Comment on Alternative medicine
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days agoTo be fair this is actually medicine they are taking. Not sure why you would take it recreationally though.
Comment on Alternative medicine
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days agoTo be fair this is actually medicine they are taking. Not sure why you would take it recreationally though.
homes@piefed.world 4 days ago
Ivermectin is medicine for horses
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Ahh, had heard it was an anti parasite thing but wasn’t aware it was specifically for horses.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s not specifically for horses, it’s just commonly used enough that it’s easy to source horse formulations. When the nutjobs couldn’t get the regular stuff from doctors, they sometimes bought horse paste.
trublu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
It’s the main ingredient in your dog’s heartworm prevention medication as well. I’m no doctor, I’m sure there’s some human application of the drug, but I’ve always seen it in a veterinary context.
wewbull@feddit.uk 3 days ago
That’s a bunch of bull. It’s not just horse (or bull) medicine.
Ivermectin is generally used as a anti-parasitic medication for all animals including humans. In some parts of the world it’s regularly taken to help protect against parasites. As such it’s one of the most important drugs out there, and is on the WHO list of essential medicines.
This guy sounds like he took drugs he bought from a scammer. Maybe it was an overdose, or maybe he took something else.
homes@piefed.world 3 days ago
And to use it for treating Covid “alternative medicine”, so stop defending it as a valid treatment. That’s simply ridiculous.
wewbull@feddit.uk 3 days ago
…but you repeating the “It’s horse medicine” trope is just as much disinformation as the “it’s a COVID treatment” people. You don’t know. You’re just repeating shit you heard because it aligned with your politics.
If somebody has been prescribed it, they should be taking it. Not worrying about why their doctor has given them “horse medicine” and refusing it. …and it’s an extremely common prescription.