Posted on 01/26/2021 9:56:31 AM PST by SeekAndFind
As Azuka laid down in bed feverish, he had resigned to his fate believing he was not going to make it to the next day.
Just 3 days into the new year and all the fun he had, attending weddings and burial ceremonies in the east all seemed like a big mistake. He must have caught covid-19 at one of those events, he thought.
Since attending the last event, he fell sick and has been exhibiting the symptoms of Covid-19 and just waiting to die until someone recommended Ivermectin, a little known drug as a potential medicine that could help save his life.
A few days later he recovered and spread the news to friends and family – he believes Ivermectin cured him.
The rush to purchase Ivermectin in Lagos has increased of late after stories similar to that of Azuka (not his real name) spread. As Nigeria’s caseloads rise past 120k cases, some Nigerians are increasingly worried about contracting Covid-19, rushing to pharmacies to purchase a drug that they all believe is the most portent to fight Covid-19.
What is Ivermectin?
According to the World Health Organisation, Ivermectin was originally produced in the 1980s as a veterinary drug used largely for nematode control in cattle, horses, pigs, and dogs and became the standard for control of the ectoparasitic disease, scabies. It soon became the world’s most profitable veterinary drug.
Since then, Ivermectin has been used on humans for controlling strongyloidiasis, a human pathogenic parasitic roundworm causing the disease strongyloidiasis. According to medical sources, it is also known in the US as threadworm, UK, and Australia as pinworms.
In Nigeria, it has been used to treat worms, according to a pharmacist who spoke to Nairametrics.
Originally it’s a worm expeller (Antihelminthic) used in the elimination of parasitic worms from the body. They use it in combination with doxycycline. They also use Vitamin C in combination with Axrthromycin.”
However, more recently, the drug is now being used for the treatment of Covid-19 pushing demands for the drug high across pharmacies in Lagos. A Nairametrics survey suggests the drug cost as high as N100,000.
Another pharmacist who craved anonymity explains.
“It was one of the available free drugs dispensed to patients at clinics in Nigeria – for eliminating different types of worms from the body. People usually don’t buy it from pharmacies because of the low price, thinking it’s not good quality tabled for expelling worms. It was not expensive and almost cost next to nothing, but now it sells for as high as N200 per tablet”
At N200 per tablet, a pack of 500 tablets could go for as high as N100,000. From all indications, the prices are unstable and could be purchased from as little as N20,000 per pack of 500 tablets to as high as N100,000. It all depends on demand and supply and who is under pressure to get a “cure”.
Is the drug credible?
Several social media posts and videos allude to the efficacy of the drug in “preventing and curing” Covid-19 but this is yet to be certified by the WHO.
The drug however came into the limelight after a Financial Times article claimed the drug had a chance of cutting covid-19 deaths by up to 75%.
The article was based on research published by the International Ivermectin Project Team led by the University of Liverpool lecturer Andrew Hill. A Nigerian Olufemi Emmanual Babalola, from Bingham University/Lagos University, Nigeria is also part of the group.
Here is an excerpt of the result of the research conducted by the group
“Ivermectin was associated with reduced inflammatory markers (C-Reactive Protein, d-dimer, and ferritin) and faster viral clearance by PCR. Viral clearance was treatment dose- and duration-dependent. Ivermectin showed significantly shorter duration of hospitalization compared to control. In six RCTs of moderate or severe infection, there was a 75% reduction in mortality (Relative Risk=0.25 [95%CI 0.12- 0.52]; p=0.0002); 14/650 (2.1%) deaths on ivermectin; 57/597 (9.5%) deaths in controls) with favorable clinical recovery and reduced hospitalization. “
Currently, the only other drug with the same level of worldwide unofficial approval for treatment of Covid-19 is Remdesivir, after it also showed an effect on improving recovery rate for Covid-19 patients.
The choice between waiting for a vaccine or self-medication
More recently, the search for cures for Covid-19 has been overshadowed by vaccine breakthroughs across the world. For most governments, preventing covid-19 is better than curing it which is why more effort is geared towards vaccine distributions and other preventive measures such as insisting on facemasks and introducing new lockdowns.
But for developing economies like Nigeria, where self-medication is prevalent, drugs like Ivermectin are easier to purchase over the counter as well as administer. Just like the demand for chloroquine, zinc, and vitamin C soared in the first wave of Covid-19, demand for Ivermectin is rising along with its price.
Fortunately, Ivermectin is backed by research even though the researchers expressed caution as more trials need to be conducted.
Despite the encouraging trend this existing data base demonstrates, it is not yet a sufficiently robust evidence base to justify the use or regulatory approval of ivermectin. However, the current paucity of high-quality evidence only highlights the clear need for additional, higher-quality and larger-scale clinical trials, warranted to investigate the use of ivermectin further.
“The maximum effective dose of ivermectin needs to be clarified and new clinical trials should use a consistent multi-day dosing regime, with at least 0.4mg/kg/day. The appropriate dose and schedule of ivermectin still requires evaluation and the current randomized clinical trials of ivermectin need to be continued until ready for rigorous review by regulatory agencies.” International Ivermectin Project Team
Asides Ivermectin, Nigerians have also resorted to traditional medicine such as a beverage of lemongrass, dogonyaro leaves, garlic, ginger, and bitter kola to prevent and cure Covid-19, despite orthodox vaccines proven to be effective.
Perhaps it is because no one is sure when the vaccine will get to Nigeria after it was initially meant to arrive in January and since pushed to February 2021. And even if it does arrive in Nigeria, most people do not believe it will get to ordinary Nigerians on time especially when they cite the way the Covid-19 palliatives was handled.
For now, the need for self-reliance is driving people towards any drug they believe can cure covid-19.
Thanks.
I hadn’t heard that, about the HCQ/Quercetin/ECGG and the kidneys and/or liver.
Hoping it all goes well for you!!
(I think at SpeakToAnMD you actually speak to an MD...lol...and, could go over your medical concerns? Just a thought. Not sure what their policies are about states not allowing. I think that’s one of the main reasons they started, but not sure.)
Are you planning on getting the vax? Just another possible option, for you. I know folks have differing opinions about it. My elderly aunt couldn’t wait to get hers. So far, so good....she’s had 1st dose.
Take care!!
thanks- not sure about the vaccine yet- not even available to us yet- and gotta jump through hoops to even get on waiting list- such a pain- Hard to know what decision to make- as the virus is 99.6% survivable overall, 99.4% for elderly and sick- but vaccine could make the virus less severe i guess if one should get it, and be in the category of bad reaction to the virus- No real good choice really-
Quote of the day!
Have bottle of Ivermectin for treating ear mites in cats and dogs.
The conspiratorial side of me wonders why they would withhold this from people...
Money.
Same reason both ESSIAC and Laetrile have been suppressed, both having about 80% success rates curing cancer. Both well under $2000, while current “treatments” will hit you for $100,000 or more, often bankrupting people and sending insurance costs through the roof. Same for covid, you can treat it for 20 bucks. Big pharma will not allow that. They want a $5000 “treatment” that will not actually cure anything, just supress the symptoms and empty your wallet.
Why do you think we’ve seen over 75 years of “research” and not one single effective cure for cancer? Or anything else. The cures that have been found have been suppressed. If you cure it, big pharma can’t hit you for huge drug prices for the rest of your [short] life. Then on to the next dupe.
Dr. Richard Krebs researched Laetrile in the 70’s and published a preliminary paper citing an 80% success rate both preventing and curing many types of cancer with Laetrile, which is actually Vitamin b17, found in high concentrations in apricot pits. His funding was immediately cut off, he was called a quack by the medical establishment, harrassed by the AMA and FDA, and according to the article I read years ago, fresh apricot pits were banned in the US. (don’t know if that is still true). When Renee Caisse died, the FBI raided her clinic and burned all her notes on her essiac research.
Ditto for Chloroquine, can’t be patented by some drug company, they can’t gouge us for Billion$, so they want any information about it killed. Chloroquine to treat Covid is about $20 or so. And it works.
My sister had a friend years ago who found a doctor in Wackifornia who would use natural treatments, she went there for Essiac treatments by IV (extracts), then a couple of months at home in tea form, drink it every day, cancer gone bye bye. Her doctor was shocked. Doctors had put her through the usual, surgery, chemo, radiation and finally said sorry, we’re done, you have maybe 6 months to live. 2 years later she was still working in the same store as my sister. It’s still being suppressed by our very own AMA and FDA. Quackery!
Canine wormer for cancer -
Renee Caisse, the woman who researched Essiac (her name backward) set up a clinic where she only took terminal cancer cases. Doctors give you 6 months, she’d take you. Some of them wrote her letters 10 years later to let her know they were still doing fine. Sheep Sorrel, Burdock, Slippery Elm, and Turkey Rhubarb in a specific ratio, called the “tea of life” by the indians who gave her the original recipe to treat her mother’s breast cancer. I met my sister’s friend 3 years after doctors told her she might live 6 months. Still cancer/lukemia free. Look up Essiac.
It’s all about the money. Cure anything, you don’t need big pharma and their chemicals any more. Suppress the cure, they have you by the short curlies, and you pay for $300 a pop drugs for freakin ever. And these days that’s the cheap stuff. Just wait till biden has a few months to “fix” things. Notice gas already going up at least 30 cents a gallon? It’s barely started. Drugs will go up too. Gas went up before he was even inaugurated, they know it’s going to get bad.
I am, I have had no side effects at all. I've been taking it since early December.
The only thing I'm stumped with is how to groom my tail. ;)
That said, I did http://text2md.com today and got a script for the pill version. No idea on cost as my local pharmacy has to order it in and I'll pick it up tomorrow.
LOL.....groom your tail.
That’s great. Thanks for the good report/feedback. I take it you were taking the paste form, until you receive pill form.
We have an Rx (from our dr) but haven’t begun to take, yet. Just trying to read up on all of the side effects and personal experiences.
Thx.
Amazing! Thank you for this!
I was taste testing the Durvet 1.87% at .2mg/kg. Every two weeks, I get this urge for oats and paste. Go figure.
😂
What are your thoughts on taking the vax?
We’re still thinking.....NO 🤨
I do have a pretty strong science background and I worked in the medical field 30 years ago. I understand how it works and my college level biology lets me understand the immune system pretty well. The vaccine does reprogram your own cells for the covid spike protein, so it's a very clever way of going about it. I would have to think if it's not actually doing what they say, it'd be a trillion dollar bankruptcy and some people are going to jail for life.
I think it's fine and I'll get it whenever my turn rolls around. I figure by the end of March they will be begging people to get the shot.
I’m taking HCQ (prescription) nd Ivermec (horse paste) prophylactically. No issues with either.
Wow....you’re doubling up and taking no chances.
Good for you and thank you for the report.
For how long, now, for each?
Can you point me to this post about JAMA and HCQ?
thanks for this info
Ivermectin is on Amazon...
My daughter suffered from childhood asthma, spent a lot of time with her in ERs with breathing machines, albuterol, antibiotics, etc...
She occasionally has relapses as an adult. Now I am wondering if some sort of lung parasite might have been in play, based upon what you discovered. Thanks for your insight. :)
AMA medicine has a total blind side to parasites, parasites are a relegated to a third world problem.
I had a co-worker who had a persistent cough for over two years. I suspected he had some type of lung worm but I could never broach the subject with him due to the normalcy bias against the idea that Americans have any type of parasites. He let his dog lick him in the face all the time.
Thanks for your kind and detailed reply.
My apologies, for some reason....I just saw your reply.
Agree....by March....they’ll be begging folks.
Take care!
$3 to $4 at TSC in Texas.
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