How much quine water for leg cramps should you drink?

Answer 1

I think you mean quinine water, which is better known as tonic water or just plain "tonic". It's usually served in alcoholic beverages like a "gin and tonic", etc and can be found in the section of the grocery store where wine is sold. As far as how much to take for leg cramps, as far as I can tell, the therapeutic dose is anywhere from 200 to 500 mg, but you have to careful of quinine's adverse effects. I do not know what all of them are, but in therapeutic doses, you really do need to be careful. Some include: diarrhea, constipation and erectile dysfunction, but it also seems that cardiac arrest might be a concern as well as pulmonary edema (fluid forming in the lungs). However, I read that there are (approximately) 20mg of active quinine in one 8 oz. glass of Schweppe's (the most well known brand of tonic water), so in order to get a therapeutic dose, you'd have to drink a fair amount of tonic water. However, I read of several people who seem to have done well on just 16 oz. or so of tonic water. They claim to have seen their leg cramps clear up nicely by drinking this amount before bed.

Be aware, however, that quinine is very, very bitter, so tonic water will not taste like club soda or just plain water. You may want to combine it with juice (grape seed extracts are known to lessen pain, so you might try Grape Juice) and drink it that way.