Did anyone else lose their marbles?

Re:Did anyone else lose their marbles? by maCDzP on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:46AM (#34676094)

Yes, a panic attack while abroad. Maybe triggered by anti Malaria pills, I don't know. It was really scary, I thought I had gone crazy. Lost my grip on reality. It passed after a couple of days thank god.

I started therapy six months after that, it has helped me a lot. I am pretty open about it with my friends, my boss at work knows about it.

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Re:Did anyone else lose their marbles? by kqr2 on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:51AM (#34676119)

Just curious, which anti-malaria pills?

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Re:Did anyone else lose their marbles? by tehCorner on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:56AM (#34676141)

I would bet all my money on malarone

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Re:Did anyone else lose their marbles? by n4r9 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:01AM (#34676176)

Mefloquine seems much more notable for adverse neuropsychological side effects.

This was a big worry for me around ten years ago, when travelling to Africa while suffering from an anxiety/panic disorder. I was desperate to avoid taking anything that could make it worse. Doxycycline seemed like the safest choice at the time (and the cheapest!)

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Re:Did anyone else lose their marbles? by kqr2 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:02AM (#34676184)

I was going to guess that drug too:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-us-troops-haunted-by-anti-...

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/mefloquine-oral...

I thought malarone was safer...

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/malarone-side-effects.html

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Re:Did anyone else lose their marbles? by maCDzP on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:58AM (#34676157)

Bingo!

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