Re: Muscle spasms and quinine

April 20, 2002

Dear Lou: I am a caregiver for my husband Bob who has SDS. For years -

off and on - I have had cramps in my legs at night. Sometimes I will go for

months and not have them and other times I will get them a few times a week.

I have not had them lately. Years ago they sold Quinine Tabs at the

Drugstore. I can't remember the name of them but they don " t have them

anymore. Now I have a prescription for the tabs from the Doctor for Quinine

Sulfate Tabs - 260 mg. I only take them when I need one and it takes a

little while to help. Bob used to help me by rubbing my leg and help me

walking around but he is not capable of that now so I am glad I have the

prescription. I told the Dr. I drank Tonic Water when I had the cramps but

she said I would have to drink too much to help. Hope this helps. Pat from

Framingham

May 12, 2002

lou,

I'm a caregiver so can't say it comes with the disease. Mine started

several years ago with a " charlie horse " (cramp) in both legs at night. My

Dr. put me on quinine and I had instant relief. Mine is in pill form. I

know I tried to do without it for about 3 days and the cramps came back so I

got another prescription and haven't been without it any time. Take it at

night before I go to bed.

S.

Muscle spasms and quinine

> Sam had an attack of muscle spasm last week, throughout his body when he

> was in bed, at least, that is my guess that this what he had. That was

the

> first and so far only attack he has had, and it lasted 1/2 hour at

> least. The neurologist recommended two 8 ounce glasses of tonic

> water--which contains quinine--a day. I was surprised, but remember my

> brother suffering from muscle spasms, and he said quinine was a solution,

> but he did not take that, and I have forgotten the reason. He had had

> malaria in the Philippines in WW II and had taken quinine for that, as I

> recall. Any thoughts about this? Thanks everyone. Lou Reynolds

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