Vanity - Have any FReepers had side effects with Malarial Meds?

none | July 2, 2011 | urtax$@work

[urtax$@work]

She said she was not homesick, but felt depressed, no laughing past 4 days, lost feeling in parts of her body, thoughts about harming herself. Here is the problem. Maybe it's malarial medicines. Maybe not. Even if it is malaria medicine, she's considering self-harm, which means you are beyond being able to help her with information from here or anywhere other than in the presence of a doctor. Please, I implore you: take her to a trusted doctor as soon as you possibly can and tell them what you've written here. Do not leave her alone until then. The one thing you know is that something is seriously wrong. Please get her looked at by competent medical care in person immediately.

Yes ....'something' is wrong and we have planned for the above mentioned medical help.

[allmendream]

My experience is this...

They tell you to take Chloroquine with a full stomach - but they should really tell you TO BE SURE TO TAKE IT WITH A FULL STOMACH!!!

I took one without eating once....... just once.

After that I could hardly take them at all - they made me SO SICK.

[fso301]

You are not dealing with the typical case so, avoid reliance on a local doctor.

Take her to a specialized facility such as a university medical center. Have all of her medical and travel history available for the doctors.

If after a month you aren't confident the university doctors are on the right path, take her to Mayo Clinic. You may be pleasantly surprized that the bill at Mayo turns out to be less what your local doctor would charge.

[mountainbunny]

Prayers for you all. All of the good intentions here are no substitute for a doctor seeing your child in person.