Lariam

To avoid having to chat to eveerryone and letting you know why I was mental last time you saw me I thought I'd say something about the Lariam I had to take before heading out here. It's an anti-malarial a lot of people take when they travel. In Belgium, all the doctors I saw told me it'd be fine to take, first just to test it and see if things were alright. In the UK, most doctors don't prescribe it. Check out the side effects online - mental. I actually went insane! Thanks goes to the mammy for changing my prescription the morning before I left to Uganda! I was pretty depressed, nervous and scared off it but I thought it was just normal given that I was heading on a big trip. I also couldn't sleep much or make any decisions which was extremely irritating!! Some of the other weird and wonderful things it made me do was stress about packing my bag, bring a 90s see-through pink toiletries bag, bring a ski jacket with me (ye never know like, the weather and that...it does make a decent pillow though! ) and I didn't really chat to people because it felt really weird talking to people!

So, sorry about that ! All good since I came off it and changed medication! Oooh, and huuuuuuggggggeee thanks to Alicia, Claire, Laura, Ellie and all of the others who organized my 'leaving party'!! I was a little mental that day but it was reaaaaaaallly fun!! I was super happy to see all of you before leaving and I'll pay back the favour when I'm home! Hows about an African dinner & I can show you my photos n that, aaall 50682412 of them!! And I loved that video you all made..absolute wasters:)!!! byyyyyeee!!