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Yes, a panic attack while abroad. Maybe triggered by anti Malaria pills, I don't know. It was really scary, I thought I had gone crazy. Lost my grip on reality.
by maCDzP 4y ago
Yes, a panic attack while abroad. Maybe triggered by anti Malaria pills, I don't know. It was really scary, I thought I had gone crazy. Lost my grip on reality. It passed after a couple of days thank god.
I started therapy six months after that, it has helped me a lot. I am pretty open about it with my friends, my boss at work knows about it.
- kqr2 4y agoJust curious, which anti-malaria pills?
- tehCorner 4y agoI would bet all my money on malarone
- maCDzP 4y agoBingo!
- n4r9 4y agoMefloquine seems much more notable for adverse neuropsychological side effects. This was a big worry for me around ten years ago, when travelling to Africa while suffering from an anxiety/panic disorder. I was desperate to avoid taking anything that could make it worse. Doxycycline seemed like the safest choice at the time (and the cheapest!)
- kqr2 4y agoI was going to guess that drug too: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-us-troops-haunted-by-anti-malaria-drugs-side-effects/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-us-troops-haunted-by-anti-... https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/mefloquine-oral-route/side-effects/drg-20067686 https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/mefloquine-oral... I thought malarone was safer... https://www.drugs.com/sfx/malarone-side-effects.html https://www.drugs.com/sfx/malarone-side-effects.html