Zinc Picolinate 50mg a day. I don’t know if there is a loading dose.
WND so don’t get too excited. Either way we will know in a few days. The rats have a lot invested in it not working (think of that) but I don’t see how they could spike it.
Careful with zinc. You should take in conjunction with copper.
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Safety and side effects
Oral zinc can cause:
Indigestion
Diarrhea
Headache
Nausea
Vomiting
When oral zinc is taken long term and in high doses it can cause copper deficiency. People with low copper levels might experience neurological issues, such as numbness and weakness in the arms and legs.
The National Institutes of Health considers 40 mg of zinc a day to be the upper limit dose for adults and 4 mg of zinc a day for infants under age 6 months.
Don’t use intranasal zinc. This form of zinc has been linked with the loss of the sense of smell.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-zinc/art-20366112
do you have a brand that you recommend?
You should be able to handle between 50-100 mg/day. Some people can handle up to 150-200 mg/day without problems but for no longer than 10 days. Too much Zinc “can” cause unwanted side affects.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/zinc-overdose-symptoms
Everyone is different. I’m 62 years old, I take 100mg/day and barely a whimper of flu symptoms. There are 2 others I live with, 54 & 58 that have the virus and are also on 100mg/day Zinc. They also are lean on symptoms.
Zinc - without the means of getting into the infected cells doesn't do much. That's why a zinc ionophore is needed.
The fact that hydroxychloroquine is an "anti-malaria" drug means nothing. It's only being used because it happens to be a very, very good zinc ionophore.