I just thought of another product that worked wonderfully.. it's called
Avon's Skin So Soft.. there is an oil and a soap..I found the soap was
nicer, it too had a lemony base, but was easier to use because you washed
with it in the shower..
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tell me how much you have traveled.
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"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message
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> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:23:56 +1100, Alan S wrote:
>
>>I'll be talking to my doc on medication prophylaxis, but any
>>thoughts on that would also be appreciated.
>
> Alan,
>
> I read the excellent discussion of insect repellants. The other
> topic got only a shorter exposure---malaria prophylaxis.
>
> Some known drugs are Lariam, which is problematic because of
> nasty side effects (I know, I once swallowed a cure dose), and
> Malarone, which doesn't seem to have any side effects on me.
> Malarone is twice as expensive though. I can recommend it.
>
> The black horse is Doxycycline, which has already been described
> very well in a preceding post. It is quite cheap, but, contrary
> to Lariam and Malarone, cannot be used as a cure.
>
> Another popular drug is artemisinine (from China), which is
> effective as a cure, but not as a prophylactic.
>
> For a short trip I recommend Malarone, but talk to your doctor
> or to a specialist anyway. I don't actually have the medical
> competence to recommend anything.
>
> For your particular trip I would recommend to find out when and
> for how long you will be in malaria-infested areas, as you don't
> have to take phrophylactics outside these areas, apart from any
> lead-in and lead-out periods before and after exposure. I would
> not recommend to take Malarone or Lariam for a month or more.
>
> In the case of long exposure you would have to look for other
> alternatives like taking a malaria self test and a cure dose
> with you and very carefully avoiding mosquito bites.
>
> One final remark: Always sleep under a mosquito net, unless you
> are absolutely certain that there are no mosquitos there. And
> never listen to the locals, because when you ask them for
> mosquitos, I found the answer invariably to be, "Yes, there are
> mosquitos in this country, but not here."
>
> Hans-Georg
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