I’m asking for guidance regarding my husband’s COVID treatment and some new symptoms. He’s not vaccinated. His symptoms started on Feb 11 and he went to urgent care on Feb 15 for cough and fever to rule out pneumonia; COVID was diagnosed. The I-CARE early covid protocol was started the same day, including 30mg ivermectin daily (planned for 5 days) plus supplements. He weights 95 kg.
He has had muscle pain in his calves and back, which started before starting the ivermectin treatment, but he has no other symptoms that would indicate blood clots (no swelling, redness, or warmth).
Last night and this morning, he noticed mild “sparkly” and shaky vision with a mild headache. this could possibly be due to pressure changes from coughing, dehydration, or viral illness itself. However, we are concerned that it could be a neurological side effect of ivermectin. He has taken two doses so far, and the next dose is schedule this afternoon. Would it be safer to stop ivermectin given this these visual symptoms?
I am not in the medical profession, so I can only share my personal experience. I have been taking IVM for about 6 months now (under physician care), I take 60mg per day. In the first few weeks, I had visual disturbances when I woke up in the morning, but they would dissipate shortly after. I stopped having them completely after a few weeks.
I have taken ivermectin for weeks and months at a time when my Lyme disease symptoms get bad. It’s a big help but it does give me ‘transient’ vision anomalies each time. My vision returns to normal once I get the ivermectin out of my system.
I am not a medical professional but I have taken Ivermectin for 4 years for prophylactic reasons. I ran out at one point and got the most horrendous cold, I was at that point taking 3mg a day I have 3/6/12mg tablets and if I run out of 3mg I take 6mg or 12mg until my new batch arrives. I have never taken high doses that your hubby is on, but I do remember having vision issues when I first took 12mg but they passed in a few days. The best thing is apart from my blip I haven’t had even the sniffles during all that time.
Answering as a non-prescriber who hasn’t dosed ivermectin for family for a few years. When my adult son had covid for the second time I did some quick calculations on my way home from work and two days later he reported having vision disturbances. I told him to stop and his normal vision returned the following day. I re-examined my calculations and found I made an error. Way too high a dosage for his weight and he is not a little guy. As a non-prescriber I would question if your husband needed to continue taking it after 5-7 days now?
Thanks for your input. After I showed him the replies, he decided to continue. The eye disturbance has reduced a bit. He is about 70% better, still has a cough and a bit of brain fog. Today is his last dose, and he might not need more. I also got COVID. Today is my 3rd day. The first two days a had a lot of body ache and chills. Today I feel much better. I ordered ivermectin and its arriving today, but since I’m feeling better, I might not take it. Thanks again for your input!
Glad you’re feeling better. Curious if this is your first time getting covid? Also if you’re in the U.S. would like to hear where you got your latest supply of ivermectin? I haven’t purchased in years and should probably restock as my mom is 90.
Thanks for that. You have me smiling about the ‘no sniffles’