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Most Popular | 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Quinine

(also known as Tonic Water)
Quinine was previously superseded by chloroquine, but is now again the drug of choice for treatment of falciparum malaria because of the rise of chloroquine resistance. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Fibromyalgia
4
100%
Malaria
3
100%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
2
100%
Restless Legs Syndrome
2
50%
Back Pain
1
100%
Overall, 83% (18 Members) find Quinine helpful
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Quinine Reviews

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4me2 (Muscular Dystrophies)
This is the first med they put me on in 1984. When I started it it felt like such a relief. The pain and cramping were much less. Side effects are bad though... permanent hearing loss being the worst
Working / Worked
Oldgoodie (Lung Cancer)
FOR LEG CRAMPS
Working / Worked
Arlenej (Fibromyalgia)
worked great for RLS but off the market now.
Working / Worked
Arlenej (Fibromyalgia)
worked great for RLS but off the market now.
Working / Worked
textronics (Back Pain)
Reduces muscle spasms
Working / Worked
textronics (Fibromyalgia)
Helps with muscle spasms
Working / Worked
debs27 (Fibromyalgia)
too soon to tell
Working / Worked
scott43 (Dialysis)
It seemed to work aw hell it did work, but now i'm hearing that they want to take quininine of the market.
Somewhat Helpful
MichelleW (Restless Legs Syndrome)
stayed on it for 6 to 8 months then the dr changed me to requip, which worked much better
Not Working
crissy17chris (Lupus)
Its the worst drug ever makes you manic physio social goes out the door.
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