Joe Rogan under fire for taking controversial medicine meant for horses Joe Rogan \/ Breaking PointsJoe Rogan posted a video on September 1 saying he feels \u201cgreat\u201d after falling ill, revealing he\u2019d used \u201clivestock\u201d drug Ivermectin among a \u201ckitchen sink of meds\u201d to self-treat. The FDA has said that using Ivermectin for this purpose can cause \u201cserious harm.\u201d After previously dismissing traditional treatments, Joe Rogan stated that he self-medicated with Ivermectin. The move has generated scathing criticism from some, but Joe explained in his video that he\u2019s now feeling \u201cgreat.\u201d The FDA warns against the ingestion of Ivermectin, but what actually is it? Fans felt concerned for the podcast host Some onlookers branded the move \u201ccontroversial.\u201d One user claimed that the purpose of use was \u201cright there\u201d on the box. Other users mocked the host for \u201ctrusting his immune system\u201d while taking \u201cmonoclonal antibodies.\u201d Joe Rogan: I trust my immune system Also Joe Rogan: I got covid so I took monoclonal antibodies, Ivermectin, vitamin drip, mermaid tears, hair follicles from a newborn, toe fungus ointment, unicorn bone marrow, and the blood from a virgin pic.twitter.com\/NR5qUexpHy\u2014 Nathan Wind (@matty_angles) September 2, 2021 Radio producer Jack Schwartz posted Joe\u2019s video and told his followers to \u201cstop taking horse de-wormer.\u201d Joe Rogan got Covid and decided to take Ivermectin Jfc Stop taking horse dewormer and get vaccinated pic.twitter.com\/S4fkgnNf3R \u2014 Zach Schwartz (@zachzachzach) September 1, 2021 What is Ivermectin? On May 3, the FDA published a document detailing how not to use the drug. In a warning to consumers, they stated that \u201cusing treatment that\u2019s not approved by the FDA\u2026 can be very dangerous.\u201d Ivermectin should not be used to lessen the effects of viruses. Certain forms of Ivermectin are used to treat heartworm in animals. Other varieties are fit for human consumption, but should only be used for the authorized reasons. According to the FDA, \u201cIvermectin tablets are approved to treat people\u2026 with parasitic worms.\u201d A lesser version, \u201ctopical Ivermectin,\u201d may be used to treat \u201chead lice and rosacea.\u201d They continue, \u201ctaking large doses of this drug is dangerous and can cause serious harm.\u201d Pharmacies are currently reporting shortages of the drug, with around 88,000 prescriptions carried out a week. Full FDA guidance on Ivermectin can be found on their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joe Rogan under fire for taking controversial medicine meant for horses Joe Rogan \/ Breaking PointsJoe Rogan posted a video on September 1 saying he feels \u201cgreat\u201d after falling ill, revealing he\u2019d used \u201clivestock\u201d drug Ivermectin among a \u201ckitchen sink of meds\u201d to self-treat. The FDA has said that using Ivermectin for this purpose can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52278\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}