Atovaquone / proguanil for Malaria User Reviews

Brand names: Malarone, Malarone Pediatric

Rating: 4.6

Atovaquone / proguanil has an average rating of 4.6 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews for the treatment of malaria. 40% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 60% reported a negative experience.

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February 2, 2017

Atovaquone / proguanil "I'm usually pretty tolerant of drugs, but this one was awful! Hot and cold flashes, sweating, abdominal cramps, headaches. The tablet form was much better. The scariest side effect for both forms for me is that my period stopped for 3 months, and I've never had any variation with that kind of thing. Felt like I was going through menopause, even though I'm very young."

1 / 10

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bel...
Taken for less than 1 month
April 3, 2020

Atovaquone / proguanil "We took this drug, Malarone, when we went to Vietnam. I usually tolerate drugs well. I have never been so sick. I missed my bucket list, Angkor Wat. I had severe diarrhea and vomiting. There were two doctors on the trip who said the medication was more potent than originally thought. Anyone who had taken this drug also was ill. Belly."

1 / 10

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Gai...
April 15, 2020

"My husband and I were prescribed this for visiting Madagascar. We were both deathly ill and had to quit taking it despite our MD’s concurrence. Frankly, we had no bites, and we apparently were not in a malaria zone, and it was not malaria season. He missed the last day on the island and could not get his head off the pillow. When we then got on the plane to Paris, he was very concerned about his diarrhea. Once there, I had both ends going and ran a temp of 103°F. Almost went to the hospital. It was truly awful. Indeed, a case of the cure/medicine being worse than the disease."

1 / 10

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Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 3, 2017

Atovaquone / proguanil "Fantastic drug for my Lyme disease! I was having night sweats constantly, and within 2 doses, they stopped."

10 / 10

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lau...
March 27, 2015

Atovaquone / proguanil "Highly recommend, but very expensive."

10 / 10

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