I'm using it once a month prophylacticly for myself and our dog. I haven't convinced hubby yet. I've used both the injectible (taken by mouth) and the horse gel mixed with jam. The gel is definately easier. Absolutely no side effects. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Dose is 1/12th of a tube per 100lbs body weight. It doesn't have to be exact. There is no toxicity for a reasonably larger dosage. Lethal dosage in beagles was 40 times the recommended dosage (what I describe above). You could take the entire tube and be just fine, though I don't recommend it.
Plasma half life is 18hrs so regimen should be once every other day (or even once per day for a couple days) if you are sick, or once every couple weeks as prophylactic (I think). It stays in the liver for a while (2-3 weeks) so you don't want to be taking it once every other day for an extended period of time.
One thing is my brother told me that with horses, the entire tube is given as one dose, and that often the real medicine is at the end of the tube. So unless you mix the tube really well before taking part of it, you may actually not get any of the real medicine.
You could get a small glass container, expel the whole tube into it, and mix it, if you plan ahead on how to re-measure the dose. Most kitchen scales don't have the resolution. There are mini measuring spoons (dash, tad, pinch, smidgen) that could be helpful: measure a dose from the tube marker before mixing..
I can hear the coroner's report now. "He took a dash, tad, pinch, or smidgen, when he should have only taken drop, and tad, or a dab.
Good to know. Thank you!
Thanks for answering.
Thanks for the info!
Yes, each notch is 1 dose per 50 lbs. I put my thumbnail in the appropriate notch (e.g. 3 notches for 150lbs) and push forward to get the correct dose.
The schedule for Covid as recommended by American Frontline Doctors is once per day for 5 days. I personally think that is a little excessive, though it is well tolerated so no harm. I would go with one dose every 1.5 days for 5 or 6 days (so 3 or 4 doses, or for however long you feel sick), as plasma the half life is approximately 18 hours, but it also accumulates in the liver (half life of a week or so) so you don't want to overload on it, but again, its well tolerated so don't worry about it.