Aloysius, I am sorry for sounding rude and maybe a bit harsh. I did not mean to slander you in any way, it's just that your sentence stating that there are no side effects is wrong, and, as you stated could have been differently worded. As to the other people posting I did not tell him to not take them because that is what my doctors said, I was just merely telling him what my doctors said. And to who ever it was posting that my doctor is an idiot... get bent. I'm not going to turn this into a whose doctor is better arguement, but my doctor is extremely qualified and he him self has been to CA with Doctors Without Borders several times including Guatemala, and he explained to me that in his own mind the risk of getting malaria in most of these areas is low enough, especially since I'm an extremely healthy teenager, that it wasn't necesary to take the anti-malaria. In no way did he tell me not to take it, he said that if I wanted it he would prescribe it for me, but that if it was him, he would not see the point in taking it, especially since there is the possibilties of side effects. It would be like taking Advil in the morning just because you MIGHT get a headache at some time in the day, only you also ran the risks of naseau and dirrarea (sorry for spelling) from the advil... its just not necesary to take it.
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zach...two different sentences there on your part.
So we've been arguing with a kiddie. Please go back to your nintendo.
Come on..... you will never get anyone to agree on this topic including doctors. A doctor
friend of mine has made over 15 trips to India, having never taken meds. He spends 2-3
months a year there and does not want to take that much medication.
I talked to some researchers who work in the jungle, they say that they save the meds for IF they
get malaria. Prompt attention to malaria type symptoms is vital, a blood test and then
treatment. Give it up, there are different opinions and situations out there.
Probably more of a risk in 3rd world countries is accidents, better carry a helmet with you.
So Zach is a youngster, be nice.
Goodtimebob I'm not quite sure what your saying at all. Yes I am only 18, but atleast I can get my point across. Intelligence doesn't always come with age my friend. But back to your post, I'm not sure if your trying to degrade me because my grammar wasn't proper or if you think that my two sentences contradict each other in some way. So lets start with the grammar... GET OVER IT. Now on to possibility number two. Those two sentences were posted in two different replys and in different context. Sentence number one came from my first post stating that I was told that the chance of getting the side effects was greater than the chance of getting malaria. Sentence two was my response to peoples comments that there was no chance that you could get side effects, that side effects for anti-malaria didn't even exist. So I'm not quite sure what to say other than you really need to 1. Read things more carefully before you degrade someone and 2. Learn to be able to get your point accross, all adults should have this skill. Oh, and I don't play videogames, I travel.
Thanks Chapatigirl for sticking up for me.
And on a final note, Chapatigirl is right, no one will ever agree on this. So my last advice is to seek all the PROFESSSIONAL opinions you can, and then make up your own mind on to rather you should take the medicine, or which medicines to takes.
Bob - lay off. no need to name call. After all - one could strike back at you and call you an old fart whose selfish consuming habits are destroying the environment for the younger generation. The fight could go on and on.
If anything, the younger generation has a fresher and less stubborn view.
Hi zack (I like the name, one of my favorites). In #24 you admonish Bob to read things more carefully. You also state that a comment you made was in response to "peoples comments that there was no chance that you could get side effects, that side effects for anti-malaria didn't even exist." No one said that.
Buen viaje!
NYC... Someone is older automatically puts them in the selfish consuming class?? Aren't you intelligent?
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Little boy Zach has the view of someone who wouldn't know how to do research if he was slapped up the head. But since he won't ever go to Central America that won't happen. You will note that I never said he should take malaria pills. In fact he is the perfect example of someone who should avoid all western medicine. From your statements on here it would seem you too fit in that category. Use holistic and shamanistic methods only. Protecting the environment begins at home. If you have bred... follow that philosphy there. Let's clear up this tragic error in the gene pool. Still waiting for that link to massive environmental degradation by DEET.
Oh, Bob! Zach is going to Guatemala and is probably going to have a grand time of it, maybe even to some small extent with our help here. You and I can only imagine being "only 18" and being both curious enough and able enough to head off to a third world country as wonderful as Guatemala. Do I detect some envy here, my friend? I do feel envious, but in a bit of a nicer way.
Zach, please read all the safety posts about Guatemala before you go and do come back and tell us how it went.
Well go read this months National Geo as it is all about malaria. Will answer all your questions. Also I am not a big fan of deet either as it ate my swatch watch so I wonder what it will do to me long term so I am now using Cutter advantage. Of course I always take the meds for prevention of this horrible illness and that is now 17 years with thrips three times a years. Am still alive and only side effect was it killed my desire to eat alot. I would not chance a trip without the meds as malaria is forever. Just have Travel Insurance on the chanched you become ill and have to be airlifted out as the airlines wont let you fly if ill.
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