Artequin

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• mild headache severe palpitation…

  mild headache severe palpitation and high blood presure after three days of finishing the drugs

• Took this today now Im all…

  Took this today now Im all scared!!!

• I feel severe discomfort…

  I feel severe discomfort from my chest down to my stomach. my esophagus seems to be tight. though i was told by several Doctors that I'm having anxiety, mild depression... etc. I kind of like feel something electric in my heart region. I pray God to save me from these ordeal.

• Hi Carly, I'm getting back…

  Hi Carly, I'm getting back to normal (about 89% normal). I think mine was coupled with anxiety and mild depression (I thought of when all this will come to an end). I'm glad there's a improvement in my energy/strength. I can drive and do some other physical activities. Thanks for your advice and encouragements. I'm grateful. I'll keep you posted. Take care

• Hey Eyo-- My blood pressure…

  Hey Eyo--
  
  My blood pressure has always been on the low side of normal, but throughout this whole ordeal, it was a lot higher than normal. I can't remember exactly, but it alarmed me at the time. The range was probably between 110/70 and 150/100. My pulse was constantly slowing down/speeding up and I had a lot of heart palpitations and chest pains.
  
  It's normal now.. and I'm pretty much back to normal, except for some stomach stuff every now and then and occasional tingling in the extremeties. But my energy levels are back to where they were and all of the other strange stuff has gone away.
  
  Hope you're back to normal soon!

• Hello Carly, Please may I…

  Hello Carly, Please may I know the highest and minimum your blood pressure reading throughout this whole experience. If possible, your resent reading so I can compare with mine which been fluctuating between 160/100 and 130/80. Thanks and wish you quick recovery.

• Hey Eyo-- Glad to hear it's…

  Hey Eyo--
  
  Glad to hear it's getting better. Like I said, was a slooooooow climb back to normal. At times I wondered if that was my new normal. Thankfully, it wasn't and I'm back to working out and feeling energetic. All the really strange stuff I was feeling is gone. My eyes are still a little bloodshot, though. I went to the eye doctor and he told me my tear film was virtually gone -- another apparent med side effect! He gave me some drops and it has helped a bit and recommended I eat a lot of flax seed... Crazy how much damage a medicine can do! The heaviness in my head lasted a long time, as did the numbness/tingling in my extremeties. I did some hot/cold therapy -- run your hands/legs/whatever under hot water for 5 minutes and then cold water for five minutes alternating... It helps with circulation and I started taking cayenne pepper supplements and eating spicy foods. I'm not sure if it helpful, but the tingling has almost completey stopped now, so is worth a try.
  
  Hope you're back to yourself soon!

• Hi Cyrille -- To be sure,…

  Hi Cyrille -- To be sure, maybe you should see a doctor to make sure it isn't something else. But I felt HORRIBLE after taking this drug. It has been about 2 1/2 months and I finally feel like 97% of it is out of my system. To help the detox process, I just drank a ton of water -- like 3 liters per day, took no meds, ate yogurt every day for the healthy bacteria, took vitamins, including B complex and cayenne pepper, tried to rest/sleep enough, take walks, exercise when ready, have spicy food, and juice fresh fruits and vegetables. It will get better!! Hope you feel better soon!

• two days after completion…

  two days after completion of dose, i started feeling very bad, with headaches, legs and hand very hot under skind, general body pain, all this since 6 days.
  it is more difficult for me because i was just feeling litle bad because of stress, i took it thinking that it was malaria and realise after that it was not maleria. what can i do now? i'm feeling very BAD.

• Thanks Carly for the information…

  Thanks Carly for the information. I'm beginning to get a bit of relief. It's just that i still have heaviness on my head, slight cough, some cold sensation on my chest and fingers. I can run up and down the stairs in my office. At a point, I had to envy people who were healthy.
  I wish you total recovery same as i wish myself.

• I posted down below in response…

  I posted down below in response to Eyo's post, but I just wanted to add that Artequin has an extremely slow half life and can take a long time (1-2 months) to get out of the body. Also, doctors have told me that other drugs can extend this half life, and you can only flush so much (like 15%) out with fluids.

• I was on Artequin for Malaria…

  I was on Artequin for Malaria and after the third day, started feeling off-balance, became severely dehydrated, felt like was looking consciousness and had to go to the hospital to get 4 bags of fluids via IV. That was July 30th... After that, I felt incredibly weak, my heart rate/blood pressure was erratic, felt faint and dizzy a lot of the time... Days later, they found out that it did not kill all of the malaria and put me on Quinine which extends the half life of Artequin and has a whole bunch of side effects, too... They also had me on some antibiotics for some other intenstinal infections (was in East Africa at the time)... It is now 9/25th and I'm back in the US but it has ben a slow climb back to normal. I still get tingling in my legs and arms, occasional dizziness and my energy levels are at about 85% of what they once were. I have slightly blood shot eyes, not terrible, but diffferent from before, and I bruise easily and cuts don't heal as quickly as they did. The doctors said that they think these are all residual side effects from the drugs. The good news is that it is getting better. I honestly thought I was going to die at one point because it was so bad. Now I am back to work, hanging out with friends and expect to be fully back to normal in about a month. I was so impatient because I've never experienced anything like this before. Those drugs are no joke. I know you need them, but sometimes I think the drugs are worse than the illness.
  
  I was prescribed like 5 other meds since that whole ordeal but refused all of them... just pay attention to what your body is telling you. My body was telling me that those drugs were destroying me. I also had little red dots all over my chest and arms/heaviness in head, legs and arms/eye pain/freakishly dilated pupils/labored breathing/head ache/nausea/weird nerve issues --feeling like it was raining on me when it wasn't/itchiness/feeling like my brain was just slowing down and I couldn't focus or think straight... It was crazytown.
  
  To help the detox process, I just drank a ton of water -- like 3 liters per day, took no meds, ate yogurt for the healthy bacteria, took vitamins, including B complex, tried to sleep enough, take walks, exercise, have spicy food, and juice fresh fruits and vegetables. It has been about 2 months since this whole ordeal began and I'm finally feeling like I am at the end of it.. It will get better!!

• Just finished a course of…

  Just finished a course of that drug. Been dizzy every other day and I walk as if I'm drunk. Has anyone gotten a solution to these effects

• for about four weeks now,…

  for about four weeks now, i've been having dizziness, pain on my head and ribs, high blood pressure and weakness. i can't walk normally.

• If were a doctor i will not…

  If were a doctor i will not advise it usage
  

• The medication is too strong…

  The medication is too strong and gives me severe headaches, dizzy, pain on my head and general body pains, very weak, can't stand and walk normally

• Severe Headaches.

  Severe Headaches.

• Severe Headaches.

  Severe Headaches.

• Very Strong, I weigh 100…

  Very Strong, I weigh 100 KGs and i am feeling Tired, My head wants to burst with pain, dont feel hungry, having dark yellow urine, Trembling, Heavy eyes ..

• Very dizzy, sweat a lot,…

  Very dizzy, sweat a lot, headache . My head wonts to explode. Hope it will pass fast. O:-)

• Very bad drug....makes u…

  Very bad drug....makes u sweat lots;wouldnt recommend it to somebody if i were a doctor...

• Jerry are you feeling any…

  Jerry are you feeling any better?? Did you see a doctor?

• 6 days after completion of…

  6 days after completion of dose . This is not fun. Extreme dizzness, unbalance. Is anyone able to go to work like this ???

• just finished and dose and…

  just finished and dose and getting bouts of dizzinees and loss of balance! how long can this last?

• am dizy, sweeting and naseous.…

  am dizy, sweeting and naseous. nothing seems to relieve this

• the after completion of dosage…

  the after completion of dosage effects are horrible..

• Dizziness, slight headache.…

  Dizziness, slight headache. hands trembling, general body weakness after the dosage of the drugs. Very SAD

• Dizziness, hands trembling,…

  Dizziness, hands trembling, mild headache, mild backache its five days since I finished the dosage. 

• After finnishing the dose…

  After finnishing the dose for Artequin I started feeling, body twitching, weakness,dizzness, body cramps, headache, neck pain, sore joints and now am at my sixth day after the dose and still experiencing the side effects..

• Been feeling very dizzy,headache…

  Been feeling very dizzy,headache,sweating and the worst of it all is my 2 legs are very hot.am confuse

• been feeling very dizzy as…

  been feeling very dizzy as well since last dosage taken three days ago, difficulty in focus, body weakness and severe headaches. Been drinking lots of fluids for two days now but the dizzyness persits, might go see a doctor soon

• dizziness ,panick attack…

  dizziness ,panick attack and sweating alot