Posted on 08/29/2021 1:13:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
My wife’s friend’s hubby is a Dr. He just sent HCQ and Ivermectin Rxs to Costco to fill. They called me to say they can’t fill the Ivermectin (shortage, allegedly) but the HCQ is ready. I then called our local compounding pharmacy which said can it fill Ivermectin. .
Bkmk
Head’s up
The good news has been in front of the medical community since Feb. 2020.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3934361/posts
Dr. Richard Bartlett, MD in Midland/Odessa, Texas made his presentation on July 2020.
https://americacanwetalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BartlettHall-1.pdf
People need to wake up and take control of their medication.
VA switched me from Symbicort to much cheaper “Wixela” for my COPD.
Worth looking into.
A few of us unpopular Freepers have mentioned budesonide.
VA recently changed me from an inhaler that had it (symbicort) to one that doesn’t.
I assume that was a decision on cost, but may be from scarcity now.
A few of us have mentioned it.
VA just switched me to an inhaler that doesn’t use budesonide for my COPD. Probably for cost reasons but I wonder if supply is stretched now.
Frontline doctors. I consulted a physician, first online profile questions, then contacted me by text, next pharmacy called to receive HCQ Rx payment...two days I had my HCQ.
Taking it as a preventative. First day, 2 x 200mg. Once a week afterward 200mg with 50mg zinc, D3, multivitamin.
So far, so good. Minimal changes in lifestyle, very little masking other than occasionally at work. Warsh my hands often and use alcohol based hand sanitizers when handling things in hi-pop areas.
All I can say is that in my case it worked very well.
Keeping the lungs working properly is key.
It is important that you know how it works though. I do know someone who told me it made her cough more so she stopped. Told her to start back up right now as the purpose was to get the junk out of your lungs.
Use a nebulizer. In through the mouth out through the nose. Have a waste can and lots of kleenex handy. Drink plenty of water or herbal tea. No dairy. Ask your doctor about taking Mucinex (guaifenesin) as well.
You are going to cough. A LOT. You may even interrupt your treatment to cough. For about 15 minutes to a half hour. Then you will breathe easier.
Four times a day for me.
First treatment of the day is the worse. Not pleasant.
Better then dying.
There is now but it is around $200 per month.
I forgot to mention Cosco. In this area they won't fill these prescriptions for "off-label" usage (e.g. COVID-19). That seems to be a corporate directive. The doctor must assert that the prescriptions are for conventional use only. The doctor can be sanctioned or even lose his medical license if he makes a false declaration on this point.
It appears that all major corporate pharmacies are following the same party line since the last two weeks. Smaller pharmacies do not seem to be operating under the same "guidelines" from the FDA.
The Narrative(tm) seems to be "Vaccinate or Die".
I just obtained a 3 month supply. There was not a problem with availability (yet).
Of course I have an on-label usage for it for which the doctor could legitimately attest. The pharmacist asked no questions.
I am unsure if there is much difference between Budesonide and Fluticasone-Salmeterol (The "Advair Discus") or Prednisone for handling COVID-19.
I am told that these do not prevent or stop COVID-19 and are not even recommended in the first 5 days of symptoms. They seem to limit the damage and speed recovery if the infection worsens to the pneumonia phase. That is usually about 5-10 days from onset in vulnerable patients.
Don't take any medical advice from me. I get my medical advice from a real doctor who I see in person.
“out through the nose”
Yeah.
Used to avoid exhaling Symbicort through the nose because of irritation, but now do.
Many here have referred to protocols that include budesonide, like Zelenko
Ivermectin, Budesonide in the “peace pipe”, Zinc, C, D3, Bromelain, NAC are parts of a very effective protocol for treating the Virus.
bump
I do not know. My direct observations are a sample size of one state. Can anyone else speak to their experience in other States?
I note that the online literature from an infusion center in Ohio has very similar eligibility requirements to those here, and in particular, requires a referral from an "in-network" physician.
If your physician is not "in-network", this is where the catch-22 breakdown in access procedures is most likely to start. Access is time-critical for vulnerable patients and there is insufficient margin for procedural errors. You need to discuss this with your own doctor and work out arrangements before time-of-need.
Budesonide is used in asthma inhalers.
ptsal wrote:
“The good news has been in front of the medical community since Feb. 2020.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3934361/posts
Dr. Richard Bartlett, MD in Midland/Odessa, Texas made his presentation on July 2020.
https://americacanwetalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BartlettHall-1.pdf
People need to wake up and take control of their medication.”
I agree 💯
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