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 am a year late on this trend but I still think its worth sharing - I have been taking NAC 600mg 3x a day (1800mg a day). I suffer from shortness of breath and low blood oxygen levels. My range of O2 saturation was a low of 85% and highs of 97%. After taking NAC 3x daily for about 4 weeks, my apple watch trends have been shocking. Noticing that I have been feeling way better is one thing, but seeing the lows of my O2 levels go from 85% lows, to 87%, 90%, 92%, etc is crazy. The slow increase over the days shocked me. I am now bottoming out at 97% O2 and topping at 100%!
I also currently have the virus and I feel fine. I have had it before and I felt like death. Now, with NAC, Zinc (50mg), Copper(2mg), Vitamin C (1,000IU), D3 (5,000IU), Fish Oil, and Rhodiola Extract (2x daily 250mg) - My symptoms are so mild. I also am taking Elderberry 4x daily (2TBSP).