Uh ... I know there's no such thing as Vitamin C overdose, but that's twice more than the maximum recommended (10 grams per day, some articles say 2 grams per day is the max without side effects) on some studies I read. I just take 1g a day and I'm doing fine. Maybe 2 if I don't forget, and just your typical costco / kirkland brand too.
Any more than 5 to 10 and you're likely to just waste it.
But then again, COVID is a new thing, perhaps that's what is needed ...
Feeling a little bit better today, though not feeling refreshed and also grumpy after 12 hours of sleep. Just kinda passed out yesterday and woke up when the kids already were in school. Symptoms did not get worse.
On Vitamin-C: If you take too much at a time, you will get the shits. Half a gram of ascorbic acid should be ok, double dose if PH-neutralized (for example potassiumascorbate).
If you take too much for a while, it will block oxidation processes in the body, which is not always healthy, same with other antioxidants like Vitamin-E.
Let's see what tomorrow brings, when i do another saliva test.
Glad to hear you're holding the line!
Vit-D is a very important part of the Equation, and I know you said you didn't tolerate it well in supplement form. Just wanted to make sure you knew supplement D is pretty useless in comparison with what your body generates itself when out in peak hour sun. Not sure what hemisphere you're in, but if you can spend about 1/2 an hour sunbathing each day you'll be better off for it! Sunlight, the best disinfectant!
Also, there is something to that old "chicken soup" remedy. Ground black pepper is a great decongestant and when combined with a hot broth or soup it really brings the relief straight to the chest & sinuses.
And Sweat Baths! To break a fever, bundle up in blankets & sweat it out. This should be followed with a hot shower and bedding change though because once all those toxins are released from the skin, you don't want to just lay in 5hat filthy stew.
But most importantly, rest. Your body uses a lot of energy fighting off viral or bacterial invaders. Give it the rest it needs to keep pushing the bugs back!
Take care of you!
-Cope