Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria (click here)
Adults: 800 mg (620 mg base) followed by 400 mg (310 mg base) at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours after the initial dose (total 2000 mg hydroxychloroquine sulfate or 1550 mg base).
THIS IS BY PRESCRIPTION ONLY!
The side effects occur in people and depending on "co-morbidities" the side effects can be worse and serious.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking hydroxychloroquine:
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking hydroxychloroquine:
Incidence not known
- Blistering, peeling, loosening of the skin
- blurred vision or other vision changes
- chest discomfort, pain, or tightness
- cough or hoarseness
- dark urine
- decreased urination
- defective color vision
- diarrhea
- difficulty breathing
- difficulty seeing at night
- dizziness or fainting
- fast, pounding, uneven heartbeat
- feeling that others are watching you or controlling your behavior
- feeling that others can hear your thoughts
- feeling, seeing, or hearing things that are not there
- fever with or without chills
- general feeling of tiredness or weakness
- headache
- inability to move the eyes
- increased blinking or spasms of the eyelid
- joint or muscle pain
- large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, and sex organs
- loss of hearing
- lower back or side pain
- noisy breathing
- painful or difficult urination
- red irritated eyes
- red skin lesions, often with a purple center
- severe mood or mental changes
- sore throat sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
- sticking out of the tongue
- stomach pain
- swelling of the feet or lower legs
- swollen or painful glands
- trouble with breathing, speaking, or swallowing
- uncontrolled twisting movements of the neck, trunk, arms, or legs
- unusual behavior
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- unusual facial expressions
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- yellow eyes or skin (liver involvement)
This is a very, very serious medication with side effects that occur over time. Some of these side effects such as facial twitching are permanent. Facial twitching does not occur overnight NECESSARILY and in most cases. There are always some people that will have these problems early.
I agree that if a person is facing death by COVID-19 there is every reason for a physician to write for the administration of this age-old medication.
If a person is prescribed this medication he or she needs to adhere to the dose prescribed by the physician. DO NOT SELF MEDICATE. More is not better.
There is no central clearinghouse about the side effects of medications. There are methods physicians have available to them if they are seeing a troubling effect or side effect of any medication.
I might add, physicians do not necessarily EXPECT side effects, okay? They prescribe in good faith. Side effects are known to prescribing physicians through a very thorough process at the FDA in licensing medications. So, when a doctor prescribes medications they can at the time of initial prescription provide information to the patient as to what to expect in taking this medication, both good and bad. THEN AGAIN, at the pharmacy, the pharmacist is always willing and quite able to answer questions about medications, especially if they are newly prescribed.
So, this particular medication is a strong medication and needs a prescription in order to have it available for ANY PERSON to use as a health enhancement and/or a brief treatment/episode to end malaria.
Currently, there are medications the FDA and CDC are looking at as well as the physicians of the WTO in order to end this nightmare called COVID-19. This is just as much a nightmare to the people that line the halls of these organizations as it is the public.
I promise. All the organizations involved in ending this pandemic are good, hard-working people that have everyone's best interest and outcome at heart. I would be very surprised if these medications were used long term to fight COVID-19. I would expect them to be prescribed as an EPISODIC therapeutic regime and ended when the patient is out of the woods, so to speak.
PLEASE DO NOT OVER REACT TO MISINFORMATION. PHYSICIANS ARE THE BEST SOURCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICATION OF THESE MEDICATIONS.
Everyone. I do mean everyone involved with this pandemic wants it to end. They are wonderful people and deserve respect for their good works.
I agree that if a person is facing death by COVID-19 there is every reason for a physician to write for the administration of this age-old medication.
If a person is prescribed this medication he or she needs to adhere to the dose prescribed by the physician. DO NOT SELF MEDICATE. More is not better.
Symptoms of overdose
- Drowsiness
- dry mouth
- increased thirst
- loss of appetite
- mood changes
- no pulse or blood pressure
- numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips
- unconsciousness
Some side effects of hydroxychloroquine may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Just a word about "Incidence not known."There is no central clearinghouse about the side effects of medications. There are methods physicians have available to them if they are seeing a troubling effect or side effect of any medication.
I might add, physicians do not necessarily EXPECT side effects, okay? They prescribe in good faith. Side effects are known to prescribing physicians through a very thorough process at the FDA in licensing medications. So, when a doctor prescribes medications they can at the time of initial prescription provide information to the patient as to what to expect in taking this medication, both good and bad. THEN AGAIN, at the pharmacy, the pharmacist is always willing and quite able to answer questions about medications, especially if they are newly prescribed.
So, this particular medication is a strong medication and needs a prescription in order to have it available for ANY PERSON to use as a health enhancement and/or a brief treatment/episode to end malaria.
Currently, there are medications the FDA and CDC are looking at as well as the physicians of the WTO in order to end this nightmare called COVID-19. This is just as much a nightmare to the people that line the halls of these organizations as it is the public.
I promise. All the organizations involved in ending this pandemic are good, hard-working people that have everyone's best interest and outcome at heart. I would be very surprised if these medications were used long term to fight COVID-19. I would expect them to be prescribed as an EPISODIC therapeutic regime and ended when the patient is out of the woods, so to speak.
PLEASE DO NOT OVER REACT TO MISINFORMATION. PHYSICIANS ARE THE BEST SOURCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICATION OF THESE MEDICATIONS.
Everyone. I do mean everyone involved with this pandemic wants it to end. They are wonderful people and deserve respect for their good works.
