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Old June 3, 2018   #15
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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b View Post
My mother experienced leg cramps and started drinking tonic water. It has quinine in it, which she was told would help the cramps. Tonic water stopped the cramps, for whatever reason.
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Quinine is used for RLS but has side effects.
I highly doubt the amount in tonic water it too much for side effects unless she is drinking a ton of it.

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