malaria tablets - comrades up run

Phil Sumner2

Hi Guys , im looking forward to my 1st comrades, 3 weeks to go cant wait !!!

I told my doctor im going to Durban to do this race , and he told me I need Malaria tablets as a lot of  English people can pick it up, I've got the prescription but am worried about side effects etc, this is my one and only chance at doing it, so I don't want to be sick on these tablets. Are there any English " white " previous comrades runners that can advise me please.

I think what he meant was that as I've never been out of Europe and im not a seasoned traveller I should take it.

 

thanks P

 

Keith L

Never heard of needing malaria tablets for Comrades.

I ran it twice (up and down) and didn't take them so probably best to get a second opinion.

See also

http://www.nathnac.org/ds/c_pages/country_page_za.htm#vpr

 

Phil Sumner2

or a simpler question do people from the UK take malaria tablets when they go to do Comrades ?

 

thanks p

Phil Sumner2

thanks keith

cougie

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations/africa/south-africa.aspx



The vast majority of SA needs no malaria tablets - are you going on safari after or anything ? Check out the map.

Phil Sumner2

no safari, just comrades, the map said no tablets needed I will go with that , ta p

Fido2Dogs

Beat me to it cougie. 

Phil, there is a Comrades 2015 thread on here, you should join it!

Rafiki

Malaria has a two week incubation period, so chances are you'll be back in the UK before the symptoms start - where you will have access to good quality, free medical treatment. Malaria is fairly easy to treat these days.

The anti-malarial tablets do not prevent infection, just generally slow the onset on the disease - so I wont bother myself. Best way to avoid malaria is not to get bitten! Cover up at night and use a mossy net.

I lived in a malaria region of Africa for 7 years and never took any. Although I did get malaria twice - surprisingly

Phil Sumner2

thanks guys , in can forget that now !