u/MrJimLahey had the great idea to create a thread where people can share their experiences taking ivermectin. I thought it might be helpful to have a similar thread on NAC.
Most resources I've seen recommend 1200mg of NAC daily. I was able to buy it in 200mg capsules and since the pharmacy didn't have much quantity to sell, I've just been taking a single 200mg capsule daily.
Everyone says to take it on an empty stomach to I take it first thing out of bed, before coffee or breakfast or anything else. The first time I took it, the urge to empty my bowels came on strongly just within 20 minutes of swallowing the pill. Overall it felt like I was detoxing rather than like I had poisoned myself though.
Although I haven't had acne in decades, within a day of taking my first NAC capsule I got a bright red zit on my cheek and the whole area stayed swollen for a good week. Again, I assume it was my body getting rid of toxins. As I have continued taking 200 mg daily of NAC the acne has cleared up and not returned. I still feel as though my bowels empty more completely than they had before.
I'm not sure how much of an effect only 200mg a day really has with regard to covid, but I can always ramp up the dosage if feeling unwell.
Would be very interested to know how others have felt once starting NAC.
You arent going to find n-ac on shelves anymore in the USA. The FDA just said it wants to have it controlled. Which 100% tells me it works. I take it daily because it has many other benefits for alzheimers protection, liver cleansing. It is one of the only know free radicals that can cross into the brain and repair damage. Ginkgo Bilboa is also great coupled with this.
this from awhile ago, but do you know the role of selenium & molybdenum that many of the pricier NAC products have? it seems like they are supposed to help protect the liver and release enzymes to utilize the NAC more efficiently, but couldn't find much information other than claims on the product labels.