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How Does Quinine Help In Treating Nocturnal Leg Cramps?

My fingers lockup after using my hands working, doing things that i m not usually doing every day, & drinking Quinine water seems to help, also have very painful nocturnal leg cramps, which the Quinine helps if i drink it soon after. How does this help
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Hi,

I want to clear you the point that quinine was also frequently prescribed in the US as an off-label treatment for nocturnal leg cramps, but this has become less prevalent due to a Food and Drug Administration statement warning against the practice. So stop using this drug.

Get your serum calcium, potassium, vitamin D levels checked and send me the report.

Till then do muscle strengthening exercises of your wrist and knee joints as uploaded on you tube.

Have balanced diet including bananas.

Drink a lot of water daily.

Do morning walk daily.

Have hot fomentation for 30 mins in morning and evening.

Take diclofenac+thiocolchicoside three times a day.

I hope it will help.

Thanks.

Dr.Singh.
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How Does Quinine Help In Treating Nocturnal Leg Cramps?

Hi, I want to clear you the point that quinine was also frequently prescribed in the US as an off-label treatment for nocturnal leg cramps, but this has become less prevalent due to a Food and Drug Administration statement warning against the practice. So stop using this drug. Get your serum calcium, potassium, vitamin D levels checked and send me the report. Till then do muscle strengthening exercises of your wrist and knee joints as uploaded on you tube. Have balanced diet including bananas. Drink a lot of water daily. Do morning walk daily. Have hot fomentation for 30 mins in morning and evening. Take diclofenac+thiocolchicoside three times a day. I hope it will help. Thanks. Dr.Singh.