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COVID, Paxlovid and other treatments for COVID

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jun 18, 2023 | Replies (63)
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@colleenyoung

@dmbteach222, welcome. I have to agree with @bunzman. Discontinuing a medication is best done in consultation with the prescribing doctor. Members here are not qualified to suggest changes to medications. Furthermore, only your doctor knows your full medical history.

- 13 Things To Know About Paxlovid, the Latest COVID-19 Pill: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/13-things-to-know-paxlovid-covid-19

Can you contact your doctor?

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vic83 | @vic83 | Jun 9, 2022

Amen. I tested positive on 2/1/2022 and was given the Merck drug because Paxlovid was not available (short supply). This was good luck for me because I later saw the drug interaction list from Pfizer for Paxlovid, and I am on high dose of Lipitor (one of the drugs). In March I asked a Cardiologist and a Pharmacist about the drug interaction, and they admitted they did not know.
I now ask all my doctors if they are familiar with the issue.....because if I catch Covid again they need to make a judgement call!

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