Badace52 said:

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yell_on_6th st said:

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Asking the docs, friend of a friend in Dallas, already went to urgent care and sent home, tested positive, mid 30's and no other health conditions:

"She's on day 12 at home still. She says it's rough."

"Yeah she's got brown stuff coming up and it takes 10 minutes to recover her breath after walking to the kitchen."

Should she be in hospital?

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That is hard to say definitively without assessing her in person. If she is really that short of breath with minimal exertion, she is someone who should probably be evaluated in an ER.

She is pretty far into the course of the disease and most people who end up hospitalized are already admitted by day 12, but by no means does that mean she doesn't need to go get checked out.

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Thank you, I relayed your answer to my friend to pass along. Said I got it from an Aggie doc on Texags! Gig 'em!

So I just happened to click on this video on Youtube today. This is an ER doctor in NY talking about what's going on. At about 0:40 seconds in, she says that if they could get their hands on CPAP machines it would help relieve some of the need for ventilators. I thought this wasn't the case, that a CPAP won't work in replacement for a ventilator? I would think that if they do work, there is probably a ton of them sitting on the shelves all over the country that they could get their hands on....

Is it not possible to send patients who are still mobile to other hospitals in the area before they start needing intensive care?

Aggie09Derek said:

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https://vimeo.com/399733860

Pulmonary doc in NYC answers a lot of questions (a few days old). Lots of good info.

He's a Rice grad.

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Thanks for sharing.

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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How much melatonin?

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I think he said regular dose. We just bought on Amazon and was delivered within 12 hours! This is one you probably can't megadose anyway, affects sleep. So 2-5mg. But I'm not even a Texags doc. Just going off of the label of what we bought.

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I'd like to know how much too. I heard if you have the virus, you should take 50-100mg per day in 4 doses. I don't know how much for preventative.

Troglodyte said:

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88planoAg said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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How much melatonin?

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I think he said regular dose. We just bought on Amazon and was delivered within 12 hours! This is one you probably can't megadose anyway, affects sleep. So 2-5mg. But I'm not even a Texags doc. Just going off of the label of what we bought.

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I'd like to know how much too. I heard if you have the virus, you should take 50-100mg per day in 4 doses. I don't know how much for preventative.

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As a sleep aid, 2-5mg once a day, right before sleep, is the typical dose. 100mg seems extremely high. 5mg knocks me out in 30 minutes.

He responded to me on his FB page that he currently takes a 10mg dose.

I had nightmare issues with large doses of melatonin. Like waking up in deathly peril, sweats and shakes, sobbing and deep fear. Never touched the stuff again.

Decided to go for it again. Read up and it said that you can work up to the 10mg dose slowly by eating 1-2mg for a few days and work up from there. We'll see. Last time wasn't fun.

If CPAP's are useful, I have a couple of old ones I can donate. Just need to know where to send them.

How do CPaps help? Just curious, because I use one nightly

Reveille said:

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Proc92 said:

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Troglodyte said:

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88planoAg said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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How much melatonin?

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I think he said regular dose. We just bought on Amazon and was delivered within 12 hours! This is one you probably can't megadose anyway, affects sleep. So 2-5mg. But I'm not even a Texags doc. Just going off of the label of what we bought.

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I'd like to know how much too. I heard if you have the virus, you should take 50-100mg per day in 4 doses. I don't know how much for preventative.

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As a sleep aid, 2-5mg once a day, right before sleep, is the typical dose. 100mg seems extremely high. 5mg knocks me out in 30 minutes.

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100mg is way too much.! I take 10mg per night for myself. It is usually recommended to take between 2-5mg per day.

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Here is an article quoting a doctor recommending 50-100 mg/day. I'm wondering if the author misunderstood the dosage.

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But if you are diagnosed with COVID-19, Dr. Neel says a secret weapon in your response.should be melatonin and maintaining communication with a medical professional.

"Most people know it as a sleep aid but it's got many anti-oxidant and anti-toxin properties that cancel a lot of the effects of the virus."

The amount you should take depends on the severity of your illness.

He recommends 50 to 100 milligrams, divided into 4 doses daily and that you stay in contact with the medical professional who provided the initial diagnosis.

Dr. Neel says melatonin has been used to combat other viral diseases including SARS and West Nile Virus.

He says melatonin isn't going to prevent you from getting COVID-19 but will certainly help improve your health if you are diagnosed.

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https://www.ktsa.com/area-doctor-offers-simple-suggestion-to-help-in-covid-19-recovery/

Doc, if you were going to put together a recommended prophylactic kit from OTC stuff what would you recommend?

- Melatonin
- Zinc
- Vitamin C?
- Vitamin D?

Thanks in advance

LawHall88 said:

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Reveille said:

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Proc92 said:

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Troglodyte said:

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88planoAg said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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How much melatonin?

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I think he said regular dose. We just bought on Amazon and was delivered within 12 hours! This is one you probably can't megadose anyway, affects sleep. So 2-5mg. But I'm not even a Texags doc. Just going off of the label of what we bought.

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I'd like to know how much too. I heard if you have the virus, you should take 50-100mg per day in 4 doses. I don't know how much for preventative.

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As a sleep aid, 2-5mg once a day, right before sleep, is the typical dose. 100mg seems extremely high. 5mg knocks me out in 30 minutes.

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100mg is way too much.! I take 10mg per night for myself. It is usually recommended to take between 2-5mg per day.

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Here is an article quoting a doctor recommending 50-100 mg/day. I'm wondering if the author misunderstood the dosage.

Quote:

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But if you are diagnosed with COVID-19, Dr. Neel says a secret weapon in your response.should be melatonin and maintaining communication with a medical professional.

"Most people know it as a sleep aid but it's got many anti-oxidant and anti-toxin properties that cancel a lot of the effects of the virus."

The amount you should take depends on the severity of your illness.

He recommends 50 to 100 milligrams, divided into 4 doses daily and that you stay in contact with the medical professional who provided the initial diagnosis.

Dr. Neel says melatonin has been used to combat other viral diseases including SARS and West Nile Virus.

He says melatonin isn't going to prevent you from getting COVID-19 but will certainly help improve your health if you are diagnosed.

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https://www.ktsa.com/area-doctor-offers-simple-suggestion-to-help-in-covid-19-recovery/

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I will have to research to make sure high doses do not have any ill effects. That says melatonin is generally believed to be a relative benign drug!

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Reveille said:

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Here is must recent update!

https://www.facebook.com/1074406732/posts/10218350645292203/?sfnsn=mo

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First day in the state to have a decrease number of positive tests!!! Not counting my chickens but I'll gladly take some positive news here. Keep social distancing.

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If the trend continues and the voluntary social distancing was working (1-2 week lag between measures and results showing up in positive tests), will we go back to voluntary distancing or keep on lockdown.

BiochemAg97 said:

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AW Aggie said:

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Reveille said:

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Here is must recent update!

https://www.facebook.com/1074406732/posts/10218350645292203/?sfnsn=mo

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First day in the state to have a decrease number of positive tests!!! Not counting my chickens but I'll gladly take some positive news here. Keep social distancing.

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If the trend continues and the voluntary social distancing was working (1-2 week lag between measures and results showing up in positive tests), will we go back to voluntary distancing or keep on lockdown.

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That seems to be the million dollar question. I'm not in the medical field and definitely not a politician so can't really say what the best plan of action is. I do think it would be wise to have the self voluntary distancing in place for 4 weeks so extend this one by another 2 weeks to see what happens and then make a more educated opinion on the next steps.

Player To Be Named Later said:

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What I'm using, based in large part from his updates, are Vit C, A, Zinc, Quercitin, Selenium, and Melatonin. Also trying to drink a glass of green tea a day.

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That all looks pretty sound. Just don't take too much vitamin A as high doses can cause issues. One per day should be fine!

Apologies if this was discussed, as I tried to find it but didn't.

If I'm already taking a daily vitamin and vitamin D supplement, so I stop the D and add zinc and vitamin C, even though those are already in the daily vitamin?

Thanks for the quick response. I'll pick up some Vitamin C today. Any recommendation on size? I know it goes all the way up to 1000mg

My doctor recommended that I have the two vaccinations for preventing most pneumonias. I took his advice and got the shots although they were a few years apart. Is there any evidence to suggest that they may help to mitigate the effects of CV?

I've been trying to drink an emergen-C every day or so. Along with D and my multi vitamin