a really exciting post
Notice: Senegal has malaria in all parts of the country. chloroquine resistant P. falciparum occurs. Present in all of Senegal throughout the year.
my daily antimalarial options:
a: mefloquine. a controversial drug. known to cause depression and anxiety in 20% of users, causes 2% of users to have psychotic episodes. causes hypersensitivity to sunlight. i'm prone to depression, my mother is bipolar and mood disorders run in my family. this drug will obviously fuck me up probably equal to malaria. however, it is cheap.
b: doxycycline. causes nausea, vomiting, sunlight sensitivity (you burn easily and the sun can give you actual chemical burns), and yeast infections. everyone knows a. born w/o a fully formed stomach, i tend to get nautious very easily b. im extremely pale and burn all the time c. yeast infections are no fun.
c: Malarone. no side effects! 97% effective! over 600$ for only 4 months. i'm pretty sure i can't afford this.
d: risk malaria. i dont think i'll be allowed to choose d. but hell, malaria is hot in a highly romanticized, feverishly sexy kinda way. malaria makes you go mad as you waste away and die. like kurtz at the end of apocolypse now. my soc. prof said it was like being on acid for weeks and that it was one of the most interesting and rewarding experiences of her life. wtf.
my daily antimalarial options:
a: mefloquine. a controversial drug. known to cause depression and anxiety in 20% of users, causes 2% of users to have psychotic episodes. causes hypersensitivity to sunlight. i'm prone to depression, my mother is bipolar and mood disorders run in my family. this drug will obviously fuck me up probably equal to malaria. however, it is cheap.
b: doxycycline. causes nausea, vomiting, sunlight sensitivity (you burn easily and the sun can give you actual chemical burns), and yeast infections. everyone knows a. born w/o a fully formed stomach, i tend to get nautious very easily b. im extremely pale and burn all the time c. yeast infections are no fun.
c: Malarone. no side effects! 97% effective! over 600$ for only 4 months. i'm pretty sure i can't afford this.
d: risk malaria. i dont think i'll be allowed to choose d. but hell, malaria is hot in a highly romanticized, feverishly sexy kinda way. malaria makes you go mad as you waste away and die. like kurtz at the end of apocolypse now. my soc. prof said it was like being on acid for weeks and that it was one of the most interesting and rewarding experiences of her life. wtf.