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100s of million of people have taken it dayly over decades. And side effects generally happens when you've been taking the treatment for years for most people.

by ldng 7y ago

100s of million of people have taken it dayly over decades. And side effects generally happens when you've been taking the treatment for years for most people. And nowadays people take hydrochloroquine anyway. I've you taken it ? I have for ten years.

jaclaz 7y ago
I believe daily (recommended) dosage is very different, if I recall correctly 500 or 600 mg per day for the (supposed) Covid-19 treatment. What is (was) your daily dose for these ten years?
- ldng 7y ago
  I don't recall exactly, but 250 mg Nevaquine (Chloroquine) would sound about right. I was merely responding to "many people would prefer to run the risk of malaria than take it". It is simply not true. Even paracetamol at high dosage can kill. It is a very well know medicine. There are too many people repeating that it is dangerous without understanding the actual context. So, sure, at very high dosage for a very sick patient it can become dangerous. At low dosage on a daily basis I would (and have) take it instead of "running the risk of malaria". Anyway, it is Hydroxychloroquine that is prescribed nowadays for malaria, so not only the comment is spreading FUD but it is also not talking about the right molecule. Baseline, don't self-medicate based on what you read on internet and consult a real doctor.
  - altacc 7y ago
    Hydroxychloroquine / chloroquine: Neither are golden elixirs. Hydroxychloroquine is less toxic than chloroquine, but it's pharmacology is very similar and have similar side effects and contraindications. Whether or not to take a substance due it's side effects is a common decision for many people, both doctors and patients, and for many conditions, both acute and chronic.
- altacc 7y ago
  Anti-malarial dose is generally higher than other uses. Doseage information: https://reference.medscape.com/drug/plaquenil-hydroxychloroquine-sulfate-343205 https://reference.medscape.com/drug/plaquenil-hydroxychloroq... There are several side effects with up to 10% occurrence rates: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/hydroxychloroquine-side-effects.html https://www.drugs.com/sfx/hydroxychloroquine-side-effects.ht...

by ldng 7y ago

jaclaz 7y ago

I believe daily (recommended) dosage is very different, if I recall correctly 500 or 600 mg per day for the (supposed) Covid-19 treatment. What is (was) your daily dose for these ten years?

ldng 7y ago
I don't recall exactly, but 250 mg Nevaquine (Chloroquine) would sound about right. I was merely responding to "many people would prefer to run the risk of malaria than take it". It is simply not true. Even paracetamol at high dosage can kill. It is a very well know medicine. There are too many people repeating that it is dangerous without understanding the actual context. So, sure, at very high dosage for a very sick patient it can become dangerous. At low dosage on a daily basis I would (and have) take it instead of "running the risk of malaria". Anyway, it is Hydroxychloroquine that is prescribed nowadays for malaria, so not only the comment is spreading FUD but it is also not talking about the right molecule. Baseline, don't self-medicate based on what you read on internet and consult a real doctor.
- altacc 7y ago
  Hydroxychloroquine / chloroquine: Neither are golden elixirs. Hydroxychloroquine is less toxic than chloroquine, but it's pharmacology is very similar and have similar side effects and contraindications. Whether or not to take a substance due it's side effects is a common decision for many people, both doctors and patients, and for many conditions, both acute and chronic.
altacc 7y ago
Anti-malarial dose is generally higher than other uses. Doseage information: https://reference.medscape.com/drug/plaquenil-hydroxychloroquine-sulfate-343205 https://reference.medscape.com/drug/plaquenil-hydroxychloroq... There are several side effects with up to 10% occurrence rates: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/hydroxychloroquine-side-effects.html https://www.drugs.com/sfx/hydroxychloroquine-side-effects.ht...