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Excellent cure for relieving leg cramp is TONIC WATER

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chartist

It's the quinine in the tonic water that gives the relief, but if you are out and about with no tonic water immediately on hand, these pills will fill the bill and you can carry them in your pocket or purse for convenience :

amazon.com/Hylands-Cramp-Ta...

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park_bear in reply tochartist

The label says quinine sulfate but the listed ingredients further down the page does not include this among the ingredients. Is quinine sulfate among the ingredients listed on the package?

I found this review on the Swanson site:

"Not what I thought

I purchased this product because it stated to have Quinine in it although I had been using a different brand that contains 100 tabs. that Swanson also offers, but no longer claims to contain Quinine in it's formulation. The brand that has 100 tabs. worked so much quicker & was more effective for my leg cramps! I really miss taking what I had been using & now the formulation changed!

"

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chartist in reply topark_bear

In the Q&A section, it says Cinchona is the source of the quinine.

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chartist in reply tochartist

The other good point of this product is that it is a homeopathic blend and because of the high dilution rate, it is less likely to have side effects.

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chartist in reply topark_bear

I linked to the wrong product, but have corrected the original link above. It is the same company, but the new link is the correct version.

amazon.com/Hylands-Cramp-Ta...

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brikar

Thank you for this. My husband is doing really well, but he gets some bad cramps sometimes. He literally just told me that he had a cramp last for 5 minutes last night. I will be purchasing these items!

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dsalucci

Thanks for tip -- good for relief once you get a cramp, but also try rubbing magnesium oil spray on legs/feet before bed. My husband (87/PD) has had a lot of relief from being awakened in the night. Several varieties on Amazon. He likes the ones made for nighttime use.

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brikar in reply todsalucci

Thank you, will purchase this as well.

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Bloomingflower

Best thing I've ever found is the supplement Magnesium Citrate for leg cramps. I take one capsule each night. 125 mg. I haven't them in over two years. It was a miracle for me.

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11_dentist

I was prescribed Quinine SulFate

200 mg when I started not been able to move when getting up the.morning..10 months ago.

P D diagnosis 4 years ago non tremor but stiffness and freezing and lethargy

Spinal stenosis 10 . months ago

Two epidural steroid injections

as aged 82 not going to have.major

surgery on spine

Have had physiotherapist. 18 sessions. including acupuncture last 10 visits, that and amytriplyne

20 mg helped for a few months but last week

Last 7days severe pain in ( especially). left calf.

Any ideas ?

I almost have to crawl each .. morning for an hour. before I can, ...

move

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Rosenmu in reply to11_dentist

Have you tried magnesium, very important for us PD folks

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11_dentist in reply toRosenmu

Not yet. but will ask my Parkinsons Dr next appointment in early December

Any particular type of Magnesium ?

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11_dentist in reply toRosenmu

I see Magnesium Citrate

When should I take it

as I wake up with cramps ?

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Rosenmu in reply to11_dentist

Most of us have started using the l-theonate type. Much better type, you can search it on here. I take it mid day with vit D, extra at night if needed for cramps. Theres also Hylands homeopathic leg cramp pills, work great for during cramps.

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Kia17

Will tonic water prevent nighttime leg cramps?

health.harvard.edu/bone-and...

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chartist in reply toKia17

That may be a reason to consider the Hyland product as it is a homeopathic version (super dilution) and may avoid the drawback of regular dosing with actual quinine from tonic water. I must admit that I have never heard of anyone overdosing on tonic water though.

amazon.com/Hylands-Cramp-Ta...

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Rosenmu in reply tochartist

We use the homeopathic pills with great success

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chartist in reply toRosenmu

Rosenmu,

What exact benefit do you feel you get from these Hyland homeopathic pills?

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Rosenmu in reply tochartist

The leg cramps stop because of the minute amount of quinine. However, I prefer to take magnesium on a daily basis, they don't get a chance to happen. we only take the other when we actually get a cramp.

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chartist in reply toRosenmu

Rosenmu,

This is good and very useful information for forum members dealing with muscle cramps and not always getting full relief from oral magnesium supplementation alone!

Would you please add your full report to the following thread so that more members can see how you have figured out how to deal with muscle cramps. By adding your information to that thread, more members and viewers will be able to see your effective use of these two supplements to manage muscle cramps.

If it will be too difficult to do, I will gladly copy and paste it. Thank you!

Here is the link to that post:

healthunlocked.com/parkinso....

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tid1

I take 2 magnesium citrate pills at bedtime and this eliminates almost all leg cramps. Start with one tablet because this is a mild natural laxative too.

If I do have a bad cramp that won't release, I either eat a few slices of dill pickle, or drink a small amount of pickle juice or apple cider vinegar. You only need to drink about 1/8 cup, but have some crackers ready if you don't like this taste in your mouth. I know this sounds crazy and I didn't believe it until I tried it but the cramp will go away almost immediately.

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Rosenmu in reply totid1

I use the Braggs fermented pickle juice for food poisoning, never heard to use it for cramps

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tid1

Did you mean food preserving?

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Nivrac77--

I use Emergency-C. Advertised for cold prevention, but is great for all cramping.

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gwendolinej

I don't have PD, my husband does. But I thought my experience might help. I was getting bad cramps in bed. I garden a lot and heavily sweat. My sodium levels are affected. I talk electrolytes during the day and also

Ultra Muscleze (an advanced magnesium blend) later in the day. (I also drink tonic water, but I probably should leave the gin out 😅!)

I am so grateful for this site. It's been helping me through some very difficult times.

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glensims

How much tonic water do you take

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