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Scorpion sting. Posted by Raul on July 21, 2023, 9:19 am Got stung at 8:00 am this morning. Pain 3-4 out of 10. Slight lip tingling. La Manzanilla clinics not helpful. Took ibuprofen and Benadryl but wanting to have Melaque clinic name to go to if needed. Anyone know which and where the best Melaque clinic is for this issue. Gracias 808-640-9254 if you call.

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by Mazinka on July 21, 2023, 9:35 am, in reply to "Scorpion sting. " If the sensations get worse, phone centro de salud in Melaque to see if they have the antidote. Tel 3153555880 .You might have to go to Cihuatlan!

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by Jean-Philipe W on July 21, 2023, 10:14 am, in reply to "Re: Scorpion sting. " Good idea to have Avapena (Cloropiramina 25mg) in your first aid kit. Available in Melaque at the pharmacy near the Immigration office.

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by Raul on July 22, 2023, 7:04 am, in reply to "Re: Scorpion sting. " Gracias everyone. I must have been lucky and not got a lot of venom when I stepped on it because 400mg of ibuprofen and two gel tabs of Benadryl done twice six hours apart did the job. Pain level 3-4 out of ten, not as bad a the stingray that got me a few months ago 8 pain level (hot water 110-115 degrees deactivated that venom) nor the centipede stings of Hawaii 10 of 10 pain or stepping on a yellow jacket also 10 on my pain meter. I will definitely get some Cloropiramina 25mg to have on hand. Mahalos

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by EddieJ on July 21, 2023, 11:10 am, in reply to "Scorpion sting. " To answer your question the centro por salud is one block soutgh of Intercam Bank. Go to Intercam, turn south between the bank and Oxxo, left on very next street, then up abour 200 meters. There is a pharmacy next door that normally carries the antidote. Be safe, have someone take you, and if they do not have antidote, The Cihuatlan clinic is at the new hospital just after entering the town on the left.

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by M Morgan on July 21, 2023, 3:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Scorpion sting. " Javier, the pharmacist and owner of farmacia Melaque, told me and sold me on Cloropiramina. I believe his medical credentials are somewhat better informed than most of the lay. He told me that if I went to the central de salud, they would either give me an injection or an i.v. of Cloropiramina which is the same stuff he sold me a box of 20 tablets for 200 pesos. I have been stung twice. The Cloropiramina goes to work almost immediately and in about 1 hr. of taking it, I was mostly symptom free.

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by Devalinda on July 22, 2023, 7:47 am, in reply to "Re: Scorpion sting. " Thanks Monte...good to know ....is that the farmacia across from the bus depot or the one across from Hawaii and up the street a little towards Intercam?

Re: Scorpion sting. Posted by m morgan on July 22, 2023, 11:18 am, in reply to "Re: Scorpion sting. " across from Hawaii and up the street a little towards Intercam

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