I’ve been using budesonide since that was mentioned early on. I have allergies all year long, so it really helps me get through the night.
My husband and I recently contracted CoVid also, before Memorial Day weekend.
We take 5000 IU D3, 1000+mg Vit C, quercetin, zinc, K2, turmeric, selenium, lysine, among other vitamins and supplements. We are vaxxed but not boosted. 62, no health issues.
Omicron is just a cold. A typical cold, at least for us. We upped our doses to most everything per the Frontline drs protocol. We took vitamin C around the clock.
At our kids begging, we asked the doctor for the antiviral Paxlovid. The aftertaste is HORRIBLE and lasts until you take the next dose. Our kids actually think we have a foot in the grave, they were SOOO worried that we would go into the hospital. I try so hard to show that we are healthy and active but they just don’t listen to me at all. We are on only one prescription each for nothing but convenience. (I have restless legs and the Rx helps me not kick my husband at night when I’m asleep.) These are not life threatening issues in any way, so we can go off these meds whenever they counteract other medicines, which they did for the antiviral.
Needless to say, my belief is that Omicron is just your average cold, maybe a tad worse for some folks. I never felt sick enough to stay in bed for a day. Nights were hard for two nights because I had a cough. That’s one of my allergy symptoms so it mimicked that for me. My husband stayed in bed for a half day his first day with it.
The budesonide helped but didn’t help a whole lot. My nose was no more stuffy than usual. For me it was largely an annoying allergy cough. Never got into my lungs, was always at the back of my throat. That’s the best I can explain it.
We took Mucinex night time to help with the cough during the night. The first night I took that, I didn’t wake up once. Worked great.
I’m 81 and recovering from COVID which lasted 6 anxious days that included similar vitamin and Paxlovid protocols. Symptoms were bad sore throat and congestion. Went to ER due to lower oxygen saturation but not hospitalized. Covid is not a cold with identical symptoms for all. It can be deadly and I feel fortunate. BTW I am triple vaxxed but holding out on second booster to see what future vax options and therapeutics might come on line. BTW wife at 77 had the sniffles and little else.