Malaria Prevention Questions

I've got to take doxycycline for Malaria prevention, but I've just been tested for chlamydia?

Posted 7 Dec 2016 by Janexx • 1 answer

I've got to take a course of doxycycline for malaria prevention but I've just been tested for chlamydia and I'm positive, so will I have to take two courses of doxycycline or just one?

I traveled to Haiti 8 months ago and took a full course of Malarone. Leaving next week for Jamaica.?

Posted 25 Nov 2016 by Billkendra1229 • 0 answers

... Do I need another round of Malarone? Thought I read somewhere it was good for a year

Doxycycline - oesophageal ulcer?

Posted 24 Oct 2016 by Seaside01 • 0 answers

So glad I've found this site. I took a tablet with only a mouthful of water then going straight to bed. The following day I felt like it was stuck & by Thursday I was in agony. My GP has given me omoperazole. It's now Monday still only eating soft good - still v painful & ...

Why has hydroxy chloroquine increased so much in price?

Posted 1 Jul 2016 by JeffRose • 0 answers

Do I need Malarone anti-malaria if I take 400gm day Hydroxychloroquine?

Posted 13 Mar 2016 by gillnew • 0 answers

How long after stopping Malarone does it take for the dreams to stop?

Posted 29 Mar 2015 by kjhiv • 1 answer

I took Malarone every other month for almost three years while working in the area of Angola. I started having really strange dreams within the first week. I stopped taking Malarone over two years ago when I changed jobs, the dreams have continued. Is this a permanent side effect? I have seen ...

Mefloquine - How many years to recover from 1 lariam pill's adverse reaction?

Posted 10 Mar 2014 by UBM • 2 answers

Severe reaction on Lariam after 1 pil, still the same after 6 months, unable to work, it put me in a total anxiety disorder.

Urgent: Should I be dreading Malarone?

Posted 29 Dec 2013 by 4N Substances • 4 answers

Happy New Year Friends! I'm leaving for an Asian vacation and Malarone has been prescribed because we'll be in jungle and river areas. Because I have a sensitive stomach, I've gone from being excited to dreading the trip! Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea experienced a fair number of ...

How long does mefloquine stay in the system? Anything for adverse reactions?

Posted 22 Apr 2012 by Skyegirl • 1 answer

My son began this for a trip to Indonesia and shouldn't have been prescribed it due to prior anxiety issues that he didn't think were severe enough to mention. He is having bad symptoms on it... will have to come home as it's that bad and may be home in time to not take the next dose ...

Mefloquine adverse reaction?

Posted 3 Mar 2014 by UBM • 1 answer

Took one Mefloquine pill 250mg for prevention, never went to malaria area became too ill of mefloquine started 48 hours after the pill. Still suffering severe reaction after 6 months, no improvement. Vertigo, anxiety, dizziness, hearing loss in a way, visual problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, ...

Chloroquine - Why do they suggest to inform your docotor if you have psoriasis?

Posted 8 Mar 2014 by zwm1108 • 1 answer

I have psoriasis and would like to know why it is listed to inform you doctor about it.

Can an ms patient take malarone for malaria protection in africa?

Posted 12 Sep 2013 by nadia alibhai • 1 answer

My daughter is coming for a one year visit from Canada. She is Multiple Schlerosis sufferer, but on relapse basis. Can she take this or other advisable anti malaria tablet pls?

How long is it safe to take malarone since all the trials are for short periods of time?

Posted 4 Nov 2013 by HelenJay • 1 answer

My son and daughter will be staying in Malawi for 3 months. There is some doubt as to whether it is safe to take malarone for this length of time. Does anyone know if it is best to take another medication?

Is mefloquine a form of quinune?

Posted 24 Dec 2013 by grandmajoy • 1 answer

How long can you take malarone for anti-malaria protection?

Posted 24 Aug 2009 by kellyb12345 • 1 answer

We will be living in Ethiopia for one year... is it safe to take Malarone or other anti malaria drugs for that long?