Guest guest Posted May 12, 1999 Report Share Posted May 12, 1999 I read about quinine in a natural health book and it said to drink 8-10 ounces of tonic water before bed....I have been able to tell a difference!! , 25, AR Re: subtle effects in alternative medicin >Date: Wed, May 12, 1999, 4:12 AM > > Hi Everybody, > > IMO,the affirmation coming from alternative MDs that the meds you are taken > counteract the beneficial effect of their method is iniquitous. Pay > attention, it is possible that next time when you'll go free of meds and the > treatment is still not functionning ==> It will be your fault, since your > " psyschism " refuses to be heeled!!! > > More seriously, it is obvious that the patient will not be able to perceive > a beneficial effect if he/she is under massive meds doses. On the other > hand, he/she should be able the recognize any beneficial effect when under > minimal doses, just necessary to control (more or less) the symptoms. And > the ingestion of only minimal doses is a good trend for chronic afflictions. > > In such occasion, my wife says always: Is it not amazing that as a matter of > fact, I perceive always the detrimental effects (usually headaches, > nausea,..) of such therapies but would not be able to perceive the > beneficial effects ? > > > BTW, quinine is sometimes used as muscle relaxant against leg cramps but has > no beneficial effect for RLS sensu stricto as defined in http://www.rls.org > the addresses mentioned below give information for quinine/leg cramps > http://www.firsthomehealth.com/MI15.htm > http://www.infopoems.com/POEMs/JC079502.htm > > > > healthier sleep wish you > Bernard, 48, Switzerland > ---------------------------------- > > >>At 12,01 10.05.99 -0600, you wrote: >>..... she treats me with >>needles for RLS. The needle RLS treatments are very subtle in their effect, >>but I am being treated for a lot of things and she says the meds I take >>counteract a lot of the acupunture to some degree. >> >>Nat Dean, Santa Fe, NM > > >>Any comments on use of quinine? Nat Dean, Santa Fe,NM > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Having difficulty getting " in synch " with list members? http://www.onelist.com Try ONElist's Shared Calendar to organize events, meetings and more! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This forum is for support only. The information posted to this List is for support purposes and is not intended to replace the examination, diagnosis and treatment of a licensed physician and no such claims are inferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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