Opinion.
Opinion regarding someone with KNOWN mental illness - and people looking to blame (and benefit from) someone OTHER THAN the individual who bears the true responsibility.
There are any number of individuals who claim the exact same thing. And I will not argue the point that there are indeed probably a number of folks who have had negative side effects taking Lariam / Mefloquin...as well as there are those with negative effects from any number of other drugs that are out there.
If you read the first sentence of the article it says exactly what I am saying...
THOUSANDS take the drug every year, many WITHOUT any side effects...
some C L A I M it causes serious side effects. And indeed for some it may. Doesn't make it a bad drug IF that can be proven to be the case. It means some people can't take it.
This issue is completely secondary to your post stating that most other drugs are useless and your preference to not prophylax against malaria and "wait until you feel bad" is not an option for soldiers; Special Operations or otherwise.
And I will also add that my CSM just got back from a 10day hunting trip in the Limpopo region - and the guide that he went with ENSURED he brought malaria prophylaxis with him (I wrote the prescription) and that he recommends the same to ALL visitors to his game reserve.
When you add your opinion to the medical forum, it should be stated as such so others do not take your information as any sort of factual information.