Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Posted on Jan 9, 2017
Has anyone had negative outcomes from Mephaquin Mondays?
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I keep seeing articles pop up about negative side effects from Mephaquin, an anti-malaria drug that was used in Iraq and AFG. Other than the freaky bad dreams, has anyone had other bad experiences or outcomes from this?
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PO1 Mike Huckaba
In 1985, one of the ships in our battle group had a guy who came down with malaria after we left Africa. He died a horrible death.
Apart from colorful dreams, no.
Doxy made me hurl like a bulimic berserker, though.
Doxy made me hurl like a bulimic berserker, though.
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That's strange. most people get a great suntan on doxy...
SCPO Julio Vela
Doxy gave me terrible heartburn even after returning from theater and stopped taking it.
Sgt Walt Trachim
Gotta take Doxy with food - no question. Otherwise the barf party is non-stop for hours/days afterward
My unit deployed in '03 and we were all given the pills to help prevent our chances of getting malaria. Eight of us out of the entire Company had allergic reactions after taking the pills for only a week or two. At first the medics said it was the "crud, then flu, then the Anaphylactic Shock symptoms started to show. We were allowed to stop taking the pills. Took about two more weeks to fully recover. All of us got the red medic alert tags and bracelets when we got back from deployment. I never had to take another anti-malaria drug again when I deployed.
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wow, I've never heard that story before. I'm glad it made it into your medical record.
PO1 Mike Huckaba
Whateverthey gave us in the 80s was like a giant Correctol (laxative) . You'd have diarrhea until about a day before the next one was due, then you'd get to start all over again. Africa was a cool place to visit, but it wasn't worth all that crap. Pun intended.
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