feel like shit holy hell.
Headache and shivers
Everything hurts
Fuck this country, fuck it so hard.
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
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If getting a Paxlovid prescription is not an option, 2 other things you can do to reduce the viral load of COVID while you are sick with it, which decreases the severity/lowers your risk of long COVID:
Use a mouthwash containing .07% CPC (like Parodontax or Crest Pro-Health) twice a day while you are sick [1]
Use a Carrageenan nasal spray like Flo nasal spray 3x per day [2].
Sources
[1] Efficacy of CPC mouthwash for decreasing the viral load of COVID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8941951/[2] Efficacy of using a nasal spray while you have COVID to decrease the severity and make you get better faster: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9969373
Although Paxlovid is the first/most important thing to do to decrease your likelihood of long COVID, using CPC mouthwash and nasal sprays while you have COVID is a good idea to do regardless, with or without Paxlovid.
This is clutch advice. I can't take paxlovid because of benzos. Last time I just had to ride it out and hope for nothing too long lasting.