Drinking Tonic or Quinine water? - Parkinson's Disease Message Board

08-15-2001, 08:10 AM

Your experience?

Mike :-)

Pelicangirl · 08-15-2001, 11:59 AM

Hello Mike,

I tried drinking quinine or tonic water for the terrible dystonia I got in my left foot. It didn't work. I think there isn't enough quinine in it to make any difference. I also tried quinine pills, and they didn't work either. I'm thinking the cramp is not so much a cramp as a symptom of PD, and only PD medications help it.

On the other hand, I have tried vitamin E in large doses, like 2000 I.U. per day, and that did help. If I stopped the Vitamin E, the cramp came back. My cramp came on in the morning when I didn't have Sinemet all night.

I just had a DBS-STN procedure done and it has helped my cramps immensely. In fact, I'm only taking Requip now.

Pelicangirl (aka Ruth)

Googy · 08-15-2001, 03:21 PM

This is nothing about PD.I drink Tonic water with the quindine.My toes feet and legs cramp up is very painful,Happens even when I get in the pool.I have a friend that swears it helps.So far it seems to help a little.I think the tablets would be better.What have you got to lose Mike.

Googy

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