not cutting it. So o went to pcp on Wednesday , prescribed prednisone and hydrocodaine or something like that. It helped me relax and sleep. Rashes were starting to clear on Thursday, I felt better, not much pain, the eye was. Clearing up and Friday rashes were scabbing too, all good, I thought ok, we can survive this. There’s gonna be pain and maybe a lasting effect for a while that I don’t know yet…
I was so happy before shingles I was on my second week of my new job a job that I wanted so bad, so I was one week out already, but this weekend the headaches are awful. They’re not there all the time. They come in shooting pains, and go. It doesn’t hurt all the time it’s a feeling like “hey I’m your headache, I’m here, it’s uncomfortable but not painful” and then just comes and shoots the pain and goes.
Skin doesn’t itch, or burn, don’t feel tingling or numbing, scalp skin is very sore and sensitive but nothing I can’t handle! I can brush my hair.
But this headache is killing me! My right side is sore and is so uncomfortable!
When will I be able to go to work again?
I know the pain can last for weeks, but is this headache normal? When your headaches started to get better?
Ps: I’m female 32, with rheumatoid arthritis so my immune system is weakened. I had to stop one of my AR meds until I am through with shingles.
I am trying to eat nutrient packed food, rich in lysine and some lysine caps, everything I can to help have a more manageable situation so I can slowly get back to normal.
Thanks sorry for the long text

To start this I worked in the veterinary field for 2 years, and even went to school for veterinary assisting for a year. Because of all the cases of neglect I’ve seen, I try really hard to make sure my girls have the best life possible. I really want some tips for what I can improve for my girls. As far as food goes, they get purina live clear from an automatic feeder in small increments multiple times a day (not here to start any food debates. I’ve read tons of evidence based research that supports the brand of food they get.) they also get half of a large can of wet food once a day with added water, l-lysine powder, mushroom powder, and occasional salmon oil, freeze dried chicken, urinary supplements, and freeze dried egg yolk. They also have a stainless steel water fountain with clean water 24/7. I brush them at least once a week, trim their nails, brush their teeth and clean their ears. They also get annual vet visits and are on flea/tick and heart worm prevention. I am about to get a litter robot but have 2 XL litter boxes. They are also harness trained and I even have a stroller for them 😭😭 any tips or suggestions to make anything better for them?

My Pyewackett has a cold/URI. We’ve been to the vet and their bet is on a bacterial infection, as none of my other cats have had any symptoms. He got a antibiotic shot, and was told to keep giving him lysine, humidifier, steam therapy(I’m basically turning the small bathroom into a sauna by running hot water in the shower) and feeding him more wet food with a multi vitamin. My question comes in when a friend of mine told me to add eucalyptus, mint or peppermint oil to the humidifier water. Has anyone heard of this? I don’t know if this is just bunk or what. Another friend of mine is a vet in another state that’s three hours behind us so, I’ll have a chat with her at a more reasonable hour, but I wanted to hear your guys opinion.

Hi, F30 I’ve had hsv2 for the last two years and have had SO many outbreaks. Feels like as soon as it goes it comes straight back. I am on daily suppressants and lysine tablets. Unfortunately I have a stressful and very physical outside job, meaning I can’t really escape a lot of triggers. But I have been really trying to eliminate foods high in arginine and eat a lysine rich diet. I am just wondering if anyone knows of any meal plans or other resources for planning weekly eating? Recipe databases etc? I am trying so hard to do the right things, but I am really struggling. It’s having such a huge impact on my life, relationship and work. These last few outbreaks are actually getting way worse and spreading!

1.1 Gunvision allows for somebody to see and use the virtual weapon 1.2 Gunvision allows somebody to see and use the virtual toilet 1.3 Gunvision allows somebody to see and use the virtual therapist or family. 1.4 Gunvision provides automotive simulation. 1.1.1 Gunvision provides a bullet trajectory and a diffusor to the trajectory which interferes with objects 1.1.2 Gunvision provides a bullet damage and a health system 1.1.3 Gunvision provides maybe a microwave or a can of beans or some cereal or coffee 1.1.4 Gunvision provides for object damage and simulated casualties 1.1.5 Gunvision provides for realistic impact physics on an impact vest 1.1.6 Gunvision provides for realistic surgery of a simulated surgery 1.1.7 Gunvision provides for recoil, misstep, weapons malfunction, and motion dynamics. 1.1.8 Gunvision puts a dropped weapon on the ground 1.1.9 Gunvision provides an Environment with oxygen for somebody to live in 1.2.0 Gunvision allows somebody to use the toilet 1.2.1 Gunvision allows for the waste to put into the sewers which is a function of overall oxygen lines 1.2.2 Gunvision allows for the user to use toilet paper or wipes 1.2.3 Gunvision allows for the user to wash their hands at a faucet 1.2.4 Gunvision allows for the user to recover their status after using the bathroom 1.2.5 Gunvision can bypass the uniform to render it pulled down to use the bathroom 1.2.6 Gunvision can render the vaccine moot to allow the user to use the toilet normal. 1.2.7 Gunvision can put the Vaccine back normal after using the bathroom 1.2.8 Gunvision flushes the toilet either with a smart or manual flush 1.2.9 Gunvision provides training toilets. 1.3.0 Gunvision provides voice lines to talk to one another locally with oxygen 1.3.1 Gunvision provides specific nitrous or solvent 1.3.2 Gunvision provides specific disease medicine or placebo 1.3.3 Gunvision provides lethal injection 1.3.4 Gunvision provides direct surgery to fix disease 1.3.5 Gunvision provides mains power to user 1.3.6 Gunvision provides power at a mains transformer 1.3.7 Gunvision provides power at a mains generator 1.3.8 Gunvision provides armored personell vehicle simulation 1.3.9 Gunvision provides automotive simulation 1.4.0 Gunvision provides for armored personell vehicle arms firing and proofing 1.4.1 Gunvision provides for armored personell vehicle momentum tracking 1.4.2 Gunvision provides for armored personell vehicle individual equipment use token 1.4.3 Gunvision provides for detailed armored personell vehicle surgery station visualization 1.4.4 Gunvision provides for geological intelligence immersion of armored personell vehicle and patient identification for station 1.4.5 Gunvision provides realistic armored personell vehicle doors use 1.4.6 Gunvision provides designator and use of designator to personell in armored personell vehicle 1.4.7 Gunvision provides seats in the armored personell vehicle 1.4.8 Gunvision provides detailed cannon mechanism 1.4.9 Gunvision provides basic surgery system 1.5.0 Gunvision provides two poles to electric tesla engine 1.5.1 Gunvision provides vehicle tilt altimeter to provide left right steering 1.5.2 Gunvision provides aircraft altimeter height 1.5.3 Gunvision provides braking to vehicle or extra speed 1.5.4 Gunvision provides effective remote control of aerial vehicle 1.5.5 Gunvision provides effective engine RPM 1.5.6 Gunvision provides vehicle camera display 1.5.7 Gunvision provides cumulative JDAM effect on target 1.5.8 Gunvision provides nuclear obliteration effect on target 1.5.9 Gunvision provides vehicle sight bearing 1.6.0 Gunvision actual provides the mission to roam to north israel 1.6.1 Gunvision uses lidar specific bearing to recognize Source signal at 10000 meters. 1.6.2 Gunvision uses lidar specific bearing to recognize Sulfur signal after 10000 meter source signal 20000 meter Sulfur signal 1.6.3 Gunvision uses lidar specific bearing to recognize Water signal after Source 10000 meter and Sulfur 20000 Meter specific water signal 5000 Meter. 1.6.4 Gunvision uses lidar specific bearing to recognize Food signal after Source 10000 Meter and Sulfur 20000 Meter Specific Water Signal 5000 Meter Food 5000 Meter. 1.6.5 Gunvision uses lidar effective to track huey 10km off the coast. 1.6.6 Gunvision uses 300 Down 650 Up 1400 Left 4100 Right 6500 Signals 10000 Throttle 13500 JDAM or 17000 Dead Mans Switch to control UAV. 1.6.7 Gunvision grows crops realistically 1.6.8 Gunvision pours water super realistically 1.6.9 Gunvision shows sewers realistically 1.7.0 Gunvision provides patient deep virtual reality simulation from stock chi force yields simulation 1.7.1 Gunvision provides chemical ideology of chemicals 1.7.2 300 Glycine 650 Arginine 1400 Serine 1600 Glycine Precursor 1700 Arginine Precursor 1800 Serine Precursor 1900 Lysine Precursor 2000 Proline Precursor 4100 Lysine 6500 Proline, Pair Amidate 300 Fatty 650 Sulfonic 1400 Hydrogen 4100 Alkene 6500 Diol 1.7.3 E is Hydrogen Direct. A is Amidate Direct. U is Phenyl Direct. Q is precursor direct. 750 Sulfur Tax - This is the PHENYLATE of the sulfur. 2250 Ethanol - This is the PHENYLATE of the Water. 4700 Corn Plastic - this is the PHENYLATE of the Fats. 7000 Skunk Cyclic Benzyldiol - This is the PHENYLATE of the Cyclic Benzyldiol. 400 Source Tax - This is the PHENYLATE of the source. 850 Sulfur Advance - This is the GABALATE of the Sulfur. 3000 Methanol - This is the GABALATE of the water. 5700 Plastic - This is the GABALATE of the fats. 7500 - Rimbonant - This is the GABALATE of the Diol. 500 Source Advance - This is the GABALATE of the Source. 1.7.4 1100 Starch 1200 Sugar 1300 Sweet 1400 Water 1500 Pepsi Cola - These are the five key nutrients of a screep person which come from 300 Source 650 Sulfur 1400 Water 4100 Food 6500 Diol fed to the screep tree (fever tree). Note overlap at water equals water for a fever tree but not much else! 1.7.5 5000 Prozac 5100 Benzadryl 5200 Scope 5300 Astropine 5400 Benzyldiol these are the Red Herring or Red Snapper product specific to Red snapper Backpropagating at 300 Source 650 Sulfur 1400 Hydrogen 4100 Food 6500 Diol which it reads money equals food and hydrogen which sends the Benzadryl and the Scope automatically (Backpropagation of effect).

Powdered supplements. How do you give your cats powdered supplements? Tootsie won't touch her food if I sprinkle lysine powder on it. If you put it in water how do you dillute? I've used syringes to squirt into dogs mouths before but am too chicken to try it with a cat. Maybe mixing it in her wet food? We haven't gotten set up with a vet but a very expensive option was to have the meds compounded at a compounding pharmacy.

I think many of us have seen or referenced this study before and it seems like an important one for our diets:
According to NCBI, high dietary fat intake can increase the expression of the prostate 5α-reductase gene, which can lead to increased androgen action. This can then stimulate the transformation and proliferation of prostate cells, along with other dietary fat actions. The body converts 5-10% of testosterone into DHT using an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. Some foods can block this enzyme, which may help prevent hair loss. These foods are rich in zinc, lycopene, and lysine, which act as a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor. Some examples of these foods include: Tomatoes, Mangoes, Beetroot, Spinach, White mushrooms, Turmeric, Boiled eggs, and Kale.
The list of foods that it's showing are foods we should be avoiding (natural DHT blockers). My question is what are the foods that INCREASE 5 Alpha Reductase Activity (which would stimulate DHT production)? I can't really seem to find a good list of these. Anyone have any ideas/recommendations?