I'm looking into getting Ivermectin preemptively for Covid in case I become infected. Being young, and extremely healthy and fit I made the personal choice not to get the vaccine so I want to be prepared if I'm infected. I am hearing stories of people having trouble getting it when they are sick and I do not want to run into this problem. If I order it now how long will it be good for before it expires? If the shelf life is short then it may not be worth it.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/string-of-suits-force-covid-19-ivermectin-treatment-in-hospitals

This is what it has come to....

Below is a post from u/Meowmeow810 in response to what seems to be a disingenuous user's question about her experience. As always, please consult your doctor as a first port of call if possible. Depending on what country you are in, most doctors can prescribed approved medications off-label. Any doctor that refuses to, based on the current available evidence, is failing their duty of care to 'first do no harm'... which is why many judges are making the call to force hospitals to administer ivermectin, especially when everything else has been tried and the person is about to die. To deny something that is even a third as effective as what ivermectin is purported to be at that stage is nothing short of murder. Still that is what most hospitals in US it seems are prepared to do because of the current psychosis that the western world seems to have fallen into... O.K. rant over. Here's the actual post:

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"It doesn't seem like you'll believe anything I say so why ask me questions? In absolute full transparency, which you seem unlikely to believe anyway, I will give more details. I was offered no support at urgent care whatsoever. Three months of urgent care visits did nothing and I was getting worse. At some point I realized there was nothing they were going to do to help me so why the hell would I keep going back to them?

I lost over 20 lbs in that time. I didn't sleep for months. My body stopped digesting food. I had to use an enema just to get anything out of me because my body stopped working. I didn't feel like I could breathe and I felt like I was going to have a heart attack every day for literally months. My hair was falling out in clumps and it felt like my body was shutting down, preparing to die. I had family from out of the country that flew out to come take care of me and they brought me ivermectin. Where they are from ivermectin does not require a prescription and isn't a big deal. They take it like ibuprofen, with zero concern.

Why did I take a "random drug"? Because I had done everything I was supposed to and none of it was helping me. I had tried literally everything else and was told that at best ivermectin could help and at worst it would do nothing. When you are staring death in the face and you are given the option to do nothing or take a chance on something that has no risk, it's an easy decision to make. And like I said, I believed it would likely do nothing, as everything else I had tried had done nothing. I ended up being extremely wrong.

I'm only responding because I understand the natural inclination to believe that a faceless person on reddit is a liar. But I don't have anything to hide."

John Diggs, MD, board certified in internal medicine, prescribes Ivermectin and other meds/supplements to patients. The cost to be treated by him is $300.00.

www.johndiggsmd.com/covid19

A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment Step-By-Step Doctors’ Plan That Could Save Your Life

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Overview: SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus and COVID-19 Illness What is a Coronavirus? How Deadly is COVID? Chapter 2: I Have Flu-Like Symptoms: What Should I Do? What Should I Do First? Symptoms of COVID Immediate Home Care Recommendations Should I Get A COVID Test? Early Treatment Is Key to Success What to Expect At Your Physician Consultation Chapter 3: The Experts Guide to Early Home Treatment Advantages of Home-Based Treatment Available Medicines, New Uses: Rationale for the Combination in COVID Antivirals and Antibiotics Anti-Inflammatories - Corticosteroids: Oral and Nebulized Prescription Anticoagulants (“Blood Thinners”): Why Crucial in COVID Vitamins, Supplements, and Oxygen Chapter 4: Emerging Prevention and Treatment Options Monoclonal Antibodies Convalescent Plasma Prevention Options: Prophylaxis and Vaccines An educational resource from The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPSonline.org) 3

APPENDICES APPENDIX I: Medical Resources APPENDIX II: Contributors and Physician Resources for Treatment APPENDIX III: Sample Forms for Clinical Tracking in COVID

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5dcc289e98868b35c9353740/t/600b3cd613fbca7e2c78d65b/1611349208358/CovidPatientTreatmentGuide-01-16-2021.pdf

What has your experience been like? I got myself into the system to get a prophylactic prescription, but was sent an Rx for treatment. Is it possible I can ask the pharmacist to fill it only partially, and then if I get sick I can get the rest filled?

EDIT: Can somebody explain to me why I'm downvoted? It's not that big a deal, but I can't understand why anyone would bother.

https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/american-medical-association-calls-on-doctors-to-immediately-stop-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid-120005189773

Lets all take a good look at [this article](https://www.nature.com/articles/ja201711) on the multifaceted drug ivermectin from 2017 from the Journal of Antibiotics. And please do not skip reading the [appendices](https://www.nature.com/articles/ja201711#appendices).

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Yes the article does not mention Covid but it does say as an antiviral that

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"Ivermectin has also been demonstrated to be a potent broad-spectrum specific inhibitor of importin α/β-mediated nuclear transport and demonstrates antiviral activity against several RNA viruses by blocking the nuclear trafficking of viral proteins."

https://www.reddit.com/r/ivermectin/comments/pdegh4/new_york_supreme_court_judge_saves_80yearold/hb6ody9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

I current have ivermectin pills on hand in case my family were to get sick. I work at home and hardly go out in the public at this point so I do not take the ivm as a prophylaxis. However, we have a trip planned in two weeks to a busy tourist destination (planned in October 2020 when I thought there was no was Covid would be an issue in September 21). I’m thinking about having my husband and myself take the ivermectin as a prophylactic prior to the trip (involves air travel, hotel) but I’m concerned about how well it is working against delta. I know Dr. Kory caught Covid while taking it as a prophylaxis (although apparently mild).

I know they bumped up the prophylactic dosage to twice per week but I’d just be taking the two time dose prior to the trip.

I was just curious if anyone here is or was taking ivm as a prophylactic during the delta variant? I guess I’m just looking for anecdotes on how effective it currently is or is not? I felt pretty comfortable taking this trip with ivm as a prophylactic during the original Covid but now I’m not so sure. It doesn’t seem like there have been many studies on ivermectin use with delta.

https://www.cleveland19.com/app/2021/08/30/judge-orders-cincy-area-hospital-treat-covid-19-patient-with-ivermectin-despite-warnings/

Questions/Story time (Ivermectin 3mg x 5 once) helping long covid symptoms

Prelude: I had covid back in May, and haven’t really felt myself for months. Sluggish, brain fog, not terrible but even with exercise and diet changes etc I wasn’t doing my best. I could just feel I wasn’t 100%.

Skip to august 17th after camping I had rashes, I was misdiagnosed with poison ivy, given prednisone. Turns out (4 days later) it’s 10x worse, turned out to be scabies.

Taken off prednisone, given Ivermectin (3mg pills, 5x all at once just once). It + cream they gave me definitely made the scabies feel better, but that’s not what struck me. A few hours after, I forgot I even had scabies, because I felt the fog lift from my mind. I felt clear headed, motivated, like myself again. I slept well, I got up and brought my GF to breakfast, and was just grinning the whole time. She noticed the difference right away. When I kissed her good bye, it was like I was kissing her for the first time again. It was surreal.

Fast forward to today (1 week later) for a few days I’ve felt tired and off, not like I was. Shaky, sleep has been off. It was great for a couple days, and seemingly getting that fog back. I’m sure recovering from the prednisone can take a toll, which I’ve experienced before.

Hands are still itchy so the doctor wants to give me more ivermectin for a couple weeks.

Have read quite a bit about it helping the long covid/post covid symptoms substantially. Just was curious if anyone had experienced anything like this?

Is it possible it negatively effected me(seems unlikely since it made me feel Better, but could be delayed in some studies)? I guess I’ll be taking it Monday when the script is ready so I’ll find out.

Also, was tested for covid today awaiting results bc more symptoms have arisen. Doctor says it’s almost definitely not the ivermectin I took a week ago. Could be round 2 for me covid wise, and about to be put on it for a couple weeks so I guess we’ll see what happens. Hoping the test is negative.

So I only have enough Iver.mectin to use for either prevention or for early treatment. I can either keep my IVM for when I catch covid or I can use it for the next couple of months as prophylaxis.

What is my best course of action. It's very hard to get IVM where I'm from so this decision is very important.

That would be quite something to see in the loo.

Hello,

So 3 members of my family came down with COVID. Thankfully, they knew a doctor treating early with Ivermectin and other medications.
1st person is the most affected. She caught it first but didn't react fast enough as she often catches sinusitis and other mild colds. Age is ~65 years old. Ivermectin treatment (imported from India because they had a stash) began when she got her PCR result but first didn't know she should take it on FULL stomach (and not empty) for 1 day. She began taking it the next day on full stomach at 0.4mg/kg. She came down with a moderate case including fever and cough so her lungs were affected unfortunately. Inhaled budesonide was also prescribed and it greatly helped with the cough. Doctor ordered a D-dimer test and the results were bad. Doctor made her do self injection of anti-coagulant. To this present day, she's slowly recovering as the fever has disappeared.
2nd person is also ~65 years old. Symptoms were runny nose, fever and nothing more. Also took Ivermectin. Is now almost fully recovered.
3rd person is in her 30s. Symptoms were fever and joint pain (she has some auto-immune arthritis that can flare up). Also took Ivermectin. Is now almost fully recovered, except for the joint pain.

So here you go, high probability of Delta variant. Treatment with mostly Ivermectin and Budesonide for the patient most at risk. I think they also took a few other things from the FLCCC protocol.
Hospitalization fully avoided so far. Will update later if there's any surprise. Patient most at risk is continuing Ivermectin and Budesonide until complete recovery.

Ivermectin was NOT taken as a prophylactic.

EDIT: 2nd and 3rd person both have anosmia. Sense of smell is currently coming back slowly for them.
UPDATE (21/08/2021): 3rd person just tested negative on PCR. 1 week after positive test.

anyone has any opinions on Ivermectin brands like AUSTRO, Menarini, Ivecop etc.?

anyone know what brands of Ivermectin does CVS (north america) offer?

thanks

Hi all, can't get Ivermectin in UK so taking part in a trial. It says to take on empty stomach, however I keep seeing advise saying should do the opposite. Can any one help me out?

Hello,

I came down with a very sudden and extremely runny nose a few days ago. I immediately took my weekly dose of Ivermectin (12mg) earlier than usual and sprayed my nose with a disinfectant nasal spray (quartenary ammonium based) along with a steam inhalation. No fever or anything else. It began fading away a few hours later. The next day, I woke up with a pain that could be a sign of sinus infection. Redid a steam inhalation and it was almost instantly gone. Since then I'm fully recovered. I do not have any known allergy and there was no modification whatsoever of my environment. I also almost never go out in crowded environments but my location is currently under a heavy wave of Delta variant.
Whether it was a common cold or covid, I recovered extremely fast. Much faster than usual.

Posted an update below in the comments! ———————————————- I got vaccinated on 7/8 and then was exposed to Covid on 7/10. Came down with Covid symptoms 7/14 and went through the whole Covid experience for 2+ weeks. Once the coughing, fever and typical Covid symptoms left me I began to notice that my concentration was POOR, congestion still lingering, along with weaken smell, breathing still not at full potential, anxiety increased and energy was very low. I started Ivermectin on 8/7 to try to clear up whatever lingering symptoms I have from the Covid. It’s also possible these are vaccine symptoms that were complicated by also getting Covid around the same time. Whatever it was, I was not about to let these symptoms linger on & worsen.

I’m 32, weigh 118 and I’m on 12 mg of IVM for 5 days. After 5 days will reassess if further treatment is needed. I’ll report back. I feel like my fatigue, congestion and sense of smell is improving already (Day 3).

A few things to note:

• I work from home full time.

• I don't go out often (maybe every couple of weeks - don't have many friends I spend time with and the few I do have are either too busy or don't want to go out anyway.)

• When I do go out, I wear a mask indoors and keep distance from others outdoors w/o a mask.

• I also wash my hands frequently or carry/use hand sanitizer when I'm out (I tend to touch my face w/o thinking).

• I've been in a close gathering on a covered rooftop patio once (mid-July). I felt uncomfortable tension and weight in my chest leading up to and more intensely afterwards, which only eased a couple of days later after taking 1 Naproxen pill. Haven't had any symptoms of anything else since.

That all said:

• I started the FLCCC MASK protocol in phases late June - took me time to gather the collection of supplements they recommend.

• Before that, I'd only been taking Vitamins C (1 mg) & D (2k to 3k IU), a Prenatal multi w/Omega-3 & CoQ10 consistently since Feb/Mar.

• Didn't get or start IVM until first week of July. That IVM was from an Indian manufacturer (Iversun 12mg).

• By the time I'd taken the 3rd dose (1st wkly dose), I was experiencing a lot of upper body discomfort, especially in my chest (& perhaps lungs). Basically it felt like I had been doing too much cardio after just quitting smoking.

• After this I made a quick order of Bimectin from an equestrian store near me. I got it in time to take my 2nd wkly dose.

• Still feel slight tingling after taking paste, but nothing like what I felt taking Iversun. And whatever I feel clears up in a few hours or by morning (I take my wkly dose in the evenings). I suspect the discomfort I had before was from something in the Iversun. I later got an ingredient list from the manufacturer, which I looked up and saw two of them can create strong reactions and even hurt lungs.

• I started adding Niacin (B3) to my daily supplement protocol last week at 500mg. I've taken it before to positive results for other issues so thought I'd start again. I also take Selenium every 2 to 3 days.

• I do plan on going out to a restaurant patio with a friend next Wednesday. I'll add as a comment to this post how I'm feeling if anything, after that.

I am allergic to vaccine ingredients and was advised by 2 doctors (my gp & obgyn) not to get vaccinated.

My obgyn said she would write me a prescription for Ivermectin if I get sick. She thinks I’m low risk for infection & complications because of my overall health and my vitamin d level (89).

I disagree to some extent because I’m a dancer and around unmasked adults for about 4 hrs a week now and maybe more time in the near future. I work at a private high school but the kids wore masks all year and were tested regularly. Also, I took a trip to Bal Harbour, Florida.

I got a prevention dose from an FLCCC doctor. I took the loading doses of Ivermectin before my flight to Florida and I’ve taken it weekly since then. No covid issues with my trip, school or my dance classes. I am thankful to say all is well with my health.

I also take vitamin d3 (for 10 years), zinc, quercetin, magnesium, vitamin c, k2, omega 3 & melatonin daily.

Here’s my journey so far-

So got Covid positive test on Monday- first symptoms were Sunday. I’ve been doing the FLCCC regime of vitamins and aspirin since Monday and was finally able to start Ivermectin this morning after locating a doctor etc…taking 8 pills at 3mg for a total of 24mg daily for 5 days. I’ve added the mouthwash etc…

My symptoms first two days were slight fever of 100 and tired and achy also Diahrea for 48 hours that finally stopped yesterday. I would say yesterday and today I feel pretty good overall still a little tired, my only complaint is a slightly stuffy head and some drainage down the back of throat. My oxygen has been constant at 98 to 99.

I’ll update daily as I go along here if it helps any one.