Malarone side effects
Apr 17th, 2006, 12:45 PM
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This might help http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34766853
Apr 18th, 2006, 05:41 AM
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My husband and I have taken Malarone on 2 trips to SE Asia and had NO side effects at all. Make sure your prescription is for enough pills. The first time we used it, my doctor only gave me enough for BEFORE and AFTER--not for during visit! He said we did not need to take it while actually in the area! My pharmacist knew the correct dosage and give us the proper number of pills. Needless-to-say, I changed doctors!
Apr 18th, 2006, 06:04 AM
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Have taken Malarone in Southeast Asia and my many trips to Africa since it became available (as alternate to Lariam).
No side-effects whatsoever. It's recommended to be taken with food, dairy preferably (yougurt, cheese, milk). Some people may toss the first pill, but I believe the insert says to take another which should stay down. Others may have had tummy upset the first few pills, but afterwards they're fine.
If want to test these before your trip, ask your physician to add 1 or 2 extra pills to take before starting the full protocol as called for (2-days prior arriving in affected area, during and 7-days once returned home) and see how you react. There's no harm in having a few extra pills in your system.
No side-effects whatsoever. It's recommended to be taken with food, dairy preferably (yougurt, cheese, milk). Some people may toss the first pill, but I believe the insert says to take another which should stay down. Others may have had tummy upset the first few pills, but afterwards they're fine.
If want to test these before your trip, ask your physician to add 1 or 2 extra pills to take before starting the full protocol as called for (2-days prior arriving in affected area, during and 7-days once returned home) and see how you react. There's no harm in having a few extra pills in your system.
Apr 18th, 2006, 09:24 AM
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I'm on it at the moment (already for 3 weeks), the first time I've taken it and have experienced no side effects. My husband is taking it too with no problems.
We take it after dinner once a week so don't know if the sleep helps???
We take it after dinner once a week so don't know if the sleep helps???
Feb 16th, 2012, 12:26 PM
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I took this recently before I did some traveling and I was not really aware of the side effects. This is a very informative piece http://sideeffectz.com/malaronesideeffects about the side effects of Malarone.
Feb 17th, 2012, 06:56 AM
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Just picked up a prescription for malarone and was pleasantly surprised to find all I had to pay was a $5 co-pay. I have taken both types before and they weren't covered. Changed coverage at the first of the year though. 
Feb 17th, 2012, 07:27 AM
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The date was the first thing I noticed... 6/yrs. old?
Louise - Likely now that Malarone is available as a so-called generic, being produced by another company, as granted by Glaxo Smith Kline... prices with/without a drug plan will be different (lower) as well the copays. We can only hope.
Louise - Likely now that Malarone is available as a so-called generic, being produced by another company, as granted by Glaxo Smith Kline... prices with/without a drug plan will be different (lower) as well the copays. We can only hope.
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