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Warning: chloroquine has strong side-effects, and very high toxicity, unfortunately pretty close to therapeutic doses, that may cause serious arrhythmia, and ev
by wazoox 7y ago
Warning: chloroquine has strong side-effects, and very high toxicity, unfortunately pretty close to therapeutic doses, that may cause serious arrhythmia, and even heart attacks. Don't ever try to self-medicate with chloroquine.
- Lldjjxnn 7y agoDoes hydroxycholoquinine have the same side effect profile as choloquinine
- wazoox 7y agoOverdose seems rarer, but the effects are similar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Overdose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Overdose
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- pbreit 7y agoWARNING: the above is almost certainly wrong. Citation should be provided. The preponderance of the evidence suggests that it's a well-understood drug that has been around for decades, used by 10s of millions for not only malaria but also arthritis. In fact it is safe enough that it is available over the counter in some countries. [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine
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- wazoox 7y agoFrom your own link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine#Overdose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine#Overdose : "Chloroquine is very dangerous in overdose." Please read what you're posting, at least.
- dogma1138 7y agoHydroxychloroquine has lower toxicity and while it has side effects including sight loss these tend to only occur with long use (years to decades) and are mostly accumulative. The current HCQ protocol for COVID-19 is a 600mg dose daily (within about the safe limits for a grown adult, however can be a bit high) for 10 days. This isn’t a recommendation of any sorts however the side effects are likely to be mild and reversible for this type of usage.
- gjs278 7y agowater is dangerous if overdosed
- jacques_chester 7y ago"Well understood" just means well understood. That's not necessarily the same as "safe". Many substances that have been ingested by humans are well understood, but if it comes to drinking a thimble of cyanide, well ... after you.
- salamanderman 7y agoYou also can't donate blood for a long time, like 3 years, after taking it.
- jmalicki 7y agoI see that the CDC bans blood donations for 3 years after being diagnosed with malaria [1], but can't find any citation that blood donations are banned for taking chloroquine itself... do you have a citation to that effect? [1] https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/blood_banks.html https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/blood_banks.html
- teddyvangogh 7y agoChloroquine is available in the United States by prescription only.