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If you think you're getting sick, the number one action you should take is to begin treatment early. You need to take action before symptoms get worse. The auth

If you think you're getting sick, the number one action you should take is to begin treatment early. You need to take action before symptoms get worse. The author had a high grade fever for a week but never mentioned seeking any treatment. Things you should do yourself: take vitamins and nutritional supplements, drink plenty of water, get your body moving, isolate yourself from others, wear a mask. Things your doctor should do for you: prescribe antivirals, also corticosteriods & antithrombotics if symptoms continue to worsen. The goal is to avoid the hospital and severe outcomes - many clinics will prescribe these safe & widely available over the counter medicines with little to no consultation. Whether you're vaccinated or not, this should be the standard of care for everyone - it's no different than most other viral infections. For some reason very few people seem to be aware of this advice, and all the scientific evidence supporting it (in the context of SARS-CoV-2 and in general).

arn 5y ago
Most things on your list are fine and prob won't hurt, but you didn't explicitly mention one thing that has studied benefit which is monoclonal antibodies. Also needs to be done early.
sonicggg 5y ago
Nonsense, get monoclonal antibodies as soon as possible. The earlier the better. All you said was available during 2020, and people have been taking vitamins minerals, etc. and dying anyway.
javagram 5y ago
> For some reason very few people seem to be aware of this advice, and all the scientific evidence supporting it (in the context of SARS-CoV-2 and in general). It’s because most of it is not backed by scientific evidence, there aren’t proved to be any general “antiviral” drugs you can effectively take to fight colds or other viruses. Tamiflu does exist for flu and maybe takes a day off your disease course, but even that is disputed. Zinc has as many negative studies as positive, high doses of vitamin C (e.g. “Emergen-C”) have flamed out in trials in the past. Some of them may have a small effect but don’t think it’s going to be a game changer in the fight against COVID-19. Only monoclonal antibodies and the vaccine are.

arn 5y ago

Most things on your list are fine and prob won't hurt, but you didn't explicitly mention one thing that has studied benefit which is monoclonal antibodies. Also needs to be done early.

sonicggg 5y ago

Nonsense, get monoclonal antibodies as soon as possible. The earlier the better. All you said was available during 2020, and people have been taking vitamins minerals, etc. and dying anyway.

javagram 5y ago

> For some reason very few people seem to be aware of this advice, and all the scientific evidence supporting it (in the context of SARS-CoV-2 and in general). It’s because most of it is not backed by scientific evidence, there aren’t proved to be any general “antiviral” drugs you can effectively take to fight colds or other viruses. Tamiflu does exist for flu and maybe takes a day off your disease course, but even that is disputed. Zinc has as many negative studies as positive, high doses of vitamin C (e.g. “Emergen-C”) have flamed out in trials in the past. Some of them may have a small effect but don’t think it’s going to be a game changer in the fight against COVID-19. Only monoclonal antibodies and the vaccine are.