I have no opinion on ivermectin. I don't think it's a miracle cure, but I also have no idea about the actual research in that space.
But.
My assistant at my last job was all in on it during COVID. It cures everything, according to her. The moment when her cognitive dissonance hit its peak was when she gave her husband ivermectin for a cold, and was absolutely astounded that he ended up in the emergency room with diarrhea and dehydration. She was convinced it was "vaccine injury" and that he did a sneaky and got the COVID shot without her knowing. Spoiler; he did not get vaccinated.
It really was pretty funny at the time, but also sad. She was sort of my bellwether for nuts behaviors. When she started spitting Q-anon talking points, as a middle aged woman completely disconnected from anywhere that should exist, I knew we had problems.
Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic. Since having parasites on top of another condition is generally worse than just having the condition, it's not uncommon to see a positive impact when taking ivermectin for a variety of conditions in places where parasitic infections are common, if only because the body no longer has to fight the parasites in addition to the condition.
Since anti-vaxxers during COVID were looking for anything to take the place of a vaccine, ivermectin was an easy thing to latch onto.
But.
My assistant at my last job was all in on it during COVID. It cures everything, according to her. The moment when her cognitive dissonance hit its peak was when she gave her husband ivermectin for a cold, and was absolutely astounded that he ended up in the emergency room with diarrhea and dehydration. She was convinced it was "vaccine injury" and that he did a sneaky and got the COVID shot without her knowing. Spoiler; he did not get vaccinated.
It really was pretty funny at the time, but also sad. She was sort of my bellwether for nuts behaviors. When she started spitting Q-anon talking points, as a middle aged woman completely disconnected from anywhere that should exist, I knew we had problems.