Originally Posted by
Hawes7701
My wife and I spent 8 months travelling through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia.
We looked at pros and cons of tablets and decided against it based on cost and side effects (often very bad).
Seem to remember that the tablets don't actually protect you against malaria but just give you a head start with regard to the treatment. Our plan was that if we had any symptoms then would get checked out and then head to KL/Singapore/Bangkok or anywhere we were close to that had good health care.
If if you are following the tourist trail then you are very unlikely to come in contact with malaria.
Now dengue fever ever is a bigger concern but no tablets for that......
Not sure what medication you were prescribed or thought you would be prescribed. The new medications, or even an antibiotic, have very few, if any side effects.
Once you have seen someone in a hospital bed suffering from malaria it gives you a reason try for good prevention. This includes mosquito spray, deet wrist/ankle bands, being careful and antimalarials.
So if anyone else wanting to "educate" me about antimalarials can save their post.
Just trying to decide where to buy generic malarone, not whether to buy it.