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by lucd 2125 days ago
You personal experience, despite being very important to you, isn't significative as scientific proof. The site you mentioned is anonymous, a collection of links with arbitrary ratings. This isn't a scientific paper, this is marketing. Here is a real meta-analysis for the different covid-19 treatments: https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m2980 In 100% of randomized controlled trials, the most significant kind of scientific evidence, hydroxychloroquine is ineffective. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1291068395497062400.html
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Thanks for the meta-analysis link! Looking at the other measures, it does mention HCQ in duration of symptoms.

> Hydroxychloroquine might be the most effective in reducing the duration of symptoms. Remdesivir has intermediate effectiveness and lopinavir-ritonavir could have intermediate effectiveness. The main limitations of the evidence are risk of bias and imprecision.

Yes mean difference −4.5 days,with a low certainty.. They also say: Hydroxychloroquine might increase the risk of adverse events compared with the other interventions And no evidence for reduction in death, except for glucocorticoids.. I would expect an effective treatment to reduce mortality..