03-21-2020, 08:31 PM
(03-21-2020, 08:23 PM)MidTowner Wrote:(03-21-2020, 07:42 PM)plam Wrote: Definitely not pleasant. Even after taking Lariam you feel like you just ate something heavy and not good. Could be something that would get more uptake among healthcare workers.
I took mefloquine once (it was a generic, not Lariam, but same difference), but stopped when it seemed like I might have been suffering nightmares from it; I read that the psychiatric side effects of it have been reported to sometimes be permanent.
This might be something that is only prescribed if the COVID-19 situation is light-threatening, at which point the side effects might be considered acceptable.

