Lariam is an antimalarial drug prescribed in France for more than 30 years. Regularly singled out for its Side effectsThis drug has come under fire again since singer Stromae revealed she was still suffering from side effects two years after taking this treatment. “I could not stand it, it gave me hallucinations. I thought I had fallen into madness, I was diagnosed with psychic decompensation”, he confided to Marianne.
An association brings together the victims
Stromae is not the only one to denounce Lariam: a collective action aimed at having this drug banned in France is currently being prepared. “We are in the process of regrouping victims. We are meeting our lawyers next week”, specifies Georges Alexandre Imbert, president of the Association for assistance to victims of drug accidents, at Parisian.
Already banned in 28 countries, Lariam is the cause of side effects such as “acute anxiety, depressive syndrome, agitation, mental confusion, tendencies suicidal or even minor disorders such as unexplained sadness, headache, dizziness or sleep disturbances, should lead to the immediate discontinuation of this prophylaxis “, emphasizes thePastor Institute, while specifying that it can be prescribed at the rate of “one tablet once a week, for a person weighing more than 45 kg”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in 10,000 people have “severe reactions” to Lariam.
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