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#chloroquine, #Hydroxychloroquine or #Mefloquine?
“Particularly among military veterans, in whom these drugs have been widely used for decades as prophylactic antimalarials, these symptoms can mimic and be mistaken for those of #PTSD and traumatic brain injury.”
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“Particularly among military veterans, in whom these drugs have been widely used for decades as prophylactic antimalarials, these symptoms can mimic and be mistaken for those of #PTSD and traumatic brain injury.”
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Chloroquine (US Brand Name Aralen Phosphate) was discovered in 1934
#chloroquine is a medication primarily used to prevent and treat malaria in areas where malaria remains sensitive to its effects.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine
#chloroquine is a medication primarily used to prevent and treat malaria in areas where malaria remains sensitive to its effects.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine (brandname #Plaquenil )
Approved by FDA 1955, is being studied as an experimental treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of March 23 the benefits versus harms of treatment with hydroxychloroquine are UNCLEAR.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine
Approved by FDA 1955, is being studied as an experimental treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of March 23 the benefits versus harms of treatment with hydroxychloroquine are UNCLEAR.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine
NewsWeek - WHAT IS #Hydroxychloroquine? 3/19/20
Donald Trump promoted it but was quickly contradicted by FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn clarifying that chloroquine has not yet been approved for the treatment of #COVID19.
#COVIDIOT https://www.newsweek.com/hydroxychloroquine-malaria-drug-coronavirus-fda-1493293
Donald Trump promoted it but was quickly contradicted by FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn clarifying that chloroquine has not yet been approved for the treatment of #COVID19.
#COVIDIOT https://www.newsweek.com/hydroxychloroquine-malaria-drug-coronavirus-fda-1493293
“ #Chloroquine and #Hydroxychloroquine are not safe drugs!”
Said Dr. Remington Nevin, MD, MPH, DrPH, “in susceptible individuals, these drugs act as idiosyncratic neurotoxicants, potentially causing irreversible brain and brainstem dysfunction.
#COVIDIOT https://quinism.org/press-releases/dangers-of-antimalarial-quinolines-against-covid-19/
Said Dr. Remington Nevin, MD, MPH, DrPH, “in susceptible individuals, these drugs act as idiosyncratic neurotoxicants, potentially causing irreversible brain and brainstem dysfunction.
#COVIDIOT https://quinism.org/press-releases/dangers-of-antimalarial-quinolines-against-covid-19/
Mefloquine (Lariam) use, psychosis, and violence: A retinoid toxicity hypothesis
#Mefloquine ( #Lariam), a synthetic quinoline introduced in the late 1970s, Keywords: mefloquine, neurotoxicity, liver, retinoids, depression, psychosis, violence.
#COVIDIOT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3718722/
#Mefloquine ( #Lariam), a synthetic quinoline introduced in the late 1970s, Keywords: mefloquine, neurotoxicity, liver, retinoids, depression, psychosis, violence.
#COVIDIOT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3718722/
#Mefloquine (Lariam): The Military’s Suicide Pill (09/25/2013)
The drug is called mefloquine, and it was previously sold in the U.S. by F. Hoffman-La Roche under the trade name #Lariam.
#COVIDIOT https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mefloquine-the-militarys-_b_3989034
The drug is called mefloquine, and it was previously sold in the U.S. by F. Hoffman-La Roche under the trade name #Lariam.
#COVIDIOT https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mefloquine-the-militarys-_b_3989034
Antimalaria pills linked to depression
#Mefloquine ( #Lariam) – one of the main antimalarial treatments on the market – has been linked to widespread anxiety and depression among British troops.
#COVIDIOT https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/malaria-treatment-lariam-linked-to-depression-what-travellers-need-to-know/
#Mefloquine ( #Lariam) – one of the main antimalarial treatments on the market – has been linked to widespread anxiety and depression among British troops.
#COVIDIOT https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/malaria-treatment-lariam-linked-to-depression-what-travellers-need-to-know/
Conclusions
The use of #mefloquine in the prevention and treatment of #malaria has been increasingly linked to a broad range of neuropsychiatric effects, including #depression, #psychosis, and #Violence.
#COVIDIOT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3718722/
The use of #mefloquine in the prevention and treatment of #malaria has been increasingly linked to a broad range of neuropsychiatric effects, including #depression, #psychosis, and #Violence.
#COVIDIOT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3718722/
