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Malaria pills safe to take?


Hello everyone,
Iwas wondering if anyone knows about if it is safe to take malaria pills since I will be going to India with Hep C condition. Are they really bad for the liver or is it better to protect myself with the pills.Thanks for any intake
Marthula
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I took malaria pills 4 years ago with no side effects. I also had hepatitis A  & B vaccines at my doctor's suggestion.Daria2
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Hey girl...I've got something to make you smile!!!!! E-mail me at    ***@****    I need your e-mail address. Thanks luv ya girl and you gotta see this Angel! Cindee
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HI OHC !!!

Well...First...How you doin'? I hope very well!
Thanks for asking about me and for updating all the stats on everyone so often. It's a lot to keep up with, but it is interesting. Please post the link again to your mini Hep-C site for all the new folks here.

  Okay, this is the real deal...
I am a 3a and in my 22nd of 24 weeks, thank goodness. I feel so badly for all of you who are having to go twice this far and even more so for those who have relapsed. So far I'm doing fairly well, and have my last lab work with viral load scheduled for whenever I want to do it in January. I'm still a little nervous about the next few follow ups, although I did clear at week 12.

I'll keep you posted on my progress. Oh, and  my wife and I are at least going to Florida for a week in place of my postponed trip to Costa Rica. Not a bad trade off.

I really hope you and yours and all of the Hep-C familys here have a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR  !
Tosser Tosser ;o)
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Hey there, great info!  Anyways now I found you I have a question for ya...on my website I had you listed as a genotype 3 and on tx for 24 weeks, but then I found somewhere you are a 48 weeker...what is the real deal?   OHC
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Im doin okay, not too shabby, aching in my liver area and a back strain...Have a Happy Holiday too!
My website for the newbs and oldies if they forgot, is
www.geocities.com/auggieaz/    

my email is auggieaz  
at yahoo.com
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please can anyone help me here, I have hepatitis c and right now an tested positive to malaria which malaria drug will I use. thanks
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Hi Marthula!
I was faced with this very question some few months ago when planing a trip to Central America (Costa Rica). I had inquired within the CDC.gov web site and many other sources, but ultimately it came down to a visit to the Health Dept. and both my GI doctor and my General Practitioner, who happened to have a friend in a large disease prevention and treatment center.

They concluded that Doxycycline was probably the safest anti-malarial they could prescribe for me with my liver condition.

They understood that I was undergoing treatment for Hep-C at this time and said there was very little risk of a bad reaction to the additional medication if taken as directed.

I ended up having to cancel my trip due to other reasons but am glad I had done this research in order to possibly be of some help to someone here. Good luck and have a safe and fun trip!
Tosser
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