Lariam & Antimalarial Drugs: To Take or Not To Take for Southeast Asia?

Just less than two weeks ago I was prescribed the antimalarial drug Mefloquine, which is also called Lariam, by my doctor. I hadn’t done any research at this point, and so accepted the prescription without questioning it, except to ask about the side effects – “vomiting and stomach pain”, he said. However, just before I was going to take my first tablet at home, I quickly Googled ‘Mefloquine’.