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> between 7% and 28% of hospitalized have acute myocardial injury So, for a younger (< 60) otherwise healthy person whose chance of death with covid is less th
by danans 7y ago
> between 7% and 28% of hospitalized have acute myocardial injury
So, for a younger (< 60) otherwise healthy person whose chance of death with covid is less than 1%, it would seem ill advised to take this medication at the onset of symptoms, unless the the disease itself causes similar or higher rates of heart damage.
- CydeWeys 7y agoIt's only advised if it actually works. If it doesn't work, then there's still no point in taking it because the side effects are still bad. And there's no good evidence that it even works, and some mild evidence that it doesn't.
- danans 7y agoYes, and even if it did work to reduce severity of the illness (agreed that there is no evidence of this), it seems like for low-risk people, the risks of heart damage outweigh the benefits of taking it. After all, what's an extra week or two of illness vs a 7-28% chance of heart damage.
- CydeWeys 7y agoYup. I'm in a relatively low risk factor group and got over COVID-19 at home, no hospitalization necessary and nothing stronger than acetaminophan needed. I don't think a decent change of permanent heart damage was what I needed through all this. Also, I would have had a higher chance of being hospitalized from the side effects of the HCQ than from the COVID-19, which is really not what the hospitals need right now. The HCQ doesn't seem remotely merited based on its potential side effects unless you are in a higher risk factor for the disease, and of course even then, it's only merited it's actually efficacious (which it's seeming so far it isn't).
- Medicalidiot 7y agoPotentially, yes. But again, we need more data before we can establish lucid guidelines on this therapy. My hypothesis is that it's not going to be hydroxychloroquine that will be the miracle drug. There are better "hypothetical" alternatives that aren't getting as much mainstream attention but have a more realistic potential for working.
- rsynnott 7y agoTaking random drugs that you read about on the internet, rather than under medical advice, is almost always a bad idea.
- danans 7y ago> rather than under medical advice Correct, which is why I used the expression "ill advised". The advice in this case being that of a doctor.