LA doctor seeing success with hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 -

[aspergerian13]

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LA doctor seeing success with hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 - Anthony Cardillo, MD - ABC7 Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Los Angeles doctor said he is seeing significant success in prescribing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with zinc to treat patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19.

The drug has long been used for treatment of malaria and conditions such as lupus and arthritis but is not technically approved by the FDA for COVID-19. The agency, however, is encouraging trials and has provided limited emergency authorization for its use to treat COVID-19 patients.

Dr. Anthony Cardillo said he has seen very promising results when prescribing hydroxychloroquine in combination with zinc for the most severely-ill COVID-19 patients.

"Every patient I've prescribed it to has been very, very ill and within 8 to 12 hours, they were basically symptom-free," Cardillo told Eyewitness News. "So clinically I am seeing a resolution."

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[bookish]

Interesting, thank you. Hydroxychloroquine is apparently a zinc ionophore (helps zinc get into cells) but so is Quercetin (and there are others). Weaker, but might still be worth a try, and less side effects. I am hypersensitive to medication but have been using Quercetin with no problems, as a histamine modulator. Best wishes

[Agoodlife in reply to bookish]

Have been trying to get hold of zinc everywhere. Nowhere to be found in liquid form online Anyone know?

[bookish in reply to Agoodlife]

I use Lamberts Zincatest (and their quercetin) and you can buy direct. They seem to have both in stock and were quick with my last order (last week). Tunbridge Wells (UK)

[Agoodlife in reply to bookish]

Bought it!👍💐Thanks

[bookish in reply to Agoodlife]

Excellent, hope it works for you. You can use it dilute as a test to see how low you are and then as a supplement. I use quite a few of their supplements as they are very clean, grain-free (no corn!) etc. Best wishes

[MarionP]

Just saw an article that Trump has a financial interest in maker of hydroxychloroquine.

[PDConscience in reply to MarionP]

*Hydroxychloroquine has been off patent for decades... there is no profit to be made.

[MarionP in reply to PDConscience]

. By the way, a half dozen of serious publications noted that he owns a lot of Sanofi, and you can find them with ease.

[beauxreflets]

I may be wrong but as understand it Hydroxychloroquine will rapidly increase Alpha-synuclein formations and is NOT recommended for those with PD or Motor Neurons.

[Xenos in reply to beauxreflets]

Very important, thank you. Any link to a PubMed ?

By the way, there is a large double blind trial including Hydroxychloroquine running in Europe. First results within 2 weeks.

[beauxreflets in reply to Xenos]

No PubMed link as such, but I understand that those suffering from PD are excluded from entering the Covid-19 / Malaria drug treatment trials that are being carried out in France.

Just came across this rfcrpv.fr/chloroquine-point...

[sharoncrayn in reply to beauxreflets]

Do NOT use this drug if you have any of these conditions:

Diabetes

Epilepsy

Heart disease (heart failure, heart attack, arrhythmia,

*****Parkinson disease at any stage (on meds) *********

Porphyria, G6PD deficiency

Kalemia or magnesemia disorders

Sharon

[chartist in reply to sharoncrayn]

It won't fly for people with psoriasis either.

Art

[MarionP in reply to sharoncrayn]

Yes, exactly, many risks. Added a reference bit below.

[NewHope1961 in reply to sharoncrayn]

I wonder if it would work if you were on just Carbidopa and no other PD meds?

[sharoncrayn in reply to NewHope1961]

I have no idea, but the restriction probably should apply to anyone with a neuro degenerative disease.

Sharon

[MarionP in reply to beauxreflets]

Along with that long list of adverse effects and contraindications, there's this also, some overlap but consider the authority:

google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnew...

[LoveSunflowers in reply to Xenos]

Yes, I think it is needed, as the French study wasn’t randomised or double blind and some of the deaths were apparently excluded from the findings theguardian.com/world/2020/...

[sharoncrayn in reply to LoveSunflowers]

Relatively poor study under the circumstances given the exclusion of participants who went on to the ICU. However, it may prove beneficial to early infection recovery.

Sharon

[ConnieD in reply to beauxreflets]

What I’ve seen and read about it, it could really make a life or death difference. Unlike someone with Lupus I believe from a dr. I saw interviewed a patient with Covid-19 would only need one dose. Would it be that harmful at one dose to a PD patient? For people like myself with severe Asthma I think it might be the only hope, unless something like plasma becomes available or other drugs.

[beauxreflets in reply to ConnieD]

Again but I may be wrong; I understand All patients with underlying Motor Neuron illnesses (PD, MS, etc.) who require treatment in an Intensive Care Unit for Covid-19 (in France) are not being medicated with these types of drugs or put into a medically induced coma as it is considered to be extremely dangerous to do so.

Stay safe & well ConnieD

[ConnieD in reply to beauxreflets]

Thank you I hope you stay well also.

[beauxreflets in reply to ConnieD]

Thanks.

The advice here for those with PD regarding Covid-19 is to self isolate, staying at home and asking others to fetch medications on your behalf or asking the pharmacy to deliver them where necessary.

[aspergerian]

Ferritin modulation by Hydroxychloroquine may besignificant.

Low-Dose Hydroxychloroquine is as Effective as Phlebotomy in Treatment of Patients with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda. 2012.

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