I got “something” a couple of weeks ago .... some folks are of the opinion it was COVID. I would agree, except I cannot figure out where I got it (we live on property in the country - rarely leave except to grocery shop, maybe run an errand or two). My mom (we live in the same house) got sick a week later - not exactly the same symptoms, but we didn’t want to wait & see what it turned into. My dad, also in the same house, got nothing (we stayed away from him as best we could).
So I started ivermectin at day 1.5 from symptoms & she did the first day of symptoms. I had the worst (felt like a sire throat was coming on, aches, chills, headache, crushing fatigue, brain fog) ... headache for 2 days, aches, chills for 1 day, fatigue/brain fog for 6 days. She had the sniffles, & felt like she was getting a sore throat, but it never fully developed. I was “good” (other than fatigue & brain fog) in 3 days, mom was over everything in 3-4 (stayed the same first 2 days, then rapidly got over everything by day 4).
We’ve been prophylacting (Dr. Z’s protocol) for months. I also did 2 Vit D “bombs”, 50K IU on day 1 & 2, also used povidone iodine nasal spray/gargle to reduce any viral load if it was COVID (or maybe ‘flu’). I had some other ‘good stuff’ stashed (Pepcid=famotidine, RhinoCort=budesinide, aspirin), but never felt like we needed it. Whew - all worked out fine. One of these days, I’ll get a blood test to see if I really did have it.
The test you take while you’re symptomatic is free. The blood test afterwards may or may not be covered under your insurance plan. Us cheapoes always consider the cost.