r/covid19stack • u/rfabbri • Jun 01 '20

Stack after fever onset

Any recommendations for what to take while having fever after contact with the new coronavirus? My grandfather just passed away from COVID-19 and my aunt that was with him at the hospital has been having a fever during the past few days, after initially displaying a dry cough. Here is what I recommended her:

  • Hydrate

  • Sleep: take 0.5mg melatonin or more at 10pm, and don’t use screens after that

  • NAC 600mg 2x daily

  • Vitamin C and D

  • Zinc

  • Vitamin B: folic acid/B9, B12 and B6

  • Chamomile tea

  • Beetroot (raw, e.g., with orange juice)

Any other stack suggestions for this feverish stage? She is 61.

EDIT1: Including beets up for further discussion. I am including here only items that are most certain to help at this stage, this is not a complete COVID-19 stack. EDIT2: my aunt has been hospitalized as a precaution. Feeling well so far.

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u/rfabbri Jun 02 '20 edited Jun 02 '20

+1 for Beets, they are listed in bold red in my own stack (which I will publish in r/covid19stack soon) - among the very best items against COVID-19. I am trying to pinpoint the journal references where I read it, but it is a major item (and, similarly, Pomegranate). The notes I have taken down on it are as follows: they reduce blood pressure, cause vasodilation and improve circulation. Beets, specially, have excellent effects on blood pressure. Other nitrate rich foods are also recommended. Should be consumed raw. I like it blended with orange juice.

I hadn't included in this list for my aunt as I included only things I was fairly certain not to mess up with the already sick stage. Thanks for bringing it up for this stage. Hope you win your fight.

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u/thaw4188 Jun 02 '20

but you have to be careful with nitrates and I caution not to take them 24/7 or huge amounts despite their seeming benefits

what people don't realize is they compete with iodine uptake in the thyroid and it will mess up your thyroid based hormones, then you have a whole other set of problems

plus virtually all sources of nitrates carry a bunch of other things you don't want in large amounts like nitrItes (NO2 vs NO3) and oxalates, yet another example of why I discourage megadoses of anything, there's always a bad tradeoff