Originally Posted by mr bill
...Would it be prudent to take the lariam the whole time I'm on the road, or should I wait until i'm near the problem areas?
According to the Roche site, dosing should begin 1 week prior to, and continue for four weeks after traveling. I'm going to assume that they mean traveling to Malaria endemic areas directly. With that in mind, were I on an extended tour (and traveling into/through Malaria zone(s)), I would start taking the dose a week before traveling into the designated area.