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4:56p, 1/7/21
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SIL tested positive two days after we were around them on Xmas Eve. Got a PCR test 6 days later, came back negative. Started feeling bad 4 days ago, lost smell and taste yesterday, tested positive today.

Originally my doctor thought it may just be a respiratory infection so put me on a z-pack. It helped with the cough and breathing a little. Now they've prescribed Ivermectin and Singulair for my asthma, told me to keep my Vitamin D & C up and take a low dose aspirin daily.

This sucks. Anything else is should be doing (besides worrying)?
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5:08p, 1/7/21
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Still not sure why this is not a sticky yet. From the doc

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Quercetin from 250mg up to 1g twice per day Remember this is a Zinc ionophore.
Vitamin D3 Take this for sure if you are deficient and I now recommend taking it either daily or weekly as long as your values are not too high. Remember too much vitamin D can cause issues. However, if you are diagnosed with Covid-19 take 50,000IU immediately as this appears to have significant benefits.
Sleep greater than 8 hours per night
CoQ10 100-300mg per day: a potent antioxidant that potentially helps balance oxidative stress, increase vasodilation, prevent clot formation and decrease vasoconstriction.
Zinc any amount is probably good but take what you can tolerate without making you feel bad up to 40mg. You do not want to be Zinc deficient as it is how many drugs like HCQ work.
Melatonin 0.1mg to 10mg at night. Take what you can tolerate and what helps you sleep without making you feel drugged or tired in the morning. If you are diabetic watch your sugars.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - 600mg twice per day shown to decrease severity of influenza, improve lung functions in COPD, antioxidant properties, potentially helps prevent clotting and with mental disorders. Caution for asthmatics as there is potential for bronchospasm but this is rare.
Vitamin C 250mg to 500mg twice per day. Effects debatable in oral form but IV did help in China. But is proven to strengthen immune system
Green Tea either drink some or 1 pill per day alternate zinc ionophore if you don't have or don't take Quercetin
Famotidine 10-20mg twice per day potentially inhibits viral replication and helps with heartburn
Baby Aspirin 81mg aspirin to thin blood and help prevent clots but only after discussing with your physician to make sure you have no contraindications to its use.
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In reply to Prophet00 • 5:15p, 1/7/21
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You got your test 6 days after your exposure and it came back negative?
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In reply to Goodbull_19 • 5:31p, 1/7/21
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Sorry, got tested 5 days after exposure and then got results 2 days later (last Thursday) that were negative. Started feeling bad on Monday, took a test today, came back positive
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5:35p, 1/7/21
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mega dose that vitamin D, 50k iu first day, 4000 each day after.

Get a pulse ox - this helped my anxiety a lot.

Look for the breathing exercises in the got covid thread.
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5:47p, 1/7/21
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I just tested positive as well.
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In reply to P.U.T.U • 5:49p, 1/7/21
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P.U.T.U said:
Still not sure why this is not a sticky yet. From the doc

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Quercetin from 250mg up to 1g twice per day Remember this is a Zinc ionophore.
Vitamin D3 Take this for sure if you are deficient and I now recommend taking it either daily or weekly as long as your values are not too high. Remember too much vitamin D can cause issues. However, if you are diagnosed with Covid-19 take 50,000IU immediately as this appears to have significant benefits.
Sleep greater than 8 hours per night
CoQ10 100-300mg per day: a potent antioxidant that potentially helps balance oxidative stress, increase vasodilation, prevent clot formation and decrease vasoconstriction.
Zinc any amount is probably good but take what you can tolerate without making you feel bad up to 40mg. You do not want to be Zinc deficient as it is how many drugs like HCQ work.
Melatonin 0.1mg to 10mg at night. Take what you can tolerate and what helps you sleep without making you feel drugged or tired in the morning. If you are diabetic watch your sugars.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - 600mg twice per day shown to decrease severity of influenza, improve lung functions in COPD, antioxidant properties, potentially helps prevent clotting and with mental disorders. Caution for asthmatics as there is potential for bronchospasm but this is rare.
Vitamin C 250mg to 500mg twice per day. Effects debatable in oral form but IV did help in China. But is proven to strengthen immune system
Green Tea either drink some or 1 pill per day alternate zinc ionophore if you don't have or don't take Quercetin
Famotidine 10-20mg twice per day potentially inhibits viral replication and helps with heartburn
Baby Aspirin 81mg aspirin to thin blood and help prevent clots but only after discussing with your physician to make sure you have no contraindications to its use.
When I went to CVS the other day, I couldn't find Famotidine or Quercetin. Just tested positive. Where can I find these?
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In reply to 88planoAg • 5:49p, 1/7/21
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50k? Man, that's like 50 of those dummies. That can't be right, can it (2 are 2000UI)?

Maybe I need to buy higher dosages of Vitamin D.
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In reply to Goodbull_19 • 5:50p, 1/7/21
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I just ordered a delivery from HEB and got all of them.
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In reply to Prophet00 • 5:53p, 1/7/21
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Prophet00 said:
50k? Man, that's like 50 of those dummies. That can't be right, can it (2 are 2000UI)?

Maybe I need to buy higher dosages of Vitamin D.
I know it is a lot. but it is only one time, and then the step down was just 2 pills (for me). I decided not to get a higher dose because the step down to 4000 got complicated.

This is a recommendation from Doc Rev, not me.

I usually don't megadose vitamins but I figured one time wouldnt' hurt might help

And I had my husband check my math several times as I looked at all those pills. lol
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5:56p, 1/7/21
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No 2 people are the same but many, many have tested positive with minimal to mild symptoms, as I found out after I told friends. Not everyone is talking about it.

FWIW in my group there were 3 couples who all were positive after a wedding. All over 50, 3 overweight, most also over 55. All were minimal to mild symptoms. Those are the ones no one reads about.

Monitor your symptoms, isolate, try not to worry. Hydrate often and rest.
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6:15p, 1/7/21
Iherb.com has most of the things yall are looking for. Quick delivery as well.
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In reply to Goodbull_19 • 7:32p, 1/7/21
I picked up some at Vitamin Shoppe
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8:16p, 1/7/21
Everything I've read says to take K2 with the D3 and not just D3 alone.
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9:28p, 1/7/21
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Find a doctor who will prescribe Ivermectin.

Take Dr. Rev's recommended supplements.

I am fairly high risk (50 years old and fat) and got through Covid with minimal symptoms. I took Ivermectin, lots of vitamin D (including 50,000 IU on the day I was diagnosed), and took everything else Dr. Rev recommended.
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In reply to 88planoAg • 10:28p, 1/7/21
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No 2 people are the same but many, many have tested positive with minimal to mild symptoms, as I found out after I told friends. Not everyone is talking about it.

FWIW in my group there were 3 couples who all were positive after a wedding. All over 50, 3 overweight, most also over 55. All were minimal to mild symptoms. Those are the ones no one reads about.

Monitor your symptoms, isolate, try not to worry. Hydrate often and rest.
This sounds awful, but I have two husband/wife couples that I was sure would be DOA if they contracted this virus. Both are way past the morbidly obese threshold and are very heavy drinkers.

Both couples went about their lives maskless, contracted the virus during travel, and then rode out the illness without too many complications.

I have now seen 6 80+ year olds who have ridden it out without many complications. Three families in my small office have had the disease run through their household, and it was pretty mild in all cases.

So I do agree . . . . headlines are rightfully frightening but the probabilities mean you ride it out without terrible risk.

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5:47p, 1/9/21
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After I got tested, my doctor said "if you'd like, I can prescribe a drug that studies have shown might help, it's Ivermectin".

No issues whatsoever. My wife got tested positive today, and you'd think that Ivermectin is a pain pill and she's an addict. No one will prescribe it. They refuse. What's the deal?
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In reply to Prophet00 • 7:49p, 1/9/21
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Sorry, got tested 5 days after exposure and then got results 2 days later (last Thursday) that were negative. Started feeling bad on Monday, took a test today, came back positive
This is an anecdote, but this is why I say in order to get a test result that is meaningful, someone shouldn't get tested unless 1) they develop symptoms, or 2) it's at least 7 days post exposure.
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I am 53. Had it in Nov. It was pretty bad. Was in bed for 14 days. Had a terrible headache and fatigue for 2 weeks after. Fast forward to Christmas....my family took a trip on a plane. All 6 people that were with me, came home with covid, including my 1 year old grandson. All had relatively minor symptoms. Fatigue and cough being the worst. All are better now. I asked my doc if I can get it again and he said yes. His son had it twice 3 months apart.
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I asked my doc if I can get it again and he said yes. His son had it twice 3 months apart.
A family in my office are now round trippers. There son is a high school football player and the whole family got whacked in September. Worst symptoms were with the Dad who had the extraordinary fatigue and basically slept 18 hours a day for 4 days straight.

The son popped a fever 10 days ago and they all did quarantined ASAP. The boy was positive for COVID again. Most of the kids on the team are also down as well.
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In reply to Goodbull_19 • 11:59p, 1/9/21
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Goodbull_19 said:
P.U.T.U said:
Still not sure why this is not a sticky yet. From the doc

Quote:
Quercetin from 250mg up to 1g twice per day Remember this is a Zinc ionophore.
Vitamin D3 Take this for sure if you are deficient and I now recommend taking it either daily or weekly as long as your values are not too high. Remember too much vitamin D can cause issues. However, if you are diagnosed with Covid-19 take 50,000IU immediately as this appears to have significant benefits.
Sleep greater than 8 hours per night
CoQ10 100-300mg per day: a potent antioxidant that potentially helps balance oxidative stress, increase vasodilation, prevent clot formation and decrease vasoconstriction.
Zinc any amount is probably good but take what you can tolerate without making you feel bad up to 40mg. You do not want to be Zinc deficient as it is how many drugs like HCQ work.
Melatonin 0.1mg to 10mg at night. Take what you can tolerate and what helps you sleep without making you feel drugged or tired in the morning. If you are diabetic watch your sugars.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - 600mg twice per day shown to decrease severity of influenza, improve lung functions in COPD, antioxidant properties, potentially helps prevent clotting and with mental disorders. Caution for asthmatics as there is potential for bronchospasm but this is rare.
Vitamin C 250mg to 500mg twice per day. Effects debatable in oral form but IV did help in China. But is proven to strengthen immune system
Green Tea either drink some or 1 pill per day alternate zinc ionophore if you don't have or don't take Quercetin
Famotidine 10-20mg twice per day potentially inhibits viral replication and helps with heartburn
Baby Aspirin 81mg aspirin to thin blood and help prevent clots but only after discussing with your physician to make sure you have no contraindications to its use.
When I went to CVS the other day, I couldn't find Famotidine or Quercetin. Just tested positive. Where can I find these?


I order them on Amazon. You can also order on Walmart.com.
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12:01a, 1/10/21
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Seems to be fair number of repeat infection stories at this point.
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In reply to Fitch • 12:53a, 1/10/21
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There are also a lot of false positives. Unfortunately the tests aren't highly accurate.
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8:29a, 1/10/21
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All the new research/studies and from the cdc are how rare reinfection is and how that for the vast majority immunity lasts a for months maybe years. But on Texags now there are many friends/acquaintances that are round two. Someone even said their Dr has patients on round 3. Something seems off here...who knows. However if people got it in spring last year you could be in around month 7 or whatever
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In reply to hoosierAG • 10:04a, 1/10/21
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My guess would be the testing. When you amplify the virus through multiple PCR cycles you can find viral particles that were related to a previous infection. So you are not actively infected but the test still detects the virus.
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In reply to DCAggie13y • 10:09a, 1/10/21
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I don't know why reinfection would surprise anyone
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In reply to cone • 10:34a, 1/10/21
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Most epidemiologists and doctors say its highly unlikely and either extremely rare or due to testing errors. I dont read the news but I have listened to a lot of the medical experts on the topic.
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In reply to DCAggie13y • 10:52a, 1/10/21
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that's fine

I have a close contact who has diagnosed a symptomatic reinfection

and that contact says that reinfection isn't a remarkable finding given their discussion with other frontline physicians. definitely rare given the overall spread, but far more than single digits in a millions of cases.

again, this shouldn't be remarkable, especially given the huge pool of currently infected.

but feel free to ignore this as anecdata.

personally, this is why I'm insisting on getting the second shot of mRNA. I want to sero convert and feel it.
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In reply to cone • 1:08p, 1/10/21
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I'm sure it is happening a lot given the prevelance of false positives so I dont doubt that frontline doctors are seeing it. I'll be interested to see if it still happens once the PCR cycles are adjusted and more accurate testing is available.

Not questioning what you are hearing at all. Given the current testing protocols, I'm surprised we aren't seeing even more people testing positive multiple times or continuing to test positive well after they have recovered.
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In reply to Fitch • 5:51p, 1/10/21
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Fitch said:
Seems to be fair number of repeat infection stories at this point.


Thats all they mostly are. Stories.
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9:06p, 1/10/21
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Thats all they mostly are. Stories.
Mine is not a story . . ,my employee forwarded me the test results . . .he was pretty upset as we had a big in person meeting that he was itching to participate in and now is back in quarantine.

I have no doubt that the some sort of false positive is at work but I know for a fact that his whole family went through it in September and his boy has another positive test as of last week.

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In reply to cowenlaw • 9:44p, 1/10/21
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What was your dosing for the Ivermectin assuming you got the 3 mg tablets?
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In reply to Windy City Ag • 10:03p, 1/10/21
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Thats all they mostly are. Stories.
Mine is not a story . . ,my employee forwarded me the test results . . .he was pretty upset as we had a big in person meeting that he was itching to participate in and now is back in quarantine.

I have no doubt that the some sort of false positive is at work but I know for a fact that his whole family went through it in September and his boy has another positive test as of last week.

That really sucks. I've heard about people who were testing positive 6+ weeks after the fact and couldn't get cleared to return to work. Then you had cases like Nick Saban and Elon Musk who tested positive, negative, positive, negative, positive.....

There was another poster here with an elderly parent who tested negative over and over and they kept testing until they got a positive. Once they got the positive, they stopped testing and she died alone in quarantine.

We really need to get a more accurate test if we are going to force people to quarantine if they test positive.
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In reply to agfanclassof01 • 10:06p, 1/10/21
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It was by weight. I'm a big guy so I took 10 tabs.
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Ok thanks it was saying 7 tabs for me which seemed crazy.
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