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Rapid Vitamin D Supplementation May Present Better Outcomes in Covid-19

46 points by curmudgeon22 5y ago

FilMo 5y ago
I take Vitamin D3 daily. I read about the body's vital need for the vitamin on https://www.canadadrugsdirect.com/online-pharmacy https://www.canadadrugsdirect.com/online-pharmacy long ago and take it regularly. Neverhteless, I got sick from the virus. It's totally unpredictable. However, maybe this saved me from complications, who knows...
nradov 5y ago
Here's the original full text study link. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4047/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4047/htm It looks interesting but I'm concerned that they describe hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as "anti-virals". While some doctors attempted to use those medications to treat COVID-19, they were never confirmed to have any significant anti-viral effect. So that leads me to question the quality of the peer review process. This other site has a fairly complete index of other studies on vitamin D and COVID-19. Taken as a whole there's pretty strong evidence that vitamin D deficiency is a serious risk factor. There's a real causative relationship; it's more than just a correlation with other risk factors like advanced age and obesity. https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/ https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/
- bananabiscuit 5y ago
  Hydroxychloroquine was only conclusively proven to have no effect on already hospitalized patients with severe covid. It is now known that this is the point in the disease where the significant portion of viral activity has already taken place, so it would make sense that an anti-viral would no longer do anything at this point. Last I checked there were no large trials for its use as early treatment, but some small trials do show that it can be effective if used early. Here’s a summary: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534595/
  - tamaharbor 5y ago
    Sorry Dude, this was a Trump thing, and you are probably getting a lot of down votes for it. But I agree we do need to treat early, acquire natural immunity, and not worry so much about continual vaccines and boosters.
    - jjeaff 5y ago
      I don't think there is any immunologist, virologist, or infectious disease doctor out there that agrees with your idea that you are better off getting infected with a disease than getting immunized for that disease.
      - wsc981 5y ago
        > with your idea that you are better off getting infected with a disease than getting immunized for that disease. With regards to COVID, no one is getting immunised through the vaccines right now as I understand?
        kadoban 5y ago
        Immunization: A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm
      - nradov 5y ago
        I encourage everyone eligible to get vaccinated, however vaccination doesn't reliably prevent infection. Eventually most vaccinated people will be infected. Fortunately the vaccines are pretty good at preventing deaths. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-wi...
  - treeman79 5y ago
    Need good data on autoimmune patients who take it. A high risk group in general. How did they fair in aggregate? I started Hydroxychloroquine about six months before covid for Sjogrens. Stopped after getting and recovering from Covid. Was out of commission for a month. Had a couple of rough nights and about six months of intense clotting. I had to double my blood thinners. Of course no idea if it would have been worse off or not. On autoimmune forums it ranges from very effective with or without side effects to useless. It was a huge help for my condition, but side effects were to much.
tinus_hn 5y ago
So has this been peer reviewed and has the data been verified? This seems like such a simple idea I really don’t understand why this hasn’t been properly tested before.
- justinsaccount 5y ago
  Sleeping with potatoes in your socks is also a simple idea.
- nradov 5y ago
  Yes it has been peer reviewed. I can't vouch for the quality of that review, however other studies have reached similar results. https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/ https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/

46 points by curmudgeon22 5y ago

I take Vitamin D3 daily. I read about the body's vital need for the vitamin on https://www.canadadrugsdirect.com/online-pharmacy https://www.canadadrugsdirect.com/online-pharmacy long ago and take it regularly. Neverhteless, I got sick from the virus. It's totally unpredictable. However, maybe this saved me from complications, who knows...

nradov 5y ago

Here's the original full text study link. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4047/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4047/htm It looks interesting but I'm concerned that they describe hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as "anti-virals". While some doctors attempted to use those medications to treat COVID-19, they were never confirmed to have any significant anti-viral effect. So that leads me to question the quality of the peer review process. This other site has a fairly complete index of other studies on vitamin D and COVID-19. Taken as a whole there's pretty strong evidence that vitamin D deficiency is a serious risk factor. There's a real causative relationship; it's more than just a correlation with other risk factors like advanced age and obesity. https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/ https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/

bananabiscuit 5y ago
Hydroxychloroquine was only conclusively proven to have no effect on already hospitalized patients with severe covid. It is now known that this is the point in the disease where the significant portion of viral activity has already taken place, so it would make sense that an anti-viral would no longer do anything at this point. Last I checked there were no large trials for its use as early treatment, but some small trials do show that it can be effective if used early. Here’s a summary: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534595/
- tamaharbor 5y ago
  Sorry Dude, this was a Trump thing, and you are probably getting a lot of down votes for it. But I agree we do need to treat early, acquire natural immunity, and not worry so much about continual vaccines and boosters.
  - jjeaff 5y ago
    I don't think there is any immunologist, virologist, or infectious disease doctor out there that agrees with your idea that you are better off getting infected with a disease than getting immunized for that disease.
    - wsc981 5y ago
      > with your idea that you are better off getting infected with a disease than getting immunized for that disease. With regards to COVID, no one is getting immunised through the vaccines right now as I understand?
      - kadoban 5y ago
        Immunization: A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm
    - nradov 5y ago
      I encourage everyone eligible to get vaccinated, however vaccination doesn't reliably prevent infection. Eventually most vaccinated people will be infected. Fortunately the vaccines are pretty good at preventing deaths. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-wi...
- treeman79 5y ago
  Need good data on autoimmune patients who take it. A high risk group in general. How did they fair in aggregate? I started Hydroxychloroquine about six months before covid for Sjogrens. Stopped after getting and recovering from Covid. Was out of commission for a month. Had a couple of rough nights and about six months of intense clotting. I had to double my blood thinners. Of course no idea if it would have been worse off or not. On autoimmune forums it ranges from very effective with or without side effects to useless. It was a huge help for my condition, but side effects were to much.

tinus_hn 5y ago

So has this been peer reviewed and has the data been verified? This seems like such a simple idea I really don’t understand why this hasn’t been properly tested before.

justinsaccount 5y ago
Sleeping with potatoes in your socks is also a simple idea.
nradov 5y ago
Yes it has been peer reviewed. I can't vouch for the quality of that review, however other studies have reached similar results. https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/ https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/