I know a lad from my Unit, who went to Chad there about 2 or so years ago. An IMO member was on the same trip with him.
While on Lariam, he was absolutely tormented by night terrors. It was passed off as "Ah well that's Lariam for ya" and so on, until one night lads in his tent woke up to find him, while going through yet another night terror, trying to open the lock on his Soldier's Box in his sleep.
Sorry but while I'm all for cracking on with job and accepting that the life of a soldier will usually mean you'll take risks, put up with the shite end of the stick etc. when it gets to the stage where it's putting other people in danger, something needs to be done.
There's a reason the Yanks pulled Lariam from being issued to their SOF lads, heli pilots etc. and it ain't because it's not that bad.
While on Lariam, he was absolutely tormented by night terrors. It was passed off as "Ah well that's Lariam for ya" and so on, until one night lads in his tent woke up to find him, while going through yet another night terror, trying to open the lock on his Soldier's Box in his sleep.
Sorry but while I'm all for cracking on with job and accepting that the life of a soldier will usually mean you'll take risks, put up with the shite end of the stick etc. when it gets to the stage where it's putting other people in danger, something needs to be done.
There's a reason the Yanks pulled Lariam from being issued to their SOF lads, heli pilots etc. and it ain't because it's not that bad.
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