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1. MPSimm+h8[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:05:53
>>bookof+(OP)
I was going to say, "finally something that ivermectin can help with!" except https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7974686/
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2. tim333+Bw[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:52:45
>>MPSimm+h8
It also poisons any bed bugs feeding on you.
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3. david-+OH[view] [source] 2026-02-04 17:43:18
>>tim333+Bw
Anything that annihilates bed bugs is a net positive to the world. Drinking poison out of spite for those sons of the devil is well within reason. To hell with those infralings.
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4. gus_ma+Gg2[view] [source] 2026-02-05 02:33:23
>>david-+OH
Unless you overdose, it's not poison for you. Ask your medical doctor anyway.

From https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/what-s-ivermectin

> It acts most strongly on glutamate-gated chloride channels, which vertebrates don't even have.

They are like little holes in the wall of the cell of worms that can be opened and closed, and ivermectin locks them in the open position. A much better and more technical explanation https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/191

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