icantfindaname posted:

Anyone have any thoughts on supplements to help memory/brain function? I'm now worried about cognitive effects from my covid 6 months ago, I am pretty sure I am making many more typos and misspellings than before. I don't notice any other effects, on concentration or thinking/speaking/reading, but now I'm paranoid.

tubamortis posted:

Guy in front of me for shots is now semi-lucid, lying on the floor and getting fanned by the pharmacist. They must be giving MAX titers at this CVS

U-DO Burger posted:

this is one hell of a theory lol jfc

https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/09/15/as-covid-surges-again-behave-like-howard-stern/ posted:

As COVID surges again, behave like Howard Stern
(..)
Yet I had a premonition. On the final day of our trip, as we were walking through Belleville, a story popped onto my newsfeed, the kind I would normally scroll past: “ ‘Neurotic, paranoid’ Howard Stern says his fear of COVID is causing fights with wife Beth Ostrosky.“

The story details the struggle that the radio personality has been having with his wife over his caution and fear of contracting COVID. Evidently, she wants to party like it’s 2019, and he won’t. My heart swelled in empathy. In the article, he admits to being scared he will get very sick. Erroneously, he labels his behavior “paranoid” and “neurotic.”

I nearly swooned against the side of the Père Lachaise cemetery where Marcel Proust, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde and Frederic Chopin are buried. Au contraire, Howard, I thought. In a time of madness, you are a clear-sighted prophet preaching the gospel of intelligence and sanity. Denial of the power of COVID is the ultimate mental illness.

My memories of Paris would be far better without the souvenir of COVID.

Let us be like Howard Stern.

Teabag Dome Scandal posted:

today was my last dose of my 10 day course of paxlovid and yesterday I started getting a runny nose and a little chest congestion. what the hell man

icantfindaname posted:

Anyone have any thoughts on supplements to help memory/brain function? I'm now worried about cognitive effects from my covid 6 months ago, I am pretty sure I am making many more typos and misspellings than before. I don't notice any other effects, on concentration or thinking/speaking/reading, but now I'm paranoid.

Teabag Dome Scandal posted:

today was my last dose of my 10 day course of paxlovid and yesterday I started getting a runny nose and a little chest congestion. what the hell man

tangy yet delightful posted:

Ya'll got any good info, like words/tweets/paragraphs/papers from someone like Leonardi discussing how paxlovid isn't the reason your body isn't developing antibodies so you keep getting covid and actually it's because covid is a little piece of poo poo that doesn't care about your immunity.

Got a friend who has used pax before but now on their third infection and they are wondering if the pax is making them not build immunity. They would actually be willing to see further data beyond me saying "that's not a thing" and so I'd love to provide it if there's some good words out there on the topic.

TIA.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36200701/ posted:

Abstract
Background: Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, the first severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) protease inhibitor, reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but has been associated with symptomatic rebound after therapy completion.

Methods: Six individuals with relapse of COVID-19 symptoms after treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, 2 individuals with rebound symptoms without prior antiviral therapy and 7 patients with acute Omicron infection (controls) were studied. Soluble biomarkers and serum SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein were measured. Nasal swabs positive for SARS-CoV-2 underwent viral isolation and targeted viral sequencing. SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike, anti-receptor-binding domain, and anti-nucleocapsid antibodies were measured. Surrogate viral neutralization tests against wild-type and Omicron spike protein, as well as T-cell stimulation assays, were performed.

Results: High levels of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were found in all participants. Anti-nucleocapsid IgG and Omicron-specific neutralizing antibodies increased in patients with rebound. Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell responses were observed, higher in rebound compared with early acute COVID-19 patients. Inflammatory markers mostly decreased during rebound. Two patients sampled longitudinally demonstrated an increase in activated cytokine-producing CD4+ T cells against viral proteins. No characteristic resistance mutations were identified. SARS-CoV-2 was isolated by culture from 1 of 8 rebound patients; Polybrene addition increased this to 5 of 8.

Conclusions: Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment does not impede adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2. Clinical rebound corresponds to development of a robust antibody and T-cell immune response, arguing against a high risk of disease progression. The presence of infectious virus supports the need for isolation and assessment of longer treatment courses.

Steve Yun posted:

a lot of comments from people connecting the dots about their recent health changes and their Covid infections

https://reddit.com/r/travel/s/AARb87cQ0s

Bruce Hussein Daddy posted:

thedavid posted:

So I finally got it.

Covid, that is.

After 3.5 years of not getting it, of being careful, of masking, of vaxxing… One of my wife’s coworkers came to the office while sick. She has had covid like four times before, and said to the wife “I think I have covid” several hours after sharing air in a small office with her.

A quick test later confirmed it. Wife contracted it, and despite us trying to isolate I ended up getting it.

People are loving stupid.

6 days passed and I’m now testing negative again. So I had a question for the thread. I’m trying not to be a fat goon, and did a great job losing like 50 pounds by going to the gym in the last year. I haven’t gone since the exposure, but I’ve been reading people saying that you shouldn’t exercise much immediately following covid. I’d like to keep the weight off - and I keep seeing people saying that they shouldn’t exercise for X days or Y months but am unable to find any actual studies on this.

Is there an accepted amount of time? Are there any studies or is this just a guess?

Pingui posted:

But in all seriousness, test to see if you are actually positive.

Pingui posted:

"Clinical, Virologic, and Immunologic Evaluation of Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rebound Following Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment"

thedavid posted:

Is there an accepted amount of time? Are there any studies or is this just a guess?

nexous posted:

everything I’ve said says take it easy after Covid-but I have no references for timeframe. what I do know is that you can keep the weight off without exercising

calorie intake will define your weight
exercise defines your shape

if you aren’t exercising reduce your intake slightly and relax for a bit. Petey? I think might know more about how to ease back in

thedavid posted:

So I finally got it.

Covid, that is.

After 3.5 years of not getting it, of being careful, of masking, of vaxxing… One of my wife’s coworkers came to the office while sick. She has had covid like four times before, and said to the wife “I think I have covid” several hours after sharing air in a small office with her.

A quick test later confirmed it. Wife contracted it, and despite us trying to isolate I ended up getting it.

People are loving stupid.

6 days passed and I’m now testing negative again. So I had a question for the thread. I’m trying not to be a fat goon, and did a great job losing like 50 pounds by going to the gym in the last year. I haven’t gone since the exposure, but I’ve been reading people saying that you shouldn’t exercise much immediately following covid. I’d like to keep the weight off - and I keep seeing people saying that they shouldn’t exercise for X days or Y months but am unable to find any actual studies on this.

Is there an accepted amount of time? Are there any studies or is this just a guess?

thedavid posted:

yeah I have been tracking diet too … but felt like the 1-2 punch of exercise and diet were really good to get that 50 off.

just sucks, man.

Steve Yun posted:

6 weeks minimum is what I read the most but I don’t know if there’s a study to back that up. And they say to start easy like walking

thedavid posted:

(..)
Is there an accepted amount of time? Are there any studies or is this just a guess?

CGI Stardust posted:

this BMJ practice pointer from 2021 might be helpful Returning to physical activity after covid-19. not sure if there's anything more up-to-date



RPE: Rating of Perceived Exertion; this article and graphic uses the Borg (lol) scale of 1-20 on the right:


ed: wait gently caress the scale is already in the original. oh well

Bastard Tetris posted:

I am in awe that you are able to get LDN. Was that prescribed and through a compounding pharmacy? Feel free to PM if you don’t want to share details publicly.

nexous posted:

I got a shitload of naltrexone 50mg guess I won’t get long Covid

Akaiku posted:

oo filtertalk!

I got a merv15 and charcoal filter, but I also got an oversized filter box, so it's 20x20x4" for moar relative surface area.
Basically the same idea as the secureclick p100's being double-sided.

Pingui posted:

Well, there is stuff like this:

And in a general sense most acute heart issues seem to taper down to baseline ~4-5 weeks post infection.

So yes, there are studies and the general advice would be 4-6 weeks of rest. However, be less focused on the specific time and be much more cognizant about not forcing yourself also beyond the 4-6 weeks. Give your body a rest until you actually feel ok again, slowly ramp it up and then stop exercising at any signs of trouble or exertion beyond your normal tolerance.

There are substantial and permanent effects of overdoing it, including death, so absolutely do not go for a 10 mile run because of some macho bullshit of keeping your gains. Start with a leisurely walk around the block (don't get yourself stranded by walking out in one direction), see how your feel and how exerted it made you during and afterwards.

IANAD, but I think this follows from the data. Naturally any actual acute symptoms of heart distress should be taken very seriously and you should see a doctor if that happens.

Edit: Also sorry you got got, poo poo sucks

thedavid posted:

This is awesome. Thanks for typing it up. I knew this thread would have the details.

Guess I’ll start with walks.

fosborb posted:

threw some words into the OP on the booster. flag me if there are more updated points as we find out more. people can read the thread for minutia, but at least want to get some high level points in

Pingui posted:

Important vaccination news for the under- and uninsured:

Note the caveat.

More details found here: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/bridge/index.html

Oracle posted:

Just a warning for the early birds: insurance companies are not ready to process Covid vaccine shots yet. My husband has really good insurance and had to pay out of pocket (190 bucks!) because CVS couldn’t find a way that it was covered and his HR couldn’t either. He’s keeping the receipt under the assumption that it’ll get sorted out eventually but he’s traveling for work next week and wanted to get topped off ASAP. All the stuff on the various insurance websites I checked still refer to the previous booster and talk about how all these coverage policies are only good until May 13th (when the emergency ended).

Pingui posted:

No mention of the bridge program for the under- and uninsured. There is limited availability, so you need to search for it specifically. Some details here (more at the CDC link):

Also the out of pocket cost mentioned was 190:

thedavid posted:

that’s a long loving time.

I see so many different timeframes. thanks for the info

fosborb posted:

yeah that's still funded until 2024 right?

fosborb posted:

190 was surprising list price is supposed to be 120 to 130. did they really tack on 50 more for services rendered?

RandomBlue posted:

Air quality travel peaked in 2015, lmao. This person must never have flown pre-911.

gently caress I'm old

eXXon posted:

I can share some LDN experiences (not mine): no problems getting it in Canada, virtually impossible in Australia (at the time), US got a prescription from a psychiatrist (neuro/rheumatologist could or would not) but insurance either wouldn't cover it or demanded a $150/month copay (IIRC).

Steve Yun posted:

https://twitter.com/thevertlartnic/status/1702773417412272210?s=46

reveal yourself