Mega Sickness Report - Almost Died from Flu

[Sicsemptyran]

Since we are doing anecdotal science here I’ll throw in my two cents: I get every goddamn vaccine available to me every year and have never suffered any negative effects from them. I’ve also never been put on my ass by flu like OP. So there you have it, a data point.

I think the data on the flu vaccine is fairly self evident. It’s hilariously safe as far as medications go, like hard to beat safety record, it also is ~eh~ effective as a vaccine (changes year to year) as compared to other vaccines.

For me that makes it an easy yes in the risk/reward square, incredibly low risk and medium reward. It also means I’m not incredibly motivated to get it and will forget some years, but would never turn it down if offered or if I remember to get it.

 

[Sicsemptyran]

Tamiflu won’t hurt to take, but it’s not going to do much other than reduce your symptoms by a day. Best thing for prevention is get the flu vaccine and do the basic self care like washing hands, etc.

I agree it's not a great replacement for not getting the flu in the first place, but a full day of symptoms off the flu (and a corresponding lower height of peak symptoms to begin with) is pretty dang impactful if you get bodied by the flu. For the OP it very well could've been the difference from being out for a week and being still very sick but coherent throughout and only being out for 4-5 days.

 

[Ateam2023]

when i feel off, like i had the start of something about two weeks ago , scratch in throat runny nose etc, i just "MEGA dose" Vitamin c every two hours,,,, Seems to work

 

[29trt]

when i feel off, like i had the start of something about two weeks ago , scratch in throat runny nose etc, i just "MEGA dose" Vitamin c every two hours,,,, Seems to work

How much exactly is mega dose?
During this time of year I usually take 2-3g per day vit C and to be honest I think it does jack shit...

 

[Rakusa]

How much exactly is mega dose?
During this time of year I usually take 2-3g per day vit C and to be honest I think it does jack shit...

For me, up to 5g is fine. It depends on the person and their ability to tolerate VitC. People report facial flushing and bowel irritation from it. Possibly you could take even more than 5g.

Usually my stack against the flu consists of a drink I take multiple times (3 or 4) times a day:

1800mg NAC
3-5g VitC
1g taurine
(Magnesium citrate)

and important, Glycine (10g) at night. Glycine is many times the bottleneck in glutathione production, since our diet shifted away from the meat parts closer to the bones. You could even sip on some glycine over the day, should be even more effective.

 

[Ateam2023]

How much exactly is mega dose?
During this time of year I usually take 2-3g per day vit C and to be honest I think it does jack shit...

3000 mg per dose 3-4x a day, i drink those emergenC drinks (1000 mg) Vitamin C per pack,,,,

 

[Ouch]

Sodium Ascorbate (buffered form of Vit C they use in IV’s). 1/4 tsp =1100mg of Vit C. Take every hour until you have massive diarrhea when sick. Pay attention to dosage and then stick to the upper end of that dosage before it gives you the squirts.

Vit D, Quercetin, and Zinc.

This is a stack I heard from Dr. Ronda Patrick during Covid for virus defense / immune boost.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

How much exactly is mega dose?
During this time of year I usually take 2-3g per day vit C and to be honest I think it does jack shit...

I dont buy the Zinc/ Vitamin C garbage either. Pushed out of financial interested many years ago.



Symptom management, hydration, mucus thinning agents, expanding lungs are important.