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Dutch Student’s Psychotic Break Linked to Lariam in Ghana

7/21/2026

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Dutch student suffered a month-long psychotic break after taking Lariam on a study trip to Ghana.
He was hospitalized in Accra, later transferred to the Netherlands, and now feels normal off medication.
A doctor at Tamale hospital warned him to stop Lariam after seeing similar adverse effects.
Psychiatrists diagnosed him with mania, prescribed antipsychotics, and reported that the drugs made him feel like a zombie.

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Dutch student suffered a month-long psychotic break after taking Lariam on a study trip to Ghana.
He was hospitalized in Accra, later transferred to the Netherlands, and now feels normal off medication.
A doctor at Tamale hospital warned him to stop Lariam after seeing similar adverse effects.
Psychiatrists diagnosed him with mania, prescribed antipsychotics, and reported that the drugs made him feel like a zombie.