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.
I got a couple kilo bags of powder, and take some every couple of days:
Half a scoop (around 1,000 mg) in a cup, pour in tonic water, and add 20 mg of liquid zinc.
The tonic water has quinine, which should act as an ionophore for the zinc. Have to make sure to pour the tonic water on top, do it the other way and the NAC clumps.