November 12, 2021

ALL IN YOUR HEAD:

Investigating Antidepressants' Surprising Effect on COVID Deaths (Esther Landhuis, November 12, 2021, Scientific American)

Researchers reported last month that an inexpensive, widely available pill substantially reduced hospitalizations and deaths in a large study of individuals with mild COVID symptoms who were at high risk for complications. It is the only existing oral medication with promising peer-reviewed data from multiple randomized COVID trials--and it is already used by millions of people worldwide. The drug is fluvoxamine, and it is approved in the U.S. for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. So how did this antidepressant end up in a trial for treating COVID?

By making you want to recover.



Posted by at November 12, 2021 5:34 PM

  

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