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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There seems to be a ton of confusion about paxlovid. [b]My DH took it and I felt it really helped - went from terrible cough to almost no cough in 24 hrs, coughs don’t usually do that on their own, and achiness and fever cleared up, only mild GI side effects and no rebound. [/b]

But I know people with parents 75 plus being told not to take it.

There’s no longer a shortage of it, and I think people need to be aware of the rebound possibility but there really needs to be a clear statement as to whether the drug is potentially helpful even if just at shortening the duration of illness, and whether any side effect risk overrides the likely benefit. It seems like internists are just operating by their gut feelings as opposed to ant definitive recommendation on prescribing.[/quote]

This was exactly my experience (40F) - from moderate symptoms (cough, fever, congestion) to no symptoms after 36 hours. I agree it seems like there is wild variation in who gets it just based on doctors' opinions. That said, a 19-year-old with no symptoms doesn't need it. [/quote]

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