Malaria pills

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duggerej

21-Jun-2007 15:44
Posts: 7

Malaria pills

I land in BK july 8, and wants to spend a few days there before going to Siem Riep (cambodia)

Should I buy malaria pills at a pharmacy in thailand or should I buy them here in denmark (read very expensive)

Is it possible to buy the same brands as in europe?

...or is it necessary to use any at all?

(traveling cambodia for 3 weeks: angkor wat, koh ker, kratie, Phnom penh, sihanoukville, kaoh kong, siem riep)

and the 2 weeks of diving and relaxing in thailand.

Whats your experience?

Kenno)

psgeorge79

21-Jun-2007 17:52
Posts: 255

Malaria pills can be a dangerous drug. I suggest getting them in your home country where you can speak to your doctor. Some people have nasty reactions to some types. So you really need to know what your taking.

From my personal experiance. I took the once a day pill (forget the name) and after 3 days of taking it I could not sleep for days. No joke, just stayed awake for 2 solid days. I stopped taking it and restarted a week later to see if this was the problem, it was. So I did not bother with them again. Some people become quite ill from it.

But again see your doctor for the full pro's and con's

Chanchao

21-Jun-2007 19:52
Posts: 6,715

There are pro's to taking anti malarials in SE Asia?

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HenningWessel

21-Jun-2007 19:57
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Nobody will explicitly tell you not to take them. You might try to sue if you do get malaria ;)
Ask you doctor then decide. Nobody I know takes anti- malarials on a regular basis in Siem Reap.

mozzies

21-Jun-2007 21:35
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There are pro's to taking anti malarials in SE Asia?

absolutely, it will prevent malaria if you take it properly. if i were going to sub-sahara africa, then fuck yea i will take prophylaxis religiously. do your own research op. malaria in cambodia and malaria map.

stevenl

21-Jun-2007 21:59
Posts: 1,236

OP, where you're going I would not take malaria prophylaxis. Chances of getting malaria are very, very small, and if you do get it, it can be better treated not having taken prophylaxis. Also resistancy against different types of prophylaxis is building, so probably you would have to take different kinds of prophylaxis.

The doctors back home quite often have no clue about the exact regios here, better check with the regional health centers.

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aimlach

21-Jun-2007 22:32
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mozzies

21-Jun-2007 22:53
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i think #6 is showing signs of malaria infection.

duggerej

22-Jun-2007 00:01
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Thanks a lot out there!

been very helpfull : )

somebodyelse

22-Jun-2007 01:54
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Glad to see you're doing this one mozzies.... it gets ever so tedious having to repeat the same thing endlessly just because people can't be arsed to scroll down two posts or use the search engine before they post questions about malaria and malaria pills! ;-)

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nickupton

22-Jun-2007 03:17
Posts: 74

A few years ago an article appeared in the Oriental Bird Club's Bulletin about fake anti-malarial tablets being widely used in Southeast Asia. These tablets were responsible for dreadful side effects (can't remember what they were) and obviously they were useless against malaria. Whatever the decision taken I would say it is better to get them from your doctor at home.

Whether to take them or not is tricky to say. I recently spoke to someone who was attending a conference in Thailand on malaria, and he said that he doesn't take anti malrials in Asia - avoid getting bitten is better. Getting malaria is rare in Thailand. Having said that a collegue of mine died of it in 2003 having caught it in Chiang Mai province. Another friend of mine caught malaria in northern Cambodia in 2004 and was ill for 2 years. He still has a major problem with his foot and will never be able to walk properly again from a complication with the area around the bite.

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mr_rush

22-Jun-2007 04:30
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Malaria pills can be a dangerous drug.

a variety of drugs used as prophylaxis for malaria. some pretty benign

consult a dr in denmark.
check out the centre of disease control and WHO websites

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