Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Lysine Hydrochloride? Is Lysine Hydrochloride safe for nursing mother and child? Does Lysine Hydrochloride extracts into breast milk? Does Lysine Hydrochloride has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Lysine Hydrochloride influence milk supply or can Lysine Hydrochloride decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Lysine Hydrochloride lactation summary

Lysine Hydrochloride is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Lysine Hydrochloride is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Lysine Hydrochloride is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Lysine Hydrochloride does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Lysine Hydrochloride safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Lysine Hydrochloride usage in lactation

Lysine is an essential amino acid that is not produced by the body and must be taken from the diet.It is found in large amount in legumes, cereals, red meat, sea fish, cheese and eggs. It is crucial for the synthesis of proteins in the body and multiple metabolic functions.Often used as a dietary supplement without scientific evidence that would support any benefit of it. Breastmilk contains it naturally with a highest concentration in the colostrum followed by a decrease within the first month after birth (Harper 1984, 1986 Janas, Spevacek 2015).The concentration of lysine together with other amino acids and proteins is higher in the milk of mothers of preterm infants than in mothers of term infants (Atkinson 1980).Pasteurization slightly decreases the concentration of lysine and other amino acids (Silvestre 2006, Valentine 2010) but increases the amount of bioavailable lysine (Baro 2011). It is excreted into breast milk in clinically non-significant amount (0.5% of the administered dose) and as a part of proteins (Irving 1988, Thomas 1991).When used as a supplementation is considered to be safe during breastfeeding (Amir 2011, The Royal Women's Hospital Fact Sheet 2013)

Alternate Drugs for Aminoacids, Enzymes and other Alimentary tract and Metabolism products. ATC A09 & A16

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