One problem I see with ivermectin is the dosing is done by pound, but horses digestive system is much larger relative to it's mass than a human (because they eat grass). I intend to halve the dosage accordingly.
It’s not just body weight, either. Horses have completely different metabolisms because they digest different types of food and are designed to burn way more energy than a human. And the delivery system (the paste itself) has stuff in it that’s great for horses, and was never tested for humans.
Not to mention that it can react dangerously with common medications like blood thinners.
The active ingredient is the same for humans and horses, but it’s way more complicated to figure out the balance between safe and effective than some basic math on the back of a napkin. There is a reason that pharmacists have years of graduate-level chemistry education in order to figure this stuff out.
Regardless of the difference in digestive systems. The paste has a certain concentration per lb. Which is 200 mcg per lb. Frontline says if you actively have covid that you need 400 to 600 mcg per kg. So it is a simple math problem to convert it from lb to kg. I am 200 lb and have been taking 500lb worth of past the last 3 days to go in the middle of the recommended dose. I feel 100 times better, my cough is going away which felt like bricks on my chest and couldn't stop deep coughing. If you don't want to waste time with a Skype doc appointment or can't afford the prices it cost me $26 at tractor supply. Which will leave me with excess even at my higher dose.
Are you taking into account the inactive ingredients that are usually found in animal medicine versus human medicine that can react with things (like other medicines) in humans?
That paste itself is designed for horses. It’s designed to interact with their specific body chemistry. They put the medicine in the paste as a delivery mechanism. It’s not just a different way of taking medicine, it has a bunch of stuff in it that was never intended to interact with human biochemistry.
Look, I know I can’t and have no real interest in stopping people from taking horse medicine. It’s a free country. I just don’t think a lot of people here understand biochemistry well enough to even know all the things they need to be accounting for. You don’t know what you don’t know, and the only difference between a medicine and a poison is expertise.
I don’t like the idea of online prescriptions, but at least meds from Frontline are designed for humans and sent by doctors who (I hope) are asking about other meds you’re taking and considering the numerous factors that go into determining a safe dosage.
The ability to do these types of calculations confidently goes way beyond college chemistry, and I say that as someone with a healthy background in college chemistry. I would not trust myself to figure out the safe conversion of horse meds into human meds, because the stuff in horse meds isn’t tested in humans and I have no data to account for those factors whatsoever. I don’t like making up numbers for calculations of things I’m putting into my body.
You are right as far as inactive ingredients go and not being able to account for them. It is still absolutely a risk. For me it was one I was willing take take. I will update how I feel as the week and weeks progress with potential side effects
One problem I see with ivermectin is the dosing is done by pound, but horses digestive system is much larger relative to it's mass than a human (because they eat grass). I intend to halve the dosage accordingly.
It’s not just body weight, either. Horses have completely different metabolisms because they digest different types of food and are designed to burn way more energy than a human. And the delivery system (the paste itself) has stuff in it that’s great for horses, and was never tested for humans.
Not to mention that it can react dangerously with common medications like blood thinners.
The active ingredient is the same for humans and horses, but it’s way more complicated to figure out the balance between safe and effective than some basic math on the back of a napkin. There is a reason that pharmacists have years of graduate-level chemistry education in order to figure this stuff out.
Regardless of the difference in digestive systems. The paste has a certain concentration per lb. Which is 200 mcg per lb. Frontline says if you actively have covid that you need 400 to 600 mcg per kg. So it is a simple math problem to convert it from lb to kg. I am 200 lb and have been taking 500lb worth of past the last 3 days to go in the middle of the recommended dose. I feel 100 times better, my cough is going away which felt like bricks on my chest and couldn't stop deep coughing. If you don't want to waste time with a Skype doc appointment or can't afford the prices it cost me $26 at tractor supply. Which will leave me with excess even at my higher dose.
Are you taking into account the inactive ingredients that are usually found in animal medicine versus human medicine that can react with things (like other medicines) in humans?
That paste itself is designed for horses. It’s designed to interact with their specific body chemistry. They put the medicine in the paste as a delivery mechanism. It’s not just a different way of taking medicine, it has a bunch of stuff in it that was never intended to interact with human biochemistry.
Look, I know I can’t and have no real interest in stopping people from taking horse medicine. It’s a free country. I just don’t think a lot of people here understand biochemistry well enough to even know all the things they need to be accounting for. You don’t know what you don’t know, and the only difference between a medicine and a poison is expertise.
I don’t like the idea of online prescriptions, but at least meds from Frontline are designed for humans and sent by doctors who (I hope) are asking about other meds you’re taking and considering the numerous factors that go into determining a safe dosage.
The ability to do these types of calculations confidently goes way beyond college chemistry, and I say that as someone with a healthy background in college chemistry. I would not trust myself to figure out the safe conversion of horse meds into human meds, because the stuff in horse meds isn’t tested in humans and I have no data to account for those factors whatsoever. I don’t like making up numbers for calculations of things I’m putting into my body.
You are right as far as inactive ingredients go and not being able to account for them. It is still absolutely a risk. For me it was one I was willing take take. I will update how I feel as the week and weeks progress with potential side effects