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For the record - In the late '90s I was given Cipro for a persistent fungal infection - Coccidioidomycosis contracted at the Tucson gem and mineral show. The fool that I had for a doctor told me it as "self limiting" and had changed to a respiratory infection. My response was - I quit breathing and died.

I was resuscitated and it took 8-10 years of supplementation to get over it. That's when I discovered NAC.

I've been 125-135 lbs most of my life, but I gained 100 lbs during that time.

The second was on 2/25/18. It was prescribed at a hospital for a routine UTI. They gave me the first dose, but when I got the scrip filled I didn't take it, called my Dr. and he scolded me - he said I had to take it or I'd get "antibiotic resistance". I took a few more pills but didn't finish the scrip and never went back to that doctor. I began losing weight and my sense of taste. I plateaued until I got COVID in late 2019. They didn't know what it was and sent me home.

I couldn't sleep lying down so I sat in an arm chair and watched my pulse-ox. It wasn't good...

Then after I took my first of 3 600mg NAC for the day I noticed my pulse-ox improved. Some quick googling and I discovered you couldn take a LOT of NAC without doing harm. I started taking 1200 mg doses every 2-3 hours per what my pulse ox readings were. I didn't die.

Unfortunately, COVID also has a mitochondrial effect and my health has been deteriorating since then. My weight went as low as 118 lbs during that period.