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I’m 32 and got the most sick I’ve ever been in February. I had to go to the ER and they told me it was likely just the flu and bronchitis. My illness lasted ove

I’m 32 and got the most sick I’ve ever been in February. I had to go to the ER and they told me it was likely just the flu and bronchitis. My illness lasted over two weeks and I had many of the symptoms of Coronavirus. I got a Zithromax pack and that seemed to help more than anything. Also some anti-nausea chewables because without those I couldn’t even keep water down. It was the most scared I’ve ever been before it was just so intense and so long. I felt drained for weeks after.

root_axis 7y ago
Zithromax is an antibiotic, so I wouldn't expect it to mitigate the effects of a virus, but I'm not an expert.
- 23B1 7y ago
  Unless he had a walking pneumonia, perhaps? That seems to be the actual killer in this case.
- HaloZero 7y ago
  If they don't realize it's coronavirus I imagine they're just gonna give antibiotics to deal with any bacterial infection.
- whatshisface 7y ago
  Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for severe viral respiratory infections to ward off bacterial secondary infections.
- nihilum 7y ago
  It also has anti-inflammatory properties, particularly against IL-6 expression. IL-6 is notoriously elevated during the second week or so of COVID-19 symptoms. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22766077 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22766077