Malaria Tablets?

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:48 pm

Just want to find out what your take on Malaria tablets is,take them or not?Got a lot of different stories from various people.........

I would like to come to some sort of conclusion,i know there's enough smart guys out there to assist me.........thanks

Post by **CasKru** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:32 pm

I personally am on the side of taking the tablets.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:39 pm

Take them, for sure

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Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:52 pm

Planning too

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:53 pm

Polysan

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:55 pm

OOOOMS wrote:Polysan

Will check it out thanks

Thabogrobler · Post by **Thabogrobler** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:29 pm

Careful now: AFAIK Malaria meds and The Pill do NOT mix - The pill cancels the Malaria meds....

Many a surprise baby born after a nice Moz holiday!

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:35 pm

Thabogrobler wrote:Careful now: AFAIK Malaria meds and The Pill do NOT mix - The pill cancels the Malaria meds....

Many a surprise baby born after a nice Moz holiday!

Thabo that factory closed down long ago

zepplin · Post by **zepplin** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:59 pm

Malaria meds won't prevent you from getting malaria, they only lessen the effects if you do contract it. The only way not to get it is not to get bitten by the mosquito carrying the virus - the female anopheles mosquito.
Cover up after sunset & coat the exposed bits with insecticide.

If you do get bitten - check the sex of the mozzie

Vlak vark · Post by **Vlak vark** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:32 am

zepplin wrote:Malaria meds won't prevent you from getting malaria, they only lessen the effects if you do contract it. The only way not to get it is not to get bitten by the mosquito carrying the virus - the female anopheles mosquito.
Cover up after sunset & coat the exposed bits with insecticide.

If you do get bitten - check the sex of the mozzie

Like Steve said, it supresses the symtoms, so when you start to feel
Sick the malaria is already in an advance stage. 4 years living in a malaria area
With out pillies this is my opinion.

jagermeister · Post by **jagermeister** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:10 am

ek was nou vir twee weke in zambia en drink my malaria pille en geen negatiewe effek nie

GI Jane · Post by **GI Jane** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:18 am

There is lots of debate around taking them. I know some doctors that won't take them. I know people that have taken them and still got malaria and because they had taken the tablets it took ages for it to be diagnosed. If it is possible to, read the pamphlets beforehand, and then make up your mind. If you choose not to take them then take all alternative precautions not to get bitten. I've seen people have some bad reactions to the medication as well.... Tricky one...

zepplin · Post by **zepplin** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:28 am

I generally find that an old homeopathic remedy works well - been using it for years now & so far so good. It's coco mixed with a dark sugar extract.
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Captain Morgan & coke.

Try it!

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:36 am

Polysan, no- zero side effects and you can treat Malaria if you get it and kids can use it

But peacefull sleep and similar products work :wink2:

MaPaZa · Post by **MaPaZa** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:44 pm

Malaria is a killer... dont play with it, you will lose. And dont trust all the different myths. Get the opinion of a responsible dr who has treated malaria patients before. Always take your profelaxsis as prescribed - some of the brands clash with e.g. antidepressants, etc, so dont listen to non-medical advice. Many of the bigger pharmacies e.g. dischem do have travel clinics. Treatment of malaria is much easier and sometimes 100% preventative. You can never protect your skin sufficiently with tabbard and stuff only. Nearly lost my wife and daughter while ago with malaria. (we were only holiday at Letaba, did not think to take any internal precaution in our beloved Kruger!) They were already in a coma when malaria was eventually discovered. Malaria often presents itself as something else, like normal flu. It our case it looked very much like gastro and bronchitis. The danger is when you have a doctor who is not used to see malaria cases. Thats why full prevention is better. And please react urgently to any ailment noticed after being in a malaria area. Dr should immediately believe you have malaria until proven otherwise.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:49 pm

MaPaZa wrote:Malaria is a killer... dont play with it, you will lose. And dont trust all the different myths. Get the opinion of a responsible dr who has treated malaria patients before. Always take your profelaxsis as prescribed - some of the brands clash with e.g. antidepressants, etc, so dont listen to non-medical advice. Many of the bigger pharmacies e.g. dischem do have travel clinics. Treatment of malaria is much easier and sometimes 100% preventative. You can never protect your skin sufficiently with tabbard and stuff only. Nearly lost my wife and daughter while ago with malaria. (we were only holiday at Letaba, did not think to take any internal precaution in our beloved Kruger!) They were already in a coma when malaria was eventually discovered. Malaria often presents itself as something else, like normal flu. It our case it looked very much like gastro and bronchitis. The danger is when you have a doctor who is not used to see malaria cases. Thats why full prevention is better. And please react urgently to any ailment noticed after being in a malaria area. Dr should immediately believe you have malaria until proven otherwise.

Agree, don't even play with it, I have also had Malaria and thought I was going to die.....did not take the meds, kids and mom did, they also contrakted Malaria, but could be stopped before falling ill by taking the Polysan! I did'nt listen and fell very ill

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:14 am

here is a twist

we are going on a boat cruise and will be stopping at the Portuguese iland just for the day

so far have no plans to take any anti malaria meds

should we have different plans as far as meds is concerned or not? ?

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:45 am

kfxnando wrote:here is a twist

we are going on a boat cruise and will be stopping at the Portuguese iland just for the day

so far have no plans to take any anti malaria meds

should we have different plans as far as meds is concerned or not? ?

If you are taking kids along I would def. be concerned, the islands are full of the gitters.....I would wven without kids. You may be lucky if you take a chance it's like buying a lotto ticket. I you don't you can't win :wink2:

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:54 am

OOOOMS wrote:
kfxnando wrote:here is a twist

we are going on a boat cruise and will be stopping at the Portuguese iland just for the day

so far have no plans to take any anti malaria meds

should we have different plans as far as meds is concerned or not? ?

If you are taking kids along I would def. be concerned, the islands are full of the gitters.....I would wven without kids. You may be lucky if you take a chance it's like buying a lotto ticket. I you don't you can't win :wink2:

thanx, great way of putting it.
since I have very bad luck at the lotto, keep missing it by a mile, sure will miss this one as well
no small kids going with.
thanx

QBriggs · Post by **QBriggs** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:43 pm

The best thing i can say is go and see your doctor because he will give you the best information.

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:16 pm

QBriggs wrote:The best thing i can say is go and see your doctor because he will give you the best information.

Thankyou mister Q,please post some pics of your vehicle so we can see what you drive

Post by **pietpetoors** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:04 pm

There are lots of opinions and I will nether tell somebody not to take it.

What I can say is just about all the people I know who stay in Malaria areas say they do not take it because it suppress the symptoms and then it takes you longer to realize that you have malaria.

Tough decision

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:14 pm

Mentioned this numerous times before....here goes the shortend version....

Polysan = homeopathic drops, no side effects, can be used by children and adults, you can also test if you have Malaria with Polysan, it is relatively cheap (R100), you can use it as an antidote

What more do you need :wink2:

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