This is a PDF of a 1959 study for injected Chloroquine.....as an anti-arrhythmial. It is a very interesting insight to ....change.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...

From the other research I've been doing I am getting the sense that the greatest dangers lie in the use of multiple medications at the same time.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/...
"Drug-Drug Interactions
Clinical cases of TdP are frequently related to polypharmacy and drug-drug interactions (Figure 4). These interactions may take a variety of forms in clinical practice. Among the most common of these are pharmacodynamic interactions in which multiple agents with HERG-blocking properties are inadvertently prescribed for a patient. A typical example of this type of interaction is a patient who has been taking a stable dose of a class III antiarrhythmic agent for atrial fibrillation and is then prescribed a quinolone antibiotic for an acute infection. In such a case, the physician who prescribed the antiarrhythmic drug (likely a cardiovascular specialist or electrophysiologist who is aware of the arrhythmic risk) may be unaware and uninvolved in the decision to prescribe the antibiotic, which might occur in a primary care or urgent care facility. "

I understand your aversion as a pharmacist.

Sometimes allergic reactions take years to develop. I had been taking lisinopril for almost six years when I had some large swelling of my lips and was told to call 911. I did not but took diphenhydramine to reduce the swelling. Got chewed out by the doctor for treating it myself. Now on another drug which interferes with my BPH. Since I am 80, I guess a lot is hit or miss in treatments.

Well, I appreciate your candor. I wish everyone was as willing to weigh the benefits to risks for himself and then accept the outcome (good or bad).

Yes! It can.

Thank you for the clarity on QT .....I can now look to the actuarials for probability risk.
Regarding allergic reactions, we all have that probability to anything manufactured. When I think of the overwhelming numbers of respirable, ingestible and contact potential of all these things....I'd rather wade in a swamp.

Your question- "would you really want to take that risk?" has two answers.

1. Yes. Yes even if I did not know about my personal QT risk. I would balance that risk against the benefit of stopping a nasty infection.
2. The more important issue is my right to take and balance personal risks and benefits.

As to that specific issue, I have seen three papers where HCQ was used for C19, in one paper treatment was discontinued on a very small number of patients for that reason, in the other two no such effect was found. I think I have put links to these papers up here.

I do ask for and get advice from pharmacists as well as medical practitioners. I want to be able to make personal decisions without being over-ruled by experts and public servants.

That is what the petition seeks.
That is why we are on Galts Gulch.

It might if one is already taking a QT extender for arrhythmia. As far as I know, that would be the main reason to be careful other than be allergic to the drug.

The petition should be signed. It should be noted for those who would use HCQ that if one is on a QT extender for PVCs such as amiodarone, as I am to control my 40% premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) which was somewhat life threatening, one should ask ones electrocardiologist about using it due to HCQ extending QT.

Signed. Funny how all the people screaming "listen to the experts" all of a sudden want to silence the experts that don't support their narrative.

What is the frequency of that serious side effect in those who use HCQ?

Signed the petition

From your knowledge; can 400mg weekly over the course of 2 to 4 weeks create a high frequency of arrhythmia within the grouping you mention?

Thanks Carl ;-)

Signed it and the verification email arrived within seconds. Made a drink once. Gin , lemon juice, lime bitters, a dash of 7up. I called it a streetwalker because it was a "little tart".

Ah, ole Rocky feller was a perfect specimen of a psychopath with astounding hubris.
It's clear the boy had No Conscience what so ever.

It won't until you respond to an email to verify that email address...I gave up after 10min but later on last night...that email finally showed up.

As a pharmacist, I wouldn't sign this petition (and won't). Hydroxychloroquine (AKA Plaquenil) use can cause QT prolongation which can lead to arrhythmias and possibly death. Generally, this affects certain people with a particular enzyme deficiency, but would you really want to take that risk?..

I've tried - input the required name and email, but it won't click thru :-(

I have to agree with you on all but one point. PDJT sure has done his absolute best to keep every promise he campaigned on. Succeeded on most but he was paddling up stream with not much help from his own party let alone the left. At 68 I can honestly say he is the first who ever really tried.

And I haven't done a blind taste comparison since I haven't bought any gin in years [grin]

Thanks. Saved it. Who knows what my nose knows?

I guess we have different definitions of smooth.
To me, Bombay Sapphire is smooth and Seagrams is too sharp. (At least in a G & T.;^)
My recipe is similar to this (no amount is exact):
~500ml 80 proof grain alcohol (Everclear alcohol reduced with RO water)
~2 TBL crushed juniper berries
~3 black peppercorns
~1-2 bay leaves
~1 sprig rosemary
~1/2 TBL dried lavender
~1/2 TBL dried lemongrass
Combine all in a swing top bottle, seal the top and wait several days, shaking the bottle daily. Taste it and decide if it's good or if it needs another day.

I have also seen some recipes that add:
~1/4 TSP ground allspice
~2-3 Cardamom pods
~1/4 TSP fennel seeds
~1 piece lemon peel

My favorite tonic is Fever Tree, but it is stupid expensive. I use Schweppes mostly.

You like the sharp tasting gins. I like the smooth ones, like Hendricks and Martin Millers.

I put a dash of St Germain in mine. It really takes the edge off.

How do you make yours? What is in it? Maybe I can make my own smooth one too, but like I said that Seagrams gin is smooth and cheap (probably terrible by real gin guys taste, but I like it).

I agree. You are rationally skeptical based on experience. I have only made one donation to a politician in my life when Ron Paul was running for POTUS. I don't even consider aiding political parties. All have consistently failed to follow through on promises and consistently enlarged government (and their own) power by stealing from individual liberty.

I used to buy Bombay Sapphire. Now I make my own clone for about 1/3 the cost. I wish there was a economically priced tonic that uses sugar and doesn't use corn syrup.