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BSD said:

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TexAg91 said:

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Reveille said:

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Go back and look at one of my earlier updates on supplements that may help protect you since they are zinc ionophores!

Green tea and Quercetin

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Should I take Quercetin and/or zinc now, or save it for if / when I get the virus?

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I have the same question. I'm 44 with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy and LBBB (I've gotten better with a BiV pacer and meds) so I'm pretty anxious about all this and loaded up on supplements just in case.

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You are definitely higher risk. For you I would be more aggressive this is what l take since I am high risk being a healthcare Worker.

Vitamin C 1g per day, Quercetin 1g twice per day, Green Tea 1 per day, Zinc 50mg per day and melatonin 5 to 10mg per day

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missyaggie said:

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Dr. Reveille,
I take hydroxychloroquine daily for cutaneous lupus. Is there any benefit to adding quercetin to that? Any dangers?
Thanks for all you're doing and for this great, informative thread!
Be safe!

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Diyala Nick said:

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From Twitter, proning patients seems to improve outcomes and keep them off of ventilators.

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Blanco Jimenez said:

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Any truth to the story on social media that ivermectin is killing the virus in tests? I sure hope so because I took a bath in that stuff working cows on Tuesday.

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clintaggie04 said:

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What is your opinion on "cleaning" groceries? I'm talking about things that I can't just leave out in the sun. If possible, what do you recommend for items in plastic or cans (yogurt, lunch meat, can goods, bread, etc) and what do you recommend for fresh produce?

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BSD said:

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Reveille said:

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BSD said:

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TexAg91 said:

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Reveille said:

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Go back and look at one of my earlier updates on supplements that may help protect you since they are zinc ionophores!

Green tea and Quercetin

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Should I take Quercetin and/or zinc now, or save it for if / when I get the virus?

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I have the same question. I'm 44 with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy and LBBB (I've gotten better with a BiV pacer and meds) so I'm pretty anxious about all this and loaded up on supplements just in case.

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You are definitely higher risk. For you I would be more aggressive this is what l take since I am high risk being a healthcare Worker.

Vitamin C 1g per day, Quercetin 1g twice per day, Green Tea 1 per day, Zinc 50mg per day and melatonin 5 to 10mg per day

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Thank you, Doc. I have an appointment with my cardiologist on the 22nd so I'll have a ton of questions for him, mainly what do I do if I show symptoms, knowing my history.

I have to admit, after a miraculous recovery to get my EF from 15 to 55%, overcoming the flu and pneumonia about a year ago, and just being a hard headed male, I was not at all worried about this virus. I even flew to Vegas to start the family spring break before we headed out into the desert Southwest. But after reading this thread, I realized what the world is dealing with. It scared me to the core. We ended up driving back and I've been at home ever since. Thank you for that all that you do. This gratitude goes for every single person fighting out there. God bless you all.

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buffalo chip said:

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Reveille said:

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BSD said:

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TexAg91 said:

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Reveille said:

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Go back and look at one of my earlier updates on supplements that may help protect you since they are zinc ionophores!

Green tea and Quercetin

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Should I take Quercetin and/or zinc now, or save it for if / when I get the virus?

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I have the same question. I'm 44 with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy and LBBB (I've gotten better with a BiV pacer and meds) so I'm pretty anxious about all this and loaded up on supplements just in case.

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You are definitely higher risk. For you I would be more aggressive this is what l take since I am high risk being a healthcare Worker.

Vitamin C 1g per day, Quercetin 1g twice per day, Green Tea 1 per day, Zinc 50mg per day and melatonin 5 to 10mg per day

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Doctor Rev... If you are on BP meds, is green tea safe (drinking or supplements...)? Years ago my wife read a university study that claimed green tea could interfere with BP medication. Any issues?

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Being a diabetic, I've poured over the info the last few weeks. Diabetics have ugly results with COVID-19. What I can't find is were the diabetics under control or where they diabetics that had poor glucose numbers? When I was diagnosed 7+ months ago, I had glucose numberss in the 250's with an A1C over 9. My March number average was 119 and my last A1C (Feb) was in the 5's. So I'm under control but does that help with my COVID-19 risk? Or just being a diabetic make you high risk?

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missyaggie said:

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Dr. Reveille,
I take hydroxychloroquine daily for cutaneous lupus. Is there any benefit to adding quercetin to that? Any dangers?
Thanks for all you're doing and for this great, informative thread!
Be safe!

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Diyala Nick said:

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From Twitter, proning patients seems to improve outcomes and keep them off of ventilators.

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JClark97 said:

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Doc,
I am going to ditch my multivitamin and start taking vitamin C, Zinc etc. Do you buy Zinc Gluconate or Zimc Picolinste, or is either okay?

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AgResearch said:

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Reveille said:

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Diyala Nick said:

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From Twitter, proning patients seems to improve outcomes and keep them off of ventilators.

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This is being reported in a lot of place that prone breathing seems to be beneficial. I don't know why at this time but I will be looking into it.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173887/

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Reveille:

Thanks for all your doing, trying to get some advice to push me in the right direction. Starting around March 10th or so I've had chest tightness in the sternum region. Not sharp pains, but tough to ignore. I chalked them up to just general stress or allergies (though I've never really had issues with allergies). But chest pains are not all that uncommon for me if I have too much caffeine (i've actually cut out caffeine the last 2.5 weeks).

Since then they've gotten more prevalent, last 4-5 days seems like I wake up with them and while they'll subside some during the afternoon they often return in the evenings.

No other symptoms. No fever, no cough. No sore throat. From March 10th -> 20th or so I was jogging 3 miles a day with no issues. Have a pulse oximeter and it's consistently shown 98/99 %SpO2 and right now shows a PRbpm of 50 while sitting down (haven't checked that consistently so don't know if it's always around there).

About 10 or so years ago I had chest pains and had an EKG and really the only issue found was what the doctor considered a "minor arrhythmia". Enough that he brought it up, but not enough that he said he was terribly concerned about it. I've always had what my gf describes as a "quick short hiccup/gasp for breath" that I get randomly. I'd say I had one once every 3-4 nights (they are really not that noticeable to me anymore), but last 2-3 nights I've been getting them 4-5 times a night. Again nothing painful, just something happening more often than it had been previously.

I run a small biz by myself so my health care options are rather limited (read: I have a basic Oscar plan to handle any significant expenditures but mainly pay out of pocket and don't really have a true primary care practitioner -- I rarely go to the doctor).

My ultimate question is this - If I am in the Fort Worth area (which is starting to ramp up in cases but still isn't considered bad by any stretch), is this worth risking going to an Urgent Care center to have them check my heart? Is that going to likely wind up them sending me to a larger facility where I have an even greater chance of possibly getting infected and having to quarantine from my gf for 14 days which would put a lot of stress on her). Or is there some over-the-counter/at-home advice you would give just to wait it out for a while longer?

The $$$ isn't an issue. Just trying to gauge risk/reward on going to a medical clinic right now (though in two weeks that prospect might look even worse from a crowd standpoint).

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