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Suggest Treatment For Malaria Fever
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im a seamen i work on ship.it was on august 5th i joined the ship in fujairha[dubai].i was checked for malaria n the results were positive for p/vivax. the doctor gave me mephaquin250mg lactab n sugested two tab a day.i took two n my bp was 140/90 n my condtion was little bad. then i took two more the next day n my condtion was even worse n i stopped with five could not take the fifth one coz my cond was verry bad.n my bp was 160/100 with this i had vomiting/diziness/imbalance cond was verry bad.now its been one month things r little ok but the problem is bp.still 160/100 which i never had before.allways it was 115/80 which is normal.n i still have little heavyness in my head.doc tor still did not find anything over here.im from india. n my age is 26 male even noboby in our family has it.can this b b'coz of the side effects of mephaquin tabs.or what can b the problem.help me doctor to solve this.because of this i can even loose my job.or will it b ok as time goes by...plz wrte to me help me....im waiting for ur rply .
let the love of christ b with us
im a seamen i work on ship.it was on august 5th i joined the ship in fujairha[dubai].i was checked for malaria n the results were positive for p/vivax. the doctor gave me mephaquin250mg lactab n sugested two tab a day.i took two n my bp was 140/90 n my condtion was little bad. then i took two more the next day n my condtion was even worse n i stopped with five could not take the fifth one coz my cond was verry bad.n my bp was 160/100 with this i had vomiting/diziness/imbalance cond was verry bad.now its been one month things r little ok but the problem is bp.still 160/100 which i never had before.allways it was 115/80 which is normal.n i still have little heavyness in my head.doc tor still did not find anything over here.im from india. n my age is 26 male even noboby in our family has it.can this b b'coz of the side effects of mephaquin tabs.or what can b the problem.help me doctor to solve this.because of this i can even loose my job.or will it b ok as time goes by...plz wrte to me help me....im waiting for ur rply .
let the love of christ b with us
Tue, 13 Sep 2016
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You had history of p. vivax malaria. You took mephaquin. It is drug of choice.
Your persistent high blood pressure of 160/100 is not due to side effects of mephaquin.
You should take salt restricted diet and repeat your blood pressure after a week interval for two to three times. Mostly it will come down to normal.
If your blood pressure remains persistently high then you should take anti hypertensive drugs. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any doubts then feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer.
Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You had history of p. vivax malaria. You took mephaquin. It is drug of choice.
Your persistent high blood pressure of 160/100 is not due to side effects of mephaquin.
You should take salt restricted diet and repeat your blood pressure after a week interval for two to three times. Mostly it will come down to normal.
If your blood pressure remains persistently high then you should take anti hypertensive drugs. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any doubts then feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer.
Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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