Anyone have any advice?
Fresh air and a ton of water seem to be helping a little bit. Dayquil too.
Im not on my death bed or anything. Just looking to get a little more comfortable.
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I haven't seen this posted here fwiw
Dosing schedules for Ivermectin and vitamins and zinc etc. (read the attached .pdf, this doesn't copy/paste well):
EARLY TREATMENT PROTOCOL3 (for Delta variant)
lvermectin1 0.4–0.6 mg/kg per dose (take with or after a meal) — one dose daily, take for 5 days or until recovered
Use upper dose if: 1) in regions with aggressive variants (e.g. Delta); 2) treatment started on or after day 5 of symptoms or in pulmonary phase; or 3) multiple comorbidities/risk factors.
Nitazoxanide 500 mg 2 x daily for 5 days after meals. Combine with ivermectin (preferred) or substitute if ivermectin is not available.
(Nitazoxanide is often unavailable or high-priced in the USA)
Antiviral mouthwash Mouthwash: Gargle 3 x daily (do not swallow; must contain chlorhexidine,
& iodine nasal spray povidone-iodine, or cetylpyridinium chloride). Nasal Spray: Use 1 % povidone-iodine commercial product as per instructions 2–3 x daily. If 1 %-product not available, must first dilute the more widely available 10 %-solution4 and apply 4–5 drops to each nostril every 4 hours. (No more than 5 days in pregnancy.)
Dual anti-androgen 1. Dutasteride 2 mg on day 1, followed by 1 mg daily for 10 days.
therapy If dutasteride not available, use finasteride 10 mg daily for 10 days
2. Spironolactone 100 mg 2 x daily for ten days
Fluvoxamine5 50 mg 2 x daily for 10 days
In high risk patients meeting criteria 1, 2 or 3 above (see ivermectin) and if 1) nitazoxanide/ivermectin combination not used or unavailable or 2) anti-androgen therapies not used. Avoid if patient is already on an SSRI.
Monoclonal Casirivimab/imdevimab: 600 mg each in a single subcutaneous injection
antibody therapy6 Antibody therapy is for patients within 7 days of first symptoms and one or more risk factors as follows:
Age > 65y; obesity; pregnancy; chronic lung, heart, or kidney disease; diabetes; immunosuppressed; developmental disability; chronic tracheostomy; or feeding tube.
Aspirin 325 mg/day (unless contraindicated)
Vitamin D Vitamin D3 5,000 IU daily. Preferred forms if available: Calcitriol 0.5 mcg on day 1, then 0.25 mcg daily for 7 days – or Calcifediol 0.5 mg on day 1, then 0.2 mg on days 3 + 7, then 0.2 mg weekly until recovered.
Vitamin C 500–1,000 mg 2 x daily
Quercetin 250 mg 2 x daily
Zinc 100 mg/day (elemental zinc)
Melatonin 10 mg before bedtime (causes drowsiness)
Pulse oximeter Monitoring of oxygen saturation is recommended (for instructions see page 2)
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