Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatments

West Texas MD Richard Bartlett uses nebulized (inhaled) corticosteroid Budesonide to treat Covid-19:

https://youtu.be/eDSDdwN2Xcg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newswest9.com/amp/article/news/local/local-doctor-believes-he-has-found-silver-bullet-for-covid-19/513-8cd065d2-dbb5-4814-9cdd-5bb0dae77703?espv=1

Interview here w/ Letter to Senate & initial paper by Dr. Bartlett:

Dr. Richard Bartlett Shares Covid Information (Update with PDF Links)

It’s interesting that he (& no one else) can make big $$ on this treatment. It is a widely available drug. I’m not a doctor, but I looked up side effects & they seem minimal. Consult your own physician.
In his letter to Senate West Texas MD wrote:

“… other organizations and nations are reviewing inhaled Budesonide to treat COVID-19. Inhaled Budesonide is currently under study at the NIH and is also undergoing study in France. Spain and Oxford University have both, individually, announced plans to study inhaled Budesonide as a COVID-19 therapy. […]
Taiwan, a nation of 24 million, treats early with a different inhaled corticosteroid and has had only seven deaths over the duration of this pandemic. Or consider Japan, who also treated with an inhaled corticosteroid. Although Japan’s demographics skew towards an older population, they have had only 977 deaths in a nation of 121 million. Likewise, consider South Korea with population of 50 million who recorded only 283 deaths using an inhaled corticosteroid.”

I found that the Japanese did some earlier research back in 2014: Budesonide is an inhaled steroid used for asthma. This article indicates it might have some anti viral effects on rhinovirus (cause of common cold) :

Formoterol and Budesonide Inhibit Rhinovirus Infection and Cytokine Production in Primary Cultures of Human Tracheal Epithelial Cells – PubMed
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24998372/

But we must move cautiously:

https://www.newswest9.com/amp/article/news/local/midland-memorial-hospital-says-inhaled-steroid-is-no-silver-bullet-for-covid-19/513-a30477f5-35fb-41cb-97fb-e8aaad6250b2

Then there is this opinion, but it was written back in May:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/skeptical-cardiologist/86521

And there is this:

Researchers at UW-Madison published a study that seams to indicate that allergy induced asthma may have protective effects, summary here: https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/april/allergies-asthma-may-reduce-covid-19-risk-/

Studies need to separate the types/causes and severity of asthma.

The following video was posted mid-June. Forward to minute 8:55
Doctor Roger Seheult @ Loma Linda University hospital says in video he thinks if steroid research pans out & covid turns out to be (as suspected) a systemic vasculitis disease, then perhaps intravenous [rather than nebulized] steroids may be an option for advanced illness.

Here’s a June 24 post about steroid research, in general, for advanced patients. http://projectwaistline.com/?p=20502

On Dr. Seheult’s website I posted the links to West Texas Dr. Bartlett. Two days later Seheult posted this new video about inhaled corticosteroids (remember that Budesonide is a corticosteroid). https://youtu.be/BG5pEDKbQv0

In conclusion more research is required. Ongoing studies continue at this time. There may be something here since asthmatics who use nebulized steroids for their asthma saw better outcomes with covid-19. But don’t self-medicate prophylactically, there may be side effects. Discuss it w/ your doctor first.

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