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MALARIA PILL

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magsalex Premium account Joined: Sep 03 Points: 8701 Posts: 69 Posted: 2005-05-12 11:12:00    I am now in Nigeria and using Malarone. You take it for less time than Doxy but it is more expensive. Using a decent spary too to keep the mossies away. I only got a few bites and that was my own fault for wandering outside for only a few minutes one evening without spraying!!!!! Live and learn! --- Enjoy it while you can! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact magsalex   ravinderkumarsi Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 14003 Posts: 451 Posted: 2005-05-12 15:34:00    hii,take care when ur out ,i hope many sprays will be available in nigeria have a nice time --- at bangalore /back 2 globo after a long Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ravinderkumarsi   areba Joined: Jul 06 Points: 106 Posts: 11 Posted: 2006-08-14 16:49:00    malaria control is most of the times easier to control than people think. you will probably be at more risk of water and food discomfort than you will of malaria. Safest method, Use a mosquito net and insect repellent lotion. If you are coming to Kenya and eastern africa, an important point to note is that sulphurbased anti malarials are being phased out, try something else. best solution however, especially if on a long visit is to get that kind of medicationa locally, or consult your doc for best regiment. --- For Africa Travel Forums, visit Maasaicountry.com. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact areba   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2006-08-14 21:50:00    I've just noticed that my Doctor prescribed Lariam. Now I don't know what to do; do I take it and just see if I get any side effects or should I just get another prescrpiton. The side effects seem quite extreme, maybe it's not even worth taking the risk? Amanda --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2006-08-15 05:37:00    I have taken both Larium and Melarone. I didn't experience side effects from either. Larium is easy - once a week. Malarone is daily. I saw a travel Doc two weeks ago and he refused to give my daughter larium for fear of complication with other medication she takes, so we both opted for Melarone. I can't say that the side affects are over stated, but neither I or my frequent travel partner, Mary, have had an adverse reaction. Eire --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay   areba Joined: Jul 06 Points: 106 Posts: 11 Posted: 2006-08-15 08:21:00    read extensively on malaria, there are plenty of resoures on the net. more often than not, chances are that what will not have side effects on you at home wont have side effects in africa, so, why not try it from home, secondly, tropical diseases tend to be seasonal, depending on the season, it may be malaria, or just common cold. you really neednt worry if youll be visiting the urban areas cause most have a large assortment of chemists and professionals. here's a link to the kenya medical research institute. http://www.kemri.org/ and here's something more comprehensive about malaria. http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/malaria.asp hope you enjoy your journey. --- For Africa Travel Forums, visit Maasaicountry.com. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact areba   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2006-08-15 23:26:00    Collins/Eire, Thank you very much for the informtion provided, I've read some of the articles, but my fears are still there. I also take comfort in the fact that someone I know has taken the drug without side effects. I think ordinarily, I wouldn't take this medication, but I feel I'm forced to, somewhat. Anyway finger crossed I have no effects. I will give it ago; at least I will have time before I travel to change perscription if necessary. Thanks Amanda --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   downundergal Premium account Joined: Jun 02 Points: 12936 Posts: 221 Posted: 2006-08-23 10:07:00    I hate to heighten your fears but when I travelled to Sth America in 2002 I took Doxy and ended up with sunburnt nailbeds!!! What's that you ask??? Well it is very rare and basically all my fingers felt like they had been slammed in a door, then the nail beds went brown and died off so all my nails lifted off. There was nothing I could do but wait for them to grow back - many months later. Last year when I went to Cambodia & Laos I took Malarone - cost $500 dollars as opposed to $30 for Doxy but no side affects. And there is no way I would have taken the risk with Doxy again. Cheers, Kerrie --- Where to next? Reply    Reply with quote    Contact downundergal   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2006-09-07 02:24:00    Hi All, Will I took my first dose and so far haven't experienced any side effect, so that's a good thing - panic over. Thanks for sharing all your expereinces Amanda --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   mrscanada Joined: Aug 06 Points: 3423 Posts: 22 Posted: 2006-09-07 02:40:00    Yes you need them in all the places you are going. Take a mosquito net and some spray with repellent in it. The pills use to be hard to take but the new ones are a lot better now. Have a safe and fun trip. Lyla --- Mrs. Canada Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mrscanada   Page: 1 2 3