Lariam, a common anti-malaria drug, has been linked to serious mental problems and suicidal tendencies and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring doctors to warn patients of these possible side effects directly.
Such a requirement has only been made by the FDA 17 times in the past and is reserved for drugs that "pose a serious and significant public health concern." The side effects, which include serious psychiatric adverse events including reported episodes of hallucinations, delusions, suicidal thoughts, sudden, uncontrollable rage, homicidal urges and suicide, may persist even after the drug has been stopped.
Although some say the move by the FDA is long overdue, the FDA says that the small risk of suicide associated with Lariam may have to be acceptable since malaria is such a deadly disease.
United Press International July 10, 2003
Malaria is a major ongoing disaster, and the numbers are staggering:
Seems to me the media has seriously distorted reality when it places so much emphasis on SARS and so little emphasis on the real killers of humanity.
If you ever were afflicted with malaria though, it is just as important to understand what not to do for malaria as what to do for it. If you have been reading this newsletter you would have known more than six months before the FDA blew the whistle on anti-malarial drug Lariam, as that is when the article was posted on this site. I strongly advise against using traditional drugs for malaria, especially Lariam due to its large number of side effects.
I also wouldn’t put too much hope in genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate the risk of malaria.
However, primary prevention through the use of mosquito nets sure makes a lot of sense. Additionally, magnetic fields may be useful for treating malaria, as well as arginine, an amino acid produced naturally in the body. Garlic is another natural option that may help.
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