Well, since this Agmatine is OTC you can try it if you want.
It appears the main action may be NMDA antagonism. The NO connection is still possible.
I'd take 1 or 2 grams of lysine just as insurance.
Here is a list put out by a Herpes group of foods and their arginine and lysine content. Try to keep lysine always higher than arginine to keep any virus dormant.
http://www.herpes.com/Nutrition.shtml
You might look up Parvo virus too. Some adults who have this get inflammatory pain syndromes, joint pain, etc.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0201/p373.html
One of our adult MS members here was recently diagnosed with this after a TIA/ minor stroke. She had significant pain from it.
I am not suggesting you have this, but just providing this information since you connect your problems to a previous illness.
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