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cdnliving
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Posted on: 10:52 pm, February 13, 2005

I am interested to know how many people are taking anti-malarials.

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orangepopsicle
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Posted on: 10:56 pm, February 13, 2005

I'm still undecided. I'm going to the travellers clinic in a couple weeks. I'll decide then.

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cdnliving
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Posted on: 11:12 pm, February 13, 2005

We're undecided too. I have heard so many mixed reviews.....

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MSP1224
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Posted on: 11:29 pm, February 13, 2005

Nope, not taking them......the chances of getting malaria are just as low as catching West Nile in my own backyard! Happy travels!

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vancouvertraveler
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Posted on: 1:49 am, February 14, 2005

i asked my doctor if we should and he not only said no but that he and his family went to punta cana in january and they didn't take them either. the resort areas are fine. he would be more inclined to take them if you were staying outside the resort areas. if he trusted his own kids with not taking them that's good enough for me

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Posted on: 1:50 am, February 14, 2005

No were not taking them! My wife and two girls figured the side effects are to much for the actual risk of getting melaria. Hey there is more chance of getting in in a accident on the way to the airport or the pop machine falling on you at the hotel. 20 cases in over a million travelers-- those are pretty big odds. Seriously this is what we're doing,I don't want to tell anyone that is taking anti-melaria drugs that their wrong. I'll take the risk..

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Karen_uk
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Posted on: 4:36 am, February 14, 2005

Altho we are travelling to the North, we are recommended here in the UK to take the malaria medication, we even received a written letter from our tour operator advising of the same.

As both myself and son get eaten alive (Especially me! Im a mossie magnet...lol) I thought it best to take the tablets....altho at the moment im a walking chemist...shake me and I will rattle...lol

But darn...it tastes so yuk

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cadbury
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Posted on: 4:52 am, February 14, 2005

We have been advised by our doctor to take the tablets and we will. Better to be safe than sorry

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Missytb
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Posted on: 7:28 am, February 14, 2005

we're taking them...they were only $6 and I'd be wishing I had taken them if I got malaria!!!

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ontario_traveler
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Posted on: 7:40 am, February 14, 2005

leaving friday and not taking the pills.

The way I look at it is there isn't a pill for west nile and your chance of getting that is the same as malaria, will just use big spray like here

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palmtreelover1023
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Posted on: 8:56 am, February 14, 2005

We are going April 1 and have the prescription filled. My family decided it not worth the chance-even as small as it is. My doctor highly reccommend it-he couldn't understand why we wouldn't.

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