I have to start my anti-malaria pills (22 pills for $131.11) one week before I leave so picked them up with the Diamox ($12.20 for 10 250mg pills). The pharmacist said I might experience "vivid" dreams as a side effect. Good ones or bad ones?, I asked. A mixture he cautiously replied.
I gulped a bit when paying. Between vaccinations and medications I estimate I have spent about $400 just on reducing my risk of getting ill. It reminded me of how lucky I am, one to have such easy access and to be able to afford these shots and pills and two, to live in a country where the bite of a mosquito is an irritant and nothing more.
