Posted by cactus on May 28, 2008, at 18:52:50
In reply to Re: Doxycycline and mood swings, posted by SLS on May 28, 2008, at 9:15:05
interesting that you mentioned Mefloquine (Larium), most countries don't prescribe it at all anymore. I know in Australia it's very rarely prescribed, no one in Asia will touch it and most of Europe steers clear of it too.
I was sent to Thailand for work about 13 years ago, there were 4 of us. I was on doxy and the others were on Larium. I met up with a friend studing at Bangkok University and she saw me taking my doxy one morning. She said that better be doxy because Larium sends people crazy. I smiled and said I know check out 2 of my colleagues. One had gone completely bonkers and the other was just a bit weirder than normal. She then went on to tell me about Larium and Asia, and how no one will touch it there due to the high incidence of psychosis.
Everyone I met was on doxy except for a lovely American couple I came across last week. I didn't say anything to them about it though as they seemed ok, but they had only taken one dose.
My GP is also a travel doctor, I told her I didn't want Larium, she laughed and said there was no way she'd give it to me because of my history but then went on to say that she never rx's it to anyone unless they can't tolerate doxy or are going into a doxy resilient area. C
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