LARIAM Reviews (MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.2 (149 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LARIAM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LARIAM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Went to India for 2 months in 1990 | M | 47 | 30MG 1X day | 10/30/2014 Patient History | 1 | Mission to Dominican Republic | The weeks I took it, I had vivid hallucinations, nightmares, extreme paranoia, suicidal thoughts, diarrhea, headache, nausea. Its now been two years, but I still have thoughts of mistrust, anxiety, and paranoia. I feel like I can't fit in with people. I get depressed, have mood-swings, and sometimes suicidal thoughts. I feel like a burden and I keep thinking if I was different before I had my episode in DR. | DO NOT TAKE IT. It is not worth risking the adverse side effects. | M | 20 | 2 weeks 250mg 1X W | 10/14/2014 | 1 | Military Iraq 2003-2004 | It started with a strange depression and really HD dreams. After about 2 months of this I experianced a convulsive episode for 3-4 hours, vomiting relentlessly. At the time I suspected something far diffrent was afflicting me. The war began to take on a sureal quality to say the least. After I returned a year later, my command requested a Psycological eval done. I was a Sergeant Major. My career ended, my views on the world around me were not sequencing with reality in my brain housing group. | It has been 10 years. I still suffer in differing degrees (waves) of symptoms Esophageal malfunction (cant swallow), had abnormal EKG, dizzy/vertigo and nausea, headaches, extreme pain in joints, had tremor, nightmares, and a host of Psych issues, to include PTSD diagnosed by VA. Making it through a day without psycological incident is very challenging. My advice DO NOT TAKE IT. | M | 50 | 12 months 25MG 1X W | 10/8/2014 | 1 | Short holiday | Extreme anxiety, loneliness for no reason, thoughts of death, thinking heart attack, panic attacks, no interest in sex as my balls constantly shrinking etc. not enough room to list alll | M | 36 | 3 weeks 250mg | 9/12/2014 | 1 | Malaria Prevention | Anxiety, mild hallucinations, and dizziness (one episode of debilitating vertigo lasting 1 day during my first month taking Larium) while taking Larium 2009-2011. Now in 2014 frequent mild dizziness, with 4 debilitating vertigo attacks in the past 3 years. I had never suffered from vertigo before I took Larium, though I cannot say for sure that the two are linked. | If possible, take a different drug for malaria prevention. Doxy made me feel nauseated and it was a bother to take every day, but now I wish I had stuck with Doxy instead of starting Larium. However, both are preferable to malaria! | F | 28 | 27 months 1X W | 8/20/2014 | 4 | Employment in West Africa | No problems other than unpleasant taste when taken. | Have used intermittantly for around 20 years, but currently 2 years continuous. | M | 54 | 2 years 1X W | 5/20/2014 | 1 | Anti malaria prophylactic | Worst possible serious adverse reaction, including in acute stage after 3rd tablet hallucinations, delirium, confusion, acted out on these confused thoughts and nearly got lost in Kthmandu hills while travelling with friends. Had to be hospitalised under 24 hour supervision until my sister came to bring me back to Australia. I thought I was going to die had to be given heavy duty anti psychotics. When I got home I was a 'vegetable' could barely talk, or move. Everything tasted strange I slept a lot & over months of recovery experienced fatigue, anxiety, agoraphobia, nightmares. drs said I would recover but I did not. Twelve years later I suffer severe fatigue anxiety, PTSD plus many symptoms too long to recount here!! | LARIAM is a medication which should not be given to anyone unless they are under strict medical super vision in a hospital. Giving this medicine to people who are travelling is absurd given the high rate of adverse effects!!!! Don't take this medicine it has been banned by the Australian Military & other similar organisations. It should not be on the market!!!! Roche should be sued till they are out of business they have ruined my life I cannot work am being cared for by my 78 year old mother I will be a burden on the state soon I hate Roche for what they have done to me!!! | F | 54 | 3 weeks 1X W | 4/5/2014 | 1 | To Prevent Malaria | Horrific hallucinations, very strange and vivid dreams that seem like your awake, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, depression, difficulty thinking, chronic fatigue, no longer feel love the same. Feel like I'm in an emotional black hole I can never return from and all those close to me saw the change in only 2 weeks. Still the same effects although to a lessor degree today, without the hallucinations, even though it was taken over 10 years ago. Seems to be getting worse with age. Absolute poison I would have rather died of Malaria than be left with the memories of what happened to me while hallucinating. I had absolutely no mental issues before taking only two of these pills they should be illegal. | M | 40 | 2 weeks | 2/16/2014 | 1 | for a short holiday, | F | 3 weeks 1X W | 12/23/2013 Patient History | 1 | Malaria prevention | 2 years in Central African Republic, 1 year in Indonesia, 2 years in Guinea-Bissau. 1991-93, 1995-98. Initially all we had was the "Mefloquine Dreams". I did end up with Malaria in 1992 anyway. In 2001 diagnosed with drop foot in the left foot. In 2004 Began having problems with dizziness. Checked out as far as an MRI with no potential causes found. Continued dizziness until a year ago when vertigo and intermittent tinnitus were added to the dizziness and tripping over my own foot. Visits to ENT and Neuro with no cause or cure. I'm going to try the VA and see what they might find. | Lariam and its generic version in Mefloquine have both been "Black Boxed" by the FDA. If I had known then what I know now, I NEVER WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE STUFF | M | 67 | 5 years 250 1X W | 11/28/2013 | 1 | malaria prevention | depression, anxiety, paranoia, confusion, loss of balance, blurred vision, long- and short time memory loss, irritability, chronic fatigue, suicidal thoughts, clumsiness, muscle atrophy, muscle and joint pains, dissociation, depersonalization, chest pains, shortness of breath | The symptoms have been there for 11 years now. Devastating effect on quality of life. Would very much like to know if there is a cure. I recommend NOT to take this drug. | F | 3 days 1X day | 8/6/2013 | 1 | Travel anti malarial | Psychosis anxiety chronic fatigue it has ruined my life it's been 11 years I still haven't recovered its been so bad nearly committed suicide | F | 54 | 3 weeks | 7/17/2013 | 1 | trip to Dom republic | Hallucinating, seeing horrible things, nervousness. Anxiety ..never ever take this.....it was taken for a holiday but almost ruined my holiday ....should be banned. Was given Prozac to counter act the lariam. | M | 26 | 1 days | 7/9/2013 | 1 | Military deployment to africa | Severe short term memory loss, anxiety, depression, lack of empathy | M | 29 | 8 months | 5/16/2013 | 1 | 2003/4 | Suicide ideation, depression, anxiety, insomnia, aggression, lack of empathy, pain in joints, spinal problems etc etc | POISON that big pharma keep churning out, directly responsible for the death of hundreds,DO NOT TAKE THS POISON unless you reall have too, doctors who prescribe this need to be updated properly on its side effects. | M | 45 | 8 months 250 1X W | 5/14/2013 | 1 | OIF Deployment 03-04 | We were forced to take this drug weekly before, during, and affter the deployment. I experience nausea, chronic headaches, mood swings, nightmares among other things. The command would not accept my refusal to take this med. Almost 10 years later I have been diagnosed by VA for Larium toxicity. This drug can cause lifetime debilitating effects. Please do not use!!!! | F | 30 | 8 months 250mg | 3/26/2013 | 1 | Pre-deployment to Afghanistan | I'd only taken 2 doses as prescribed with the last dose 3 days preceeding the incident at a command function where I blacked out meanwhile fighting several people and the police. I was charged with Assault on a peace officer (3rd degree felony), Assault causing bodily injury, resisting arrest, and public intoxication (misdemenors). It's been about 2 years and am still pending trial. The only prodromal symptom were vivid dreams (like the Matrix) which was told to be common. Since the incident no other disturbances in behavior but I was accused of not remembering short term things for a few weeks after. Medically I think I've recovered but it's a legal nightmare now. | DO NOT USE!!! | M | 26 | 2 weeks 250mg 1X W | 1/22/2013 | 1 | Visit to Nigeria | Only took 1 dose, but felt paranoid, confused and unable to judge time or make decisions for the next two weeks. In my view Larium is very dangerous. Felt I was going insane. Do not ever take it please! | F | 22 | 1 days 1 dose | 1/14/2013 | 1 | visit to Malawi | 1 pill = itchy red blistering rash expanding all over my body for over a month | F | 22 | 1 days 250mg 1X W | 11/8/2012 | 1 | Loss of cognitive function. Short term memory. Clumsiness , unable to recognise potential dangers. Dropping things constantly. Unable to remember names of well known persons at times. Mental blocks. | M | 40 | 1 years ?? | 6/11/2012 |