Buzzfeed: If You Take Ivermectin For Covid, Here's What Happens To Your Body

[FakeNoose]

(link) https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/theresatamkins/ivermectin-for-covid-side-effects

Medical experts say this parasite-fighting drug shouldn’t be used to prevent or treat COVID-19. Here are the side effects and signs of toxicity you should know about.
Theresa Tamkins
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on October 13, 2021, at 4:28 p.m. ET

You’ve probably heard of ivermectin, a drug best known for getting rid of parasites in animals and humans. Like other pandemic-related topics, this once-obscure drug has catapulted into the global discussion because…well, people are desperate for treatments that work against COVID.

While some research in 2020 suggested ivermectin might be useful against COVID, those results haven’t stood up under scientific scrutiny, said Dr. Joseph Khabbaza, a pulmonary and critical care physician at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Early studies were conducted in laboratory culture dishes when scientists were testing pretty much anything and everything against the COVID-causing virus, SARS-CoV-2. However, just because a drug can kill a virus in a lab dish doesn’t make it a safe or effective treatment in humans, he said.

Some research was “very flawed or even fraudulent,” Khabbaza noted. “Those have been debunked; all the really good studies have not shown a benefit.” (Here’s an in-depth look at one prominent ivermectin study with serious flaws and inconsistencies.)

The verdict so far is clear: Ivermectin, although it’s still being studied, “has not been found to be effective for the prevention of COVID-19 or the treatment of acute infection once it has developed,” Khabbaza said.

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However at high doses, side effects “can get really profound,” he said.

The following side effects and drug interactions that can occur with ivermectin are signs of ivermectin toxicity, according to the CDC:

Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
Dizziness
Low blood pressure
Tachycardia (an abnormally fast heart rate)
Headache
Blurred vision and visual hallucinations
Confusion
Tremors and loss of coordination and balance
Seizures
Central nervous system depression, decreased alertness, and coma
Ivermectin can also be dangerous when mixed with drugs that also can suppress the central nervous system, like benzodiazepines and barbiturates. It can sometimes increase the risk of side effects in people taking the blood-thinning drug warfarin.

The CDC recommends calling the poison control hotline [phone]) and seeking immediate medical treatment if you have taken ivermectin and are experiencing symptoms.

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Great article! Thank you Buzzfeed

[Arkansas Granny]

1. This is the biggest takeaway of the article, IMO.

“The most important fact to me is the manufacturer says don’t use it — the people who are going to make money from it are saying they don’t want you to take that drug,” said Caplan. “That to me is as loud a message as you can get. I have this drug, I can sell it to literally tens of million people if it works, but it doesn’t work — so don’t use it.”

[HUAJIAO]

2. Those side effects sound like the same ones in almost any prescription drug.

[FakeNoose]

3. They're afraid of lawsuits, I'm sure

If they really cared about people, they'd take the drug off the market.

[getagrip_already]

7. it is a useful drug when properly used....

In both animals and humans. Why take a useful drug off the market just because covidiots abuse it?

Just like bleach. And a fistful of other home remedies, both prescription and otc. Only death can fix stupid it seems.

[lagomorph777]

4. Buzzkill

But it's so fun, owning the libs! I don't care if I get sick and pass out, or if I get COVID!

[StarryNite]

5. I think the confusion comes before they even take the drug.

[Ocelot II]

6. But at least you won't have worms.