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Qdrop
02-14-2005, 03:26 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6947472/

you guys will looooooooooove this.
Schmeltz
02-14-2005, 06:46 PM
Damn, where can I get some of that shit?
ASsman
02-14-2005, 08:02 PM
Meh, they shouldn't be suprised. Look who they work for.
Whois
02-15-2005, 10:36 AM
I'll assume this is about the anti-malarial drug Lariam (mefloquine hydrochloride)...

http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Defensewatch_042604_Malaria,00.html

Disturbing dreams, paranoia, suicidal thoughts...it's not much fun.
Ali
02-15-2005, 02:17 PM
I'll assume this is about the anti-malarial drug Lariam (mefloquine hydrochloride)...

http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Defensewatch_042604_Malaria,00.html

Disturbing dreams, paranoia, suicidal thoughts...it's not much fun.horrible stuff

WTF is it still on the market?
Echewta
02-15-2005, 04:47 PM
I loved reading about Operation Gold.
Whois
02-15-2005, 05:44 PM
horrible stuff

WTF is it still on the market?

Because it works, just don't mix it with combat...
Ali
02-16-2005, 08:33 AM
Because it works, just don't mix it with combat...there's plenty of other stuff that works just as well without those awful side effects.rare but severe side effects rare my arse, I have never felt so truly terrified as I did after Larium... and this is somebody who has sampled most if not all of the contents of the trunk of Dr Gonzo's Red Shark. Everybody else I know who's taken that shit has said they had nightmares and horrible hallucinations, delusions and major-league paranoia!

Typical of "Army Intelligence" that the guy in the article was charged with cowardice when he had been given Larium, especially when working as an interrogator.

AhhhThe U.S. military, which developed the drug after the Vietnam War, maintains that Lariam is safe and effective, though officials have expressed some concern and the military tells its pilots not to take Lariam.

In written guidance on the drug last year, the military urged commanders to send for a medical evaluation anyone who showed behavioral changes after taking the drug, “especially ... if they carry a weapon” — a description of nearly all U.S. troops in Iraq.

“Delay could put the service member or your unit at risk,” the guide said.no wonder it's still on the market.

Anybody hear of Gulf War Syndrome? It was completely brushed aside by the MoD in UK. What happened in the US?
ASsman
02-16-2005, 11:30 AM
Don't make me report you to the Ministry of Truth. There is no Gulf War Syndrome.