Marc Lurie wrote:
>
> On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:30:23 GMT, grant kinsley
> wrote:
>
> >I would suggest malarone over doxy as doxy needs to be taken 2 weeks
> >before and 6 weeks after travelling to risk areas. malarone is 1 week
> >prior and 2 weeks post.
> >
> >As well photosensitivity can be an issue with doxy, and who wants to
> >have their vacation ruined by the sun...
> >
> >Grant Kinsley (MD)
>
> Hi Grant,
>
> I'm not a doctor, so I don't speak with any authority on the subject,
> but AFAIK, current medical opinion in South Africa regarding doxy is
> that it can be taken 24 hours prior to entering a malarial area, and
> need only be taken for 21 days after leaving the area.
>
> I experience sun sensitivity on doxy, but that's insignifacnt compared
> with the side effects of mefliam. I haven't tried malarone yet. I've
> found doxy easy to tolerate, VERY cheap, and also protects me agains
> other nasties like tick bite fever etc.
>
> Also, doxy is easy to replace in most countries if you happen to lose
> your luggage. ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
I used Doxy in Thailand in the eastern provinces, had no side-effects
whatsoever.
Doxy however is a type of antibiotics, same as Tetracycline and
Vibramycin so one should be a little careful, using too much antibiotics
can cause other problems as well as multi resistant bacteria and MRSA,
not fun.
/Nisse
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