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I struggle to read and understand the graphs and stats unfortunately. However, how come there are rules and guidelines on viewing trial results for this drug, when it appears the trials and issuing of the jabs could be fast tracked and not even tested properly? Narratives again of the money and power hungry……. 😢

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The politics of medicine???

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😢😢

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What is your current recommendation regarding daily dosing. The metanalyses of course have that data buried in the individual papers, and it is all over the place.

M Robert Weiss, MD

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FLCCC Alliance – COVID-19 Management Protocol | 02-22-2022 | Version 68

An overview of the MATH+, I-MASK+ and

I-RECOVER Protocols

A Guide to the Management of COVID-19

(Updated as of February 22, 2022)

Developed and updated by Paul Marik, MD, FCP (SA), FRCP (C), FCCP, FC

Section 3.3

Unclear benefit (best avoided) **Colchicine 0.6mg BID for 3 days then reduce to 0.6mg daily for a

total of 30 days. In the COLCORONA study, colchicine reduced the need for hospitalization (4.5

vs 5.7%) in high risk patients. [308] Colchicine was associated with an increased risk of side

effects, most notably diarrhea and pulmonary embolism. It should be noted that in the

RECOVERY trial colchicine failed to demonstrate a survival benefit in hospitalized patients. Due

to potentially serious drug interactions with ivermectin (and other CYP 3A4 and p-glycoprotein

inhibitors) as well as with statins, [309] together with its marginal benefit ,colchicine is best

avoided.

• Not recommended: Systemic corticosteroids. In th

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Manuel

Here is an article from the FLCCC site that discusses typically safe doses and not-safe doses of colchicine.

covid19criticalcare.com/references/colchicine-poisoning-the-dark-side-of-an-acient-drug/

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thanks

Im aware of some guidelines regarding dosing; (these are really seat of the pants....). its ok, we used to rx colchicne for acute gout to the point diarrhea occurred, usually 1-2 doses that day..... 0.6 mg, 0.6, 0.6, then definitely stop. And so on. The article youve linked to (thank you) really involves overdoses. Its not clear what they're recommending in terms of viral syndromes.

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I've been using 0.6mg colchicine pills (tiny) for about 20 years for when I experience gout flare-ups. Those flare ups have become very rare over the past 8 years so I have some leftover colchicine. This is good to know. I never had any adverse reactions to that old medication, but it did work very well to eliminate the gout in the joints where it occurred. It's been around for ages according to my arthritis Doc.

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As the early incidence of mortality from covid itself (aside from various medical interventions like ventilators, etc.,) was from the effects of this virus on the respiratory system (rather than myocarditis???), and as, globally, people actually die from the flu each year, due to the same effects, I wonder if colchicine could be used to prevent mortality from the flu as well.

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There is a beneficial effect of Colchicine for influenza.

See Yandex search: https://yandex.com/search/?text=colchicine+for+influenza&lr=113852

The same search on Google gave similar results (so they are not blocking it).

I suggest you read and share this with your open-minded doctor or GP:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40495-020-00225-6

Use care if you are thinking about self-medicating because overdosing is easy to do and can have severe consequences:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7212071/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6708822/

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FLCCC Alliance – COVID-19 Management Protocol | 02-22-2022 | Version 68

An overview of the MATH+, I-MASK+ and

I-RECOVER Protocols

A Guide to the Management of COVID-19

(Updated as of February 22, 2022)

Developed and updated by Paul Marik, MD, FCP (SA), FRCP (C), FCCP, FC

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Does Dr. Pierre Kory/the FLCCC say anything about colchicine?

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FLCCC Alliance – COVID-19 Management Protocol | 02-22-2022 | Version 68

An overview of the MATH+, I-MASK+ and

I-RECOVER Protocols

A Guide to the Management of COVID-19

(Updated as of February 22, 2022)

Developed and updated by Paul Marik, MD, FCP (SA), FRCP (C), FCCP, FC

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I've never read a Meta-Analyses that could be trusted, and quit yielding them any validity years ago. They are "statistical" constructs intended to obfuscate facts. Why anyone considers meta-evidence *synthesis* as proper analysis is beyond me. All measurement of modality should be limited to clinical analysis based on direct empirical evidence, period. Get a grip.

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I agree. Meta analyses are sometimes a way to add on another publication to your vita.

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Yes. Spot on. Confidence persons abound... Thank you for your awareness.

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This is another great snippet that will stimulate the interest of researchers into the suppressed areas of medicine.

I asked myself a couple of questions:

(1) How does it work?

A google search found this:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4656054/

(2) How does colchicine work against COVID?

A Yandex search found this very good summary of anti-inflammatory and anti-viral effects:

https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/18298#:~:text=Colchicine%20exhibits%20multifaceted%20mechanisms%20of,on%20the%20disruption%20of%20the

The same search on Google interpreted the above to mean, "Does colchicine work in a clinical setting?" (The answer is yes, it does). But that's not what I asked! Why should Google choose not to answer my question about mechanisms of action against COVID?

I reason therefore, that Colchicine's mechanisms of action, if widely researched and reported on, would harm the pharmaceutical cartel's profits.

Since Colchicine has an action on microtubules, I also reasoned that it may have a profound effect on certain classes of cancers.

So I searched both Yandex and Google for:

Colchicine effect in cancer

The Google search was vague but moderately positive about Colchicine while the Yandex search was more precise (and also moderately positive) - the sort of result that could stimulate productive scientific enquiry.

I ask these sorts of questions because a cancer chemo doc recently **very seriously** affirmed to me that "there is no research-based evidence for treating this type of cancer therapy, other than the chemo that I offer". A book by Dr Paul Marik (which contains, at last count 999 references on alternative cancer treatments) assures us otherwise. I very much value the work of the chemo doc, but I felt very sad about her obvious ignorance (or was it a case of Bonhoefer's stupidity? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc). Therefore, I will do all I can to combat this ignorance/stupidity. (Happy questioning everybody!)

https://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Care-Repurposed-Metabolic-Interventions/dp/0960121706

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Yes, for some kinds of searches, Yandex is less biased than Google.

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Oh great. Wonder how long it will take for them to give this a Black Box Warning before they put out “Disease X”.

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