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Is L-Lysine different from L-Tyrosine

I have been taking L-Lysine 500 mg twice daily.  I just noticed it was different from what was on the Thomas Receipe. Is it a form of it, or does anyone know?  I have not googled it yet, thought someone might know.

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COOL!
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I am doing great now, and do not need it.  Its been 5 weeks without any hydros.  I was only on them for 6 months, taking 4-5 a day 10 mg pills. I am back to my old self again.  I was taking the wrong amino, but got through it fine!  The first week was not fun, but its all good now.  I learned alot here and sure never thought my body would become addicted in such a short time.  I am going to the chiropractor for back pain and dealing with it that way.  No drugs for me, learned a big lesson.  Thanks to all who enlightened me.  Now I post to help others with problems specializng in cps questions and trying to guide them in the right direction.  God Bless!!  

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401095 tn?1351391770
2 totally different aminos and tyrosine is the one u take for energy and motivation post detox...good luck
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l-lysine is used as an anti-viral.  
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L-lysine helps to boost your immune system.
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Well no wonder my hair is looking so good latley!!!  hahaha  Thanks for the info.

Princess
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l-lysine is used as a topical treatment for skin, hair and nail problems when I googled it...somewhat similar to Vit E...
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Thank you so much for the response.  Do you happen to know what the L-lysine is for?  I have been takig them for about 6 weeks!  I will try the energy drink you are recommending to, thanks so much again!

Princess
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Yes I actually made the same mistake when I first started the using the thomas recipe, and when I did actually start taking L-Tyrosine it made a big difference in the amount of energy I had. I havent found a regular grocery store, or wal-mart that carries the l-tyrosine, but if you go to GNC they carry tyrosine. Another option that Ive found to be very useful when it comes to energy and motivation is 5hr energy. It has l-tyrosine in it along with other aminos and vitamins, it does have caffeine, same as 1 cup of coffee, but it really helped me in the beginning. I still take it on work days instead of other energy drinks that always ended up making me feel worse within a couple of hours, with the 5hr energy there is no crash in energy, theres like 4 calories, zero sugar and it works miracles for myself. So if you want to try them out get them at wal-mart or a drug store rather than the gas stations where they are like $3 bucks a piece, you can usually get 2 of them for $3-5bucks depending on where you go. I havent really heard of too many other people that have used them during a detox, but I swear they help more than anything else Ive tried, except for exercise, but we all know that excercise is insanely hard to get up and do when you feel like your dying. Anyways sorry for the rambling but if you have any problems regarding energy and motivation by all means atleast try one out. Hope all goes well, regardless if you do the L-Tyrosine will make a big difference compared to the L-lysine. Good luck.
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