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October 12, 2002

A Week on Lariam

to the tune of The Gasman Cometh (Flanders and Swan)

Twas on the Monday morning I took my mefloquine,
My hands began to tremble and my head began to spin,
My legs got pins and needles, all my friends were most amused,
And I went straight back to bed, feeling anxious and confused.

Twas on the Tuesday morning the vertigo arrived,
I staggered and I stumbled but somehow I survived,
My co-ordination problems made me feel such a twit,
But they were just precursors to an epileptic fit.

Twas on the Wednesday morning that I awoke in tears,
With visual disturbances and ringing in the ears,
My scalp had started itching which gave me quite a scare -
So I scratched it uncontrollably, and out fell all my hair!

Twas on the Thursday morning the fever came along,
With chills and cramps and muscle pains I wondered what was wrong,
With my enzymes all excited and my blood cells on the blink
I was panicky and nervous and couldn't sleep a wink.

Twas on the Friday morning the paranoia struck,
Everyone was after me, my time was nearly up,
I locked myself inside my room, and that allayed my fear -
But then I felt the rumblings of impending diarrhoea.

On Saturday and Sunday forgetfulness set in -
So it was on the Monday morning I took more mefloquine...

Posted by sahelsteve at October 12, 2002 04:00 PM