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Malarone is also a malaria preventative, and I personally had a psychotic break while taking it, it took 8 men to hold me down and strap me a bed for two days u

by hobs 6y ago

Malarone is also a malaria preventative, and I personally had a psychotic break while taking it, it took 8 men to hold me down and strap me a bed for two days until I came to. Seems pretty harmless I guess?

DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
If you don't mind, could you say a bit more about the psychotic break? The closest thing from my own experience is being told that I thrashed around a lot while coming out of post-surgery anesthesia, but I have no memory of it.
- throwanem 6y ago
  General anesthesia often has this effect on both sides, because muscle tone is lost late in induction and regained early in recovery. If you've been surprised to find yourself wrapped snugly in a sheet just before being put under, this is why. It's not related to the sort of mental effects of antimalarials mentioned in GP's comment.
- hobs 6y ago
  I remember having a sundowner, talking with my family and slowly getting more and more irritated about some minor conversational bit someone said. I clearly remember starting to get louder and more aggressive and then I blacked out. I woke up in a pool of my own sweat several days later wondering what had happened. People talked to me about what happened I piece together bits and pieces floating around in a red haze and having a human pile on top of me. In retrospect the weirdest part was how readily they accepted I was sane again.
Nasrudith 6y ago
The disturbing thing is compared to some of the alternatives which can stop breathing in some people that is safer.
Mediterraneo10 6y ago
The antimalarial prophylaxis which is infamous for mental-health disturbances is lariam (mefloquine). Are you sure you weren't taking that instead? When malarone appeared on the market, one of its big selling points was that it does not have the drawbacks of lariam (or doxycycline).
- hobs 6y ago
  You know, I am not 100% sure, the time beforehand is pretty foggy and they both have an m name it makes me question the memory... it was many years ago.

by hobs 6y ago

DoofusOfDeath 6y ago

If you don't mind, could you say a bit more about the psychotic break? The closest thing from my own experience is being told that I thrashed around a lot while coming out of post-surgery anesthesia, but I have no memory of it.

throwanem 6y ago
General anesthesia often has this effect on both sides, because muscle tone is lost late in induction and regained early in recovery. If you've been surprised to find yourself wrapped snugly in a sheet just before being put under, this is why. It's not related to the sort of mental effects of antimalarials mentioned in GP's comment.
hobs 6y ago
I remember having a sundowner, talking with my family and slowly getting more and more irritated about some minor conversational bit someone said. I clearly remember starting to get louder and more aggressive and then I blacked out. I woke up in a pool of my own sweat several days later wondering what had happened. People talked to me about what happened I piece together bits and pieces floating around in a red haze and having a human pile on top of me. In retrospect the weirdest part was how readily they accepted I was sane again.

Nasrudith 6y ago

The disturbing thing is compared to some of the alternatives which can stop breathing in some people that is safer.

Mediterraneo10 6y ago

The antimalarial prophylaxis which is infamous for mental-health disturbances is lariam (mefloquine). Are you sure you weren't taking that instead? When malarone appeared on the market, one of its big selling points was that it does not have the drawbacks of lariam (or doxycycline).

hobs 6y ago
You know, I am not 100% sure, the time beforehand is pretty foggy and they both have an m name it makes me question the memory... it was many years ago.