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Karen Bandy's avatar

Two friends tested positive last week. They had to go out of town so needed to be well enough to travel. She mentioned that he was going to try to get something from the doctor. I carefully said that Paxlovid causes rebound and suggested NAC since I knew they have taken that before.

She texted back, ‘yea, Sam (their son) suggested that too’. I take that as a victory!!

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AngelaK's avatar

NAC? when I had covid I just rode it out like a cold or flu.

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Lindsay.'s avatar

NAC is great, helps the body make glutathione to protect lungs and liver. Why not support the body's immune system with vitamins, minerals and amino acid?

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AngelaK's avatar

I still don't know what it is, but I supplement all the time, especially during illness. My biggest go to is high dosaage Vitamin C around the clock...also forceful eating of high nutrition whole foods such as many fruits and vegetables.

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TB's avatar

For any (other?) curious readers, NAC is N-Acetyl-Cysteine, often sold as a sports supplement for powerlifting and the like. (And as it supports liver function, some people also take it as a supplement when drinking alcohol.)

Studies appear to show approximately 25% risk reduction for NAC as a COVID-19 treatment: https://c19early.org/nacmeta.html

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Lindsay.'s avatar

Vitamin c is great too. Vitamin c, vitamin e, and glutathione (which nac is a building block of) all work well together in the body.

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Juju's avatar

Also quercetin immune is good to supplement along with NAC.

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Robin Greer's avatar

Which is in onions and garlic. Glad I love both of those.

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