Ivermectin dosage, cutting through the misinformation

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Res Ipsa wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:35 am
Gunnar,

I think the source of that article may warrant some looking into. The FLCCC looks a little sketchy. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opin ... -68505/amp
When I clicked on that link I got nothing but gibberish. You may need to recheck that link to see if you made a mistake.

You may be right about the ivermectin part of it. As for the fluvoxamine, though, that has considerably more credibility and is supported by several independent double blind studies. Whatever is the case about either of those drugs, however, even if they are effective in minimizing the chances of hospitalization and death of covid-19, I'm sure we both agree that rejecting vaccination in the expectation that these repurposed drugs will necessarily save the day if one gets infected is extremely foolish. And one certainly shouldn't self medicate on these drugs without or against competent medical advice and follow up.

And your advice that source of that article may warrant some looking into is well taken.

ETA: Fixed the link. I think.
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Gunnar, the link opens to a page full of this:
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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:01 pm
Gunnar, the link opens to a page full of this:
… before{content:"\f19e"}.fa-yammer:before{content:"\f840"}.fa-yandex:before{content:"\f413"}.fa-yandex-international:before{content:"\f414"}.fa-yarn:before{content:"\f7e3"}.fa-yelp:before{content:"\f1e9"}.fa-yen-sign:before{content:"\f157"}.fa-yin-yang:before{content:"\f6ad"}.fa-yoast:before{content:"\f2b1"}.fa-youtube:before{content:"\f167"}.fa-youtube-square:before{content:"\f431"}.fa-zhihu:before{content:"\f63f"}.sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}.sr-only-focusable:active,.sr-only- …
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Weird. Both Gunnar’s link and my link work for me.

ETA: Figured it out. The link I posted required a google.com account. I took that part out of the URL, so it should work now.
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It’s a good question. Not sleeping! :lol:
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"We need to quit horsing around and get serious with this Ivermectin stuff. Whoever suggested ingesting your Ivermectin with some bleach better pony up with evidence of its safety."
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Anyone saying this cures COVID is suspect, especially after we went through a similar fiasco a year ago with other fake cures. The most reputable scientific/medical sources wouldn't say definitively whether Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine would work to treat COVID until multiple, double-blind random tests were done in a controlled test. Without that, all you have is anecdotal evidence which is especially weak with COVID claims. Why? Because only a small percentage of the infected get sick and even a smaller percentage of them succumb to the virus. So it isn't enough to just say someone with COVID didn't get sick after taking ivermectin. Chances were already pretty high they weren't going to get sick anyway. It took about nine months after several clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine before the medical profession finally stated definitively that this drug did NOTHING to curb COVID. So I have a hard time believing any credible medical source is going to say this drug treats COVID successfully, not this early into the game.
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Atlanticmike wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:41 am
Res Ipsa wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:35 am
Gunnar,

I think the source of that article may warrant some looking into. The FLCCC looks a little sketchy. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the-sc ... -68505/amp
Ivermectin had been prescribed by doctors forever. Gee whiz!! You guys are ridiculous. Get over your cult think.
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Maybe you should try reading the discussions. I know it is hard to follow since we're not posting youtube videos for you to watch, but it is perfectly clear the issue here is whether the drug actually treats COVID.
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Alf'Omega wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:02 pm
Atlanticmike wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:41 am


Ivermectin had been prescribed by doctors forever. Gee whiz!! You guys are ridiculous. Get over your cult think.
. It doesn't.

Maybe you should try reading the discussions. I know it is hard to follow since we're not posting youtube videos for you to watch, but it is perfectly clear the issue here is whether the drug actually treats COVID.
Ivermectin is a relatively safe drug to take if prescribed by a doctor. It's been prescribed for many many years. You're mad because your brain isn't able to accept or comprehend that others are free to choose alternative solutions that might not be the gospel message that your Lord & savior Anthony Fauci is preaching. Do you fall asleep with The Young Turks playing in the background?
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Atlanticmike wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:25 pm
Alf'Omega wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:02 pm
. It doesn't.

Maybe you should try reading the discussions. I know it is hard to follow since we're not posting youtube videos for you to watch, but it is perfectly clear the issue here is whether the drug actually treats COVID.
Ivermectin is a relatively safe drug to take if prescribed by a doctor. It's been prescribed for many many years. You're mad because your brain isn't able to accept or comprehend that others are free to choose alternative solutions that might not be the gospel message that your Lord & savior Anthony Fauci is preaching. Do you fall asleep with The Young Turks playing in the background?
Mike, you say you hate politics, but you keep addressing this issue through a political lens. I don't care whether you eat horse paste or not. I do care that people are out misrepresenting the evidence about the safety and efficacy of ivermectin.
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Res Ipsa wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:38 pm
Atlanticmike wrote:
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:25 pm


Ivermectin is a relatively safe drug to take if prescribed by a doctor. It's been prescribed for many many years. You're mad because your brain isn't able to accept or comprehend that others are free to choose alternative solutions that might not be the gospel message that your Lord & savior Anthony Fauci is preaching. Do you fall asleep with The Young Turks playing in the background?
Mike, you say you hate politics, but you keep addressing this issue through a political lens. I don't care whether you eat horse paste or not. I do care that people are out misrepresenting the evidence about the safety and efficacy of ivermectin.
Everybody plus their great great grand mother and the pet dog understands by now that there is a vaccine. Some people just aren't going to take the vaccine. Take Joe Rogan for instance, he was prescribed all sorts of stuff by his doctor including Ivermectin. Was his doctor wrong?
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