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Magnum
I'm hoping it ain't no coicendence but I've had them all of my life and it's the first week I havent so I'm thinking it has to be related somehow?
I hope to God it works!
Denise
How Safe Is Tonic Water?
Newspaper Columns, Herb & Home Remedy Q&A April 21, 2009
Q. I have been drinking a liter or two of tonic water a week for nearly 25 years. Now I'm reading about risks associated with quinine. How much is too much? How much quinine is in tonic? What are the side effects? Should I stop drinking tonic water?
A. Quinine has been used medicinally to ward off malaria since the 17th century. The normal dose to treat malaria is 648 mg every eight hours for a week. A glass of tonic has roughly 20 mg, so you can see that there is a big difference.
Some people are so susceptible to serious side effects from quinine that they must avoid even the small amount in tonic water. For them, quinine may cause life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances, severe skin reactions and several blood-related complications. That is why the FDA banned quinine for treating leg cramps.
Since you have not experienced any complications for 25 years, it is unlikely that you need to give up tonic. A glass or two daily should not cause you problems.
this is a very informative site
http://www.medicinenet.com/muscle_cramps/article.htm
In my case, my potassium was low and I am withdrawing from ativan.
The potassium may have been made low by the metforim I was placed on, not sure, but it does effect some vitamins and minerals from absorbing as well, notably B12.
I switched to Bytetta from metformin, and slowed down my tapering of ativan, and also ate lots of high potassium foods.
Of course, low calcium and magnesium can also cause lots of leg cramps.
Any number of anti-anxiety drugs cause muscle cramps when withdrawing.
Of course we know also liver disease itself can cause this.
Check out that site, I like that it covered all the major causes, and types of cramps as well.
mb