Comment by honksillet

5 years ago

Please leave politics out of this. The OP was making very specific claims and I asked for the sources, which he provided. I thought it was common knowledge that HCQ is most often prescribed for chronic conditions (but I could be wrong about that). It is fair to ask for a source though so here is a source. https://reference.medscape.com/drug/plaquenil-hydroxychloroq... Note that for treatment of, say, Rheumatoid Arthritis the treatment duration is indefinite. The suggested dose for off label use of HCQ with covid is a single dose of 800mg, then 4 to 7 days of 400 mg. (That is from the Epocrates app on my phone so I don't have a link to share.)

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honksillet

giardini 5 years ago

honksillet says>"The suggested dose for off label use of HCQ with covid is a single dose of 800mg, then 4 to 7 days of 400 mg. "<

800 MG HCQ seems high. Dr. Zev Zelenko (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ulqf5NXhms) suggested a regimen for covid-19 with only half that dosage:

- 200mg 2x daily Hydroxychloroquine,

- 500mg 1x daily Azithromycin,

- 220mg 1x daily Zinc sulfate.

IAmEveryone 5 years ago

This is dangerous. Don't take advice from Youtube celebrity doctors.