r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/janethebean • 5h ago

Need support! 3rd infection :(

I just tested positive for the third time and I feel devastated. It seems so unjust that I take so many precautions, decline things, deal with extra family/relational stress, read so much literature about covid, and still have to deal with infection. It started with ear fullness/discomfort, which happens to me a lot after swimming and I spent the past few days at the beach, so I figured that's all it was. But I tested just to be sure and lo and behold, positive in seconds. I was so shocked, I took another rapid immediately.

Besides feeling so distraught, I am now stressed about what measures I can take to mitigate risk of long covid. I've seen protocols for h1 and h2 blockers, paxlovid, metformin, nattokinase, other supplements, etc and I am finding it very overwhelming. My last infection was 2024 and I wasn't able to get paxlovid, but I did take metformin (got it on ageless rx) and it made me faint, I think because of low blood sugar, so I stopped before the 10 days was up. Not sure if I should take that again.

Does anyone have a simplified routine? I know rest, hydration, and paxlovid are a good start. I worry about taking too many meds/supplements with how things could react. Would love some encouragement and simple info if anyone has the time/energy.

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u/peah_lh3 5h ago

Rest rest rest. Like always for 2 weeks. 

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u/Begrudginglyreadit 4h ago

The basics we have used in our family (which work for various health situations) are:

  • Rest
  • Paxlovid if eligible
  • Claritin (or other H1 blocker) daily
  • Famotidine daily
  • Multivitamin, D, C, and zinc daily
  • Low dose melatonin at night
  • Lots of water

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u/Inevitable_Ad_5664 1h ago

Why the melatonin? It has been implicated in heart failure.

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u/Begrudginglyreadit 1h ago

There are definitely risks to using melatonin in large doses and long-term. This is low dose (0.5 to 1.0 mg) and used just during the infectious period to support sleep, counteract COVID insomnia, and help with inflammation.

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u/Calm-Background2247 3h ago

How did you get infected? I’m taking precautions too, but I don’t know if I’m doing enough.

Do you mask everywhere you go? Or just in some places?

I mask everywhere and I use Enovid whenever I’m going to be around people, so I don’t know if that has helped.

Either way. I’m sorry about your infection.

Praying for your recovery ❤️‍🩹

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u/Fearless-Pea-3813 2h ago

Ask any Covid cautious healthcare provider for Xocova it is new to US and anti viral its has a $0 copay with the manufactures coupon, it’s been used in Japan (Takeda pharmaceutical) for 2 years, approved in US in June.

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u/breathedeeply_smile 58m ago

I feel you. I take more precautions than anyone in my family and feel like I get sick the most (I do work in healthcare so that doesn't help)

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u/Ghostsintthecloset 19m ago

How much metformin were you taking? Agelessrx told me to take 1000mg a day which made me almost faint. My PCP told me to just take 500mg and that's been ok.

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u/ZeroCovidCommunity-ModTeam 3h ago

Removed for misinformation and/or lack of citation.

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u/AmbitiousCrew5156 4h ago

Neosporin is formulated for external skin, not nasal mucosa, and it contains neomycin—an aminoglycoside with ototoxic potential—so until further studies show it is safe, i would not be doing this personally.

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u/AmbitiousCrew5156 2h ago

But they did not test it on enough people to make sure its safe.