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We did the same thing when we lived in Uganda. Most westerners staying in the country for more than a few months stop taking anti-malarials. However most plac
by benro 12y ago
We did the same thing when we lived in Uganda. Most westerners staying in the country for more than a few months stop taking anti-malarials.
However most places where the expats live have access to antibiotics and to at least 1 or 2 Western (usually British) Doctors/Nurses.
- xenophonf 12y agoIt really depends on your appetite for risk. One of my colleagues has been taking Lariam for about 25 years, and I usually carry two weeks-worth of extra Malarone doses when I travel (might switch to Lariam for my next trip).
- shabble 12y agoIf you've not taken it before, be extremely careful with Lariam, it has been well-established to cause numerous kinds of really unpleasant psychological side-effects in some people. Even got an FDA Black Box warning for it[1] recently. I have personal experience of taking it for ~4 months as directed and suffering from extremely vivid hallucinations and extreme insomnia. I also managed to contract Malaria whilst taking it, twice. Anecdote, pinch of salt, etc. But do some research yourself, ask your doctor, and definitely think twice. (The other nice thing about Malarone is that it's also good for treating an actual infection, as well as for prophylaxis, assuming wherever you're travelling isn't resistant to it. And it's just gone generic, in the UK at least, and also worldwide, I think?)) [1] http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm362227.htm http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm362227.htm