Not true. My wife has Lupus and takes this drug every day. It's the most common initial treatment for lupus patients to keep the disease under control. It works extremely well doing so. Has minimal side effects. Wife has more vivid dreams and restless sleep but that's been it.

I have reactions to mefloquine. Would I have reactions to this as well? Serious question.

AggieBaseball06 said:

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There was a doctor on TexAgs yesterday saying that the side effects of that drug are pretty brutal and it's being used when someone is already in pretty bad shape.

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When my oldest brother was in Viet Nam, they had to take some anti-malarial on a regular basis. I don't know what anti-malarial it was, but I know that nobody liked taking it.

AggieBaseball06 said:

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There was a doctor on TexAgs yesterday saying that the side effects of that drug are pretty brutal and it's being used when someone is already in pretty bad shape.

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"The most common adverse effects are a mild nausea and occasional stomach cramps with mild diarrhea. The most serious adverse effects affect the eye."


"People taking 400 mg of hydroxychloroquine or less per day generally have a negligible risk of macular toxicity, whereas the risk begins to go up when a person takes the medication over 5 years or has a cumulative dose of more than 1000 grams."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Eyes

The treatment protocol for COVID-19 is 5-10 days. It's all moot anyway because the FDA hasn't approved its use for COVID-19 yet, last I heard.

Snap E Tom said:

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AggieBaseball06 said:

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There was a doctor on TexAgs yesterday saying that the side effects of that drug are pretty brutal and it's being used when someone is already in pretty bad shape.

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"The most common adverse effects are a mild nausea and occasional stomach cramps with mild diarrhea. The most serious adverse effects affect the eye."


"People taking 400 mg of hydroxychloroquine or less per day generally have a negligible risk of macular toxicity, whereas the risk begins to go up when a person takes the medication over 5 years or has a cumulative dose of more than 1000 grams."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Eyes

The treatment protocol for COVID-19 is 5-10 days. It's all moot anyway because the FDA hasn't approved its use for COVID-19 yet, last I heard.

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My reaction was more severe....couldn't sleep and literally started going a little crazy....on edge all the time. I quit it thinking malaria would be easier to deal with than the side effects of that drug. Doc thought I might be allergic to it

NASAg03 said:

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The amount in tonic is minimal and not effective..

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So you're saying we need to drink more gin & tonics. got it. thanks for the tip

BlackGoldAg2011 said:

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NASAg03 said:

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The amount in tonic is minimal and not effective..

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So you're saying we need to drink more gin & tonics. got it. thanks for the tip

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Google says 83 milligrams per liter. So about five liters of G&T a day should be therapeutic.

that does seem like it would likely be effective in keeping COVID-19 away. I mean, you can't catch it if you're dead...

wessimo said:

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BlackGoldAg2011 said:

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NASAg03 said:

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The amount in tonic is minimal and not effective..

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So you're saying we need to drink more gin & tonics. got it. thanks for the tip

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Google says 83 milligrams per liter. So about five liters of G&T a day should be therapeutic.

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Gee doc I dont know if I can handle that.

Is it OK if I switch it to Vodka?

The treatment protocol for COVID-19 is 5-10 days. It's all moot anyway because the FDA hasn't approved its use for COVID-19 yet, last I heard.

You really think that we are going to wait for FDA approval to try various drugs? Doctors use drugs off label all the time for many issues.