Throwawizzle23 | 7 points
A question regarding prophylaxisHello everyone. Got my Ivermectin and stuff. So I am following the entire FLCCC protocol.
Janurary 4th, I took my first doage, and 48 hours later on January 6th, I took my second dosage. This means one week (7 days) after my most recent/2nd dose, I will be continuing with my next/third dosage.
Here is my question though. With a drug like Ivermectin, whose halflife is only a few days, why on Earth do they reccomend taking it the first day, then one dose 48 hours later, then literally one dose every week (which now of course has been changed to every TWO weeks)? How the Heck is that supposed to protect me? Won't it be at too low of a concentration in the body to help by then? Hmm....
[-] machinelearny | 1 points
If you take ivermectin daily there's a chance of having some serious side effects like neurological issues, probably after about 2 or 3 weeks (which probably clears up quickly also if you stop using it).
I have treated dogs with ivermectin a lot, for very bad mange you need to give them a slightly higher dose daily for 2 weeks, and this is when they sometimes start having side effects. It is hard on their livers (according to the vet) and they sometimes have neurological side effects.
The standard dose, once a week seems to be ok, but as already commented, it is not commonly used in humans like this, usually it is a single dose maybe once or twice a year. So such a high frequency of use is not widely proven safe.
If it's possible, it would be good to limit the ivermectin use during periods of low probability of exposure.
Since the early treatment regime from the FLCCC seems to be quite effective, it makes more sense to keep the ivermectin use low until you have symptoms. You will probably have some protection from the prophylaxis use and you will start treatment immediately so it will improve your chances significantly.
[-] Throwawizzle23 | 1 points
okay then so maybe a good idea would be to do the first twos doses day 1 and three in the protocol. Then take half the reccomended dose as per asked on alternating weeks.
Meaning. dose 1 day 1 (full dose), Dose 2 day 3(full dose)
One week later (half dose) one week later (full dose) one week later (half) one week later full)
etc etc
I am guessing Ivermectin in humans also is hard on the liver so perhaps just take it easy for now. Also, apparently it effects sperm count. Hopefull that does not mean it has effect on male sex hormones such as testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and hopefully it is not estrogenic, or increases prolactin.
I thought I saw somewhere that Africans in Africa take Ivermectin for prophylaxis - for years - with no problem. I took a dose (according to weight) then skipped a day and took another dose. I took a dose two weeks after that, then two weeks after that. I feel absolutely no side effects, which is rare for drugs in my experience.
I didn't know this about dogs.
[-] traveler19395 | 1 points
I thought I saw somewhere that Africans in Africa take Ivermectin for prophylaxis - for years - with no problem.
This is true for some places, but the most frequent dosing I have read is twice a year at the same dose that is being suggested at 13x the frequency for covid prophylaxis.
[-] Haitchpeasauce | 1 points | Jan 12 2021 03:45:59
Just in case you haven't seen it, Dr Pierre Kory actually commented on the dosing regime and the reasons behind it
https://www.reddit.com/r/ivermectin/comments/klk8fe/flccc_prophylaxis_dosing_change/
On a fortnightly regime you won't be fully covered, weekly is going to be better. But it's a balance of dosing (there are always risks and consequences for taking a drug, we want to minimise that aspect, historically people were not taking this much ivermectin and we don't know the long term effects) with the risk of infection, and having a good chance of full recovery if you do become sick.
Also this has to be taken as a part of a whole protective strategy, along with the other components like masks, distancing and avoiding crowded places.
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