The U.S. Army has decided to stop prescribing the anti-malaria drug mefloquine, also called Lariam, to its soldiers. According to the Associated Press, for years many of those given the drug have complained about its psychiatric and physical side effects. Army majorDr. Remington Nevin calls mefloquine "dangerous" and a "zombie drug."
Despite the Army's stance, and the fact the Air Force bans its pilots from using mefloquine, the drug is still in use:
So, I'm wondering...have you, or has someone in your family, been given mefloquine? Were there any adverse effects?
