A study from The Lancet finds a lower risk of developing Long COVID

My family member who is a medical doctor asked me if I fear COVID-19. I replied, "I don't fear COVID, but I do fear Long COVID." So I was grateful to read about a currently available medication that reduces the risk of developing Long COVID:

www.huffpost.com...

That prescription drug is metformin. This information is particularly valuable as we in the Northern Hemisphere begin to approach the fall months, when respiratory diseases can become more prevalent.

a reply to: Uphill

"long covid" seems to be mostly an affliction of wealthy white liberal women. Much like fibremyalgia.

In my opinion.

a reply to: Uphill

Why is anyone still talking about convid?

The scam destroyed our well being enough. With minority of that in health issues.

PRIMAL SCREAM TIME!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

a reply to: watchitburn

Big Pharma doesn't give a piss, they already make enough scratch, they look at the other used for Metformin, as passive income. With the popularity of Ozempic diabetes treatment for weight loss, they will be finding new uses for every drug they have in their catalog.

Next, they will be suggesting Viagra for heart patients...

and yes Im aware of Viagra's origins


Anecdotally none of the people I know who got covid have developed long-term covid and many of those are high-risk. If anything natural immunity probably plays a factor in that as well.

a reply to: Uphill ---- here is a link to the free full-text journal article on this medical breakthrough in The Lancet medical journal:

www.thelancet.com...(23)00299-2/fulltext

a reply to: Uphill

www.mayoclinic.org...

List of side effects of metformin are gonna make that a hard pass from me, dawg.

Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

More common

• Abdominal or stomach discomfort

• cough or hoarseness

• decreased appetite

• diarrhea

• fast or shallow breathing

• fever or chills

• general feeling of discomfort

• lower back or side pain

• muscle pain or cramping

• painful or difficult urination

• sleepiness

Less common

• Anxiety

• blurred vision

• chest discomfort

• cold sweats

• coma

• confusion

• cool, pale skin

• depression

• difficult or labored breathing

• dizziness

• fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse

• feeling of warmth

• headache

• increased hunger

• increased sweating

• nausea

• nervousness

• nightmares

• redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest

• seizures

• shakiness

• slurred speech

• tightness in the chest

• unusual tiredness or weakness

Rare

• Behavior change similar to being drunk

• difficulty with concentrating

• drowsiness

• lack or loss of strength

• restless sleep

• unusual sleepiness

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

More common

• Acid or sour stomach

• belching

• bloated

• excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines

• full feeling

• heartburn

• indigestion

• loss of appetite

• metallic taste in the mouth

• passing of gas

• stomachache

• stomach upset or pain

• vomiting

• weight loss

Less common

• Abnormal stools

• bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste

• change in taste

• difficulty with moving

• discoloration of the fingernails or toenails

• flu-like symptoms

• joint pain

• rash

• sneezing

• stuffy or runny nose

• swollen joints

Seems a little worse than "long covid" to me. But I am not a doctor.

a reply to: putnam6 --- on metformin, sure, the pharma corporations welcome this development. My medication question is whether that cheap over-the-counter medication Pep-Cid (chemical name of famotidine) will also prove effective in reducing the risk of Long COVID in those now newly diagnosed with COVID-19. I still have some packets of Pep-Cid in a drawer that we bought in 2021, just in case, when medical studies seemed to show it helpful in fighting off COVID-19. I don't have the kind of US medical insurance that qualifies me for affordable medications, so my family + I decided to rely on rabbit food + exercise to help strengthen our immune systems. Time will tell.

a reply to: Ch1nch1lla ---- I'm not a big fan of taking prescription medications for anything, bc there's always side effects, and increasing numbers of meds are wipe-out expensive.

So I don't doubt your list of side effects. Are those potential side effects worse than Long COVID effects? I say no. Long COVID apparently causes its more severe effects when the SARS-CoV-2 virus travels from the nose to the brain. Any germ that can cause brain damage gets my full attention.

Here is what the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has to say about Long COVID:

covid19.nih.gov...

It's so stupid...these people are just tricking themselves into thinking they have "long covid" because they can't think for themselves and they take mainstream news as gospel so they're unhealthy and anxious.....idiots.

a reply to: GoShredAK One of the UK's leading national and international medical journals, The Lancet subjects its included medical studies such as the above in the OP to rigorous fact-checking and biostatistics analysis. In that journal article, those are real patients with real pain. Still disagree? Based on what?

originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: Uphill

"long covid" seems to be mostly an affliction of wealthy white liberal women. Much like fibremyalgia.

In my opinion.

With all due respect, I'm not a wealthy woman and I'm in no way liberal, but I've had fibromyalgia since my 30's.
I knew something was wrong for nearly two decades before I mentioned it to my PCP and she had me see an rheumatologist, where a diagnosis was confirmed. A diagnosis didn't accomplish anything other than peace of mind knowing I wasn't suffering from some mental illness. lol

I have an extremely high pain tolerance, which completely disappears during a flareup; just gripping a doorknob hard enough to turn it felt like my hand was being smashed with a sledgehammer. EXTREME waves of exhaustion would come over me to the point I didn't have the strength to walk three feet to a chair; I'd have to sit on the floor and rest until it passed. Muscle weakness to the point I couldn't push open the door to the store where I worked without using my entire body weight to accomplish the task. Times where I don't have the strength to unscrew the lid off a jar or pick up a small sack of potatoes.
That's how I knew something was seriously wrong, yet I ignored it for years since the episodes always resolved within a month or two.

I guess they have drugs to offer now, but I'll pass. It's been my experience that prescription drugs cause new problems that need more drugs to deal with them. I've learned what triggers episodes for me (severe or prolonged stress, lack of sleep, skipping too many meals too often) and how to avoid an exacerbation to the best of my ability.

Much like migraines, there will be those with a lower pain tolerance who really suffer, and there are those who will draw their diagnosis like a gun- for attention or to get out of work and responsibilities.

Just because they haven't figured out all that's involved in causing this syndrome doesn't mean it's not real, and without a clearer understanding and definitive test to confirm, it makes a perfect catch-all for any illness with similar symptoms they can't find test results for. They treat the symptoms and not the disease more often than we realize.

Just my experience.

I wonder if the CDC/FDA will allow doctors to use Metformin off-label; they wouldn't allow off-label use of anything to treat Covid.

Metformin has been around for decades, and like Hydroxychloroquine has an very high safety record-plus it's inexpensive. If even one person complains of a problem it has to be listed, which can look pretty scary. They key is to look at how prevalent the issue is.

I've used Metformin for nearly 30 years, and the only time I've ever had a problem is when the doctor wanted to switch me to the new, improved latest greatest alternative, i. e. VERY expensive! I gained 8 pounds in two weeks, and BS was out of control. lol
He tried another new, even more expensive (better, right?) with equally disastrous results. One of those was pulled off the marked within a year for causing excessive deaths, so I'll stick with the one that's been used for decades with a proven track record. Designer drugs aren't for the faint of heart! lol

originally posted by: watchitburn

"long covid" seems to be mostly an affliction of wealthy white liberal women. Much like fibremyalgia.

In my opinion.

The first person I knew to have it was a poor, old black woman who worked in Walmart deli. Messed her up bad enough that she had to quit, and is now disabled.

a reply to: LordAhriman

For a metalhead, you sure carry alot of authoritarian water.......


But hey, you're in good company these days.

This guidance explains that long COVID can be a disability under Titles II (state and local government) and III (public accommodations) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),3 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504),4 and Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Section 1557).5 Each of these federal laws protects people with disabilities from discrimination.6 This guidance also provides resources for additional information and best practices. This document focuses solely on long COVID, and does not address when COVID-19 may meet the legal definition of disability.

Link

It's almost like there's a concerted effort to allow for people to fall into more and more social programs....even if the gov't arguably causes them.

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I don't understand, doesn't the vaxx prevent things like this? Why are we even talking about covid anymore, I heard the pandemic was over?

originally posted by: v1rtu0s0
I don't understand, doesn't the vaxx prevent things like this? Why are we even talking about covid anymore, I heard the pandemic was over?

Everyone I know who has long covid got sick before the vaccines were available.

originally posted by: LordAhriman

originally posted by: v1rtu0s0
I don't understand, doesn't the vaxx prevent things like this? Why are we even talking about covid anymore, I heard the pandemic was over?

Everyone I know who has long covid got sick before the vaccines were available.

One of my nieces has contracted long COVID as a result of an infection 3 months ago. She, and her family, refused the vaccine. All came down with the virus, she seems to have drawn the short straw.


She is not yet 30 years old, she had to quit her job due to the onset of chronic fatigue-like symptoms, nausea, and heart palpitations. I am worried that she may be developing depression, as well, based on my last time seeing her a couple of weeks ago.


I am trying to help apply for Unemployment Insurance, and maybe SSI disability if her doctor confirms her heart condition is permanent.

Seriously...is this a pro covid site....covid doesn't exist...move on already.

i always understood long covid to be the normal post viral syndrome..

originally posted by: redbackd
Seriously...is this a pro covid site....covid doesn't exist...move on already.

to be fair if you have a flu like virus circle the world infecting billions then a huge chunk will get post viral syndrome as they do with flu..