limbo Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 Hi, I've been reading some posts here regarding Malaria pills. I was not able to find anything on Lariam. Out of own experience, when I did my first trip to LOS, a few years back, my doc prescribed Lariam to me. Upon arrival I started to have a few problems with it, paranoia at night, nightmares etc, and after discussing it with fellow travellers found out that Lariam basically sucks and can do weird things with you. The side effects can be very severe. I immediately stopped taking it and never touched it again. The next trip I had diffirent pills but after a few days stopped taking these as well and ever after never used any pills for malaria again. Maybe Lariam is good to fight Malaria once you contract it, but other than that I consider it bad news. Anybody out there having similar experiences with Lariam or any other comments to make on this subject? Maybe this has been a thread already, than sorry for bringing it up again, but I couldn't find anything. Limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 Larium is useless as it is no longer effective in many parts of SEA, Thailand included. -peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 I had severe side effects similar to your desriptions so stopped taking it after a few weeks use in thailand/laos. unfortunately I then contracted maleria severel weekes later in India, but still I'll never use lariam again for prevention - only treatment. might use others, but it's only really relevant for extensive trips covering rural remote areas well off the trotten tourist path... cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted September 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 That's exactly what it's good for, treatment. Too many negative side effects. Cheers, Limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2002 Report Share Posted October 2, 2002 I used maleron. it is a fairly new product with minimal side effects. It isnt cheap but then again getting malaria isnt cheap. but all and all the best thing to do is make sure you reduce the cause. Wear long pants and sleeves at night. Also get some good repelent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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