I guess it was just a coincidence that I took ivermectin and my covid went away in a few days. Probably had no effect. Just a coincidence.
I didn't take Ivermectin and my Covid went away in a few days.
That's what Covid usually does.
Exactly. That’s the difference between coincidence and causation. Logic 101.
Ivermectin should be taken with zinc. Ivermectin is an ionophore which facilitates the entry of zinc into the cell. The zinc in turn inhibits the rna protase which copies the virus.
I took a five day course of ivermectin with zinc and vitimin d when I first got covid. I believe this was responsible for the mildness of the symptoms and the speed of recovery.
Were you taking anything else like zinc, Vitamin D3 or C, multi vitamin/mineral, The Malasian study did not use any of these things, unless they were included in their “standard care” which was not explained. Below is the word on the Uttar Pradesh, India public health effort which was so successful. It used all of the above and other items as well along with screening, testing, and teaching. Any study of “Ivermectin” needs to be examined carefully to see what else, if anything, was also included. The Indian study was just called Ivermectin which was a completely incomplete identifier. The Indian study was definitely influenced by the Zelenko approach as modified with more experience.
Some people receiving Ivermectin have reported feeling a lot better than they have in years. Some of these people may have been infected with something else at a low level which may have been healed by Ivermectin. If one has lived in rural areas, traveled or served in foreign countries, there is always the possibility of some kind of parasitic infection and residual at a low level, not strong enough to encourage medical diagnosis. The article below describes the many kinds of parasitic diseases, and the hundreds of millions of people infected by some of them. Ivermectin is used to treat some, and others may now be the subject of Ivermectin research. In vitro (test tube) research has been done on some, but has not yet been carried on to in vivo (in alive creatures including humans) studies which have their own problems. What works in vitro does not always work in vivo, and optimum doses need to be worked out.
Here is an excellent article on the many other diseases that can lead to chronic low level illness including in Lyme patients, particularly in the US.
https://www.lymedisease.org/members/lyme-times/special-issues/coinfection-issue/how-can-i-get-better/
Here is a unique trial of Ivermectin to eliminate West Nile Virus in the environment.
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007210