Is quinine undamaging and potent for muscle cramps?
There are conflicting reports on both the safety and value of daily doses of quinine to releive muscle cramps. What's the medical answer?
Answer:
Quinine is used to prevent and treat malaria.
Quinine is also used to treat nighttime leg muscle cramps.
Quinine may basis side effects:
* stomach pain
* vomiting
* stomach upset
* dizziness
* headache
* sweating
* restlessness
* confusion
* apprehension
Use potassium to prevent cramps, your body uses 3 salt mainly.
Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride, and magnesium chloride
You can catch it in gatorade, or "lite salt" (same place within grocery store as regular salt), or add potassium as a mineral (health food store)
Personally, I devour bananas. No side effects. Too much potassium can be v. bad - increase heart rate.
ONE TEASPOON BAKING SODA IN A GLASS OF WATER
FLUSH LACTIC ACID OUT OF THE MUSCLES.
Also vitamin E and calcium