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Old 16-11-06, 04:18 PM
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Malaria Drugs..HELP!!
Hi all,

Myself and my partner are off to Kenya over Christmas and have been told we need to take anti-malaria drugs. After talking to my GP she reccommened Lariam - but after taliking to some friends they informed me that you cannot dive with this and it has really bad side effects! So i had a quick browse on the internet and also found that Malarone is a good one to take as it has less side effects!

Can anyone reccommend any drugs they took? Any tips as to how to deter the mossies will be most appreciated!
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Old 16-11-06, 04:25 PM
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I took malerone last year, and had no problems with it at all - except the paying for it bit. They aren't cheap!

We used a mozzie spray with DEET, and i came home with not one single bite.
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That sounds good!

Just need to convince my other half to take them now!!

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I took malerone last year, and had no problems with it at all - except the paying for it bit. They aren't cheap!

We used a mozzie spray with DEET, and i came home with not one single bite.

Wasnt there a big fuss about products with DEET in its contents a couple years back? I seem to recall my well travelled friends stopped using them because of it.
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50% deet on the skin and the stronger (80%ish) stuff on Mozzy nets, meshes and other surfaces. It is like having a forcefield around you - they fly towards you and bounce off and head the other way!

Or drinks *loads* of G&Ts - not scientifically approved but a good excuse to get sloshed.
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It's bitter lemon (with the quinine in it) Schweppes i think?

funny thing about Kenya, if like me you sleep in a mud hut out there you cant give blood for 5-10 years just white blood cells? somthing to do with a parasite that is out there?

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I took malerone last year, and had no problems with it at all - except the paying for it bit. They aren't cheap!

We used a mozzie spray with DEET, and i came home with not one single bite.
Not even a hicky?

Who on earth came up with that name?
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Not even a hicky?

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I am far to old to even contemplate hicky's.

Actually, I must apologise. I did get bitten. by a fish.

It may not have been the DEET that kept the mozzies away, but the fact that we were a big group, it was all inclusive, and after diving, the regular order was: '15 beers and a rum and coke please'
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Wasnt there a big fuss about products with DEET in its contents a couple years back? I seem to recall my well travelled friends stopped using them because of it.
Yes, there is some evidence that it causes cancer. However, it's still better than getting malaria, dengue and a whole host of other mosquito born diseases.

I take malarone. The big advantage is that you only have to take it for 2 days before and a week after, unlike the other choice, which is doxycycline.

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