Tuesday, August 18, 2009

malaria pills

namaste. india is only a couple weeks away and i have to begin taking malaria meds soon to get used to them before the trip. i've been prescribed mefloquine, a once-a-week malaria pill. sounds easy enough right. check this shit out.... "Mefloquine may have severe and permanent adverse side-effects. It is known to cause severe depression, anxiety, paranoia, aggression, nightmares, insomnia, seizures, birth defects, peripheral motor-sensory neuropathy,[2] vestibular (balance) damage and central nervous system problems. For a complete list of adverse physical and psychological effects — including suicidal ideation — see the most recent product information." whatttt the favckkkk. apparently the suicidal thoughts are rare but you do have hallucinatory crazy crazy dreams (which i will be totally documenting in a segment to be named later) hopefully it will be a little something like this