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Zinc. Chloroquine provides zinc and ionosphere for absorbtion that likely stops replicase.

by rrggrr 7y ago

jshevek 7y ago
Yes, I was reading about this recently. Another study compared zinc uptake into the cytosol for various extracellular zinc levels, with and without chloroquine. I noticed when looking at the data, that while chloroquine facilitated a massive uptake a zinc, it was still true that increasing the extracellular zinc concentration (without chloroquine) still increased the cytosol's zinc concentration (by a lesser amount). I promptly ordered zinc supplements. Obviously I'll see a doctor if I have symptoms, but I'll also hedge my bets.
- beagle3 7y ago
  One of the side effects of zinc overdose is loss of sense of smell, sometimes permanently. Please research all aspects before use.
  - gjs278 7y ago
    you'd have to take ridiculous amounts of zinc for long periods of time for that to happen.
  - kkarakk 7y ago
    you get prepackaged 25mg tablets of zinc for bodybuilding. most people will get those and the recommended dosage is one every night. i don't think anyone except hypochondriacs are in danger of zinc overdose
    - beagle3 7y ago
      I was told by a lady behind me in line in the store yesterday (who had taken 10 packs) that she intends to take 1 per day but if she feels bad she’ll take 4 per day until she overcomes the covid. There is enough stupidity around in normal times, and now is worse.
- ComputerGuru 7y ago
  Just be sure to take it with food. A single tablet on an empty stomach will cause severe nausea; it’s a very heavy supplement.
- DenisM 7y ago
  Can you quantify your findings? How much zinc do you think you will need, and how do you know that? Also a link to the study would be helpful.
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jbourne007 7y ago
I couldn't quite believe that one would have to go so far as to take a drug like Chloroquine as a Zinc ionophore, so I looked around and found naturally occurring stuff like so: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf5014633 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf5014633 however, I don't know about how it compares and if these are as potent as Chloroquine so it would be nice if an expert could opine on whether these natural compounds are as potent.

Zinc. Chloroquine provides zinc and ionosphere for absorbtion that likely stops replicase.

by rrggrr 7y ago

Zinc. Chloroquine provides zinc and ionosphere for absorbtion that likely stops replicase.

Yes, I was reading about this recently. Another study compared zinc uptake into the cytosol for various extracellular zinc levels, with and without chloroquine. I noticed when looking at the data, that while chloroquine facilitated a massive uptake a zinc, it was still true that increasing the extracellular zinc concentration (without chloroquine) still increased the cytosol's zinc concentration (by a lesser amount). I promptly ordered zinc supplements. Obviously I'll see a doctor if I have symptoms, but I'll also hedge my bets.

beagle3 7y ago
One of the side effects of zinc overdose is loss of sense of smell, sometimes permanently. Please research all aspects before use.
- gjs278 7y ago
  you'd have to take ridiculous amounts of zinc for long periods of time for that to happen.
- kkarakk 7y ago
  you get prepackaged 25mg tablets of zinc for bodybuilding. most people will get those and the recommended dosage is one every night. i don't think anyone except hypochondriacs are in danger of zinc overdose
  - beagle3 7y ago
    I was told by a lady behind me in line in the store yesterday (who had taken 10 packs) that she intends to take 1 per day but if she feels bad she’ll take 4 per day until she overcomes the covid. There is enough stupidity around in normal times, and now is worse.
ComputerGuru 7y ago
Just be sure to take it with food. A single tablet on an empty stomach will cause severe nausea; it’s a very heavy supplement.
DenisM 7y ago
Can you quantify your findings? How much zinc do you think you will need, and how do you know that? Also a link to the study would be helpful.

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jbourne007 7y ago

I couldn't quite believe that one would have to go so far as to take a drug like Chloroquine as a Zinc ionophore, so I looked around and found naturally occurring stuff like so: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf5014633 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf5014633 however, I don't know about how it compares and if these are as potent as Chloroquine so it would be nice if an expert could opine on whether these natural compounds are as potent.