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Quinine - Those Who Should Avoid It

Quinine is a naturally-occurring substance that for a time was seen as a "miracle" drug for its ability to attack and help cure malaria, a disease that haunted the world's population for centuries before native South Americans shared their knowledge of the healing ability of the bark of the cinchona tree, a plant that's native to the area.

Since then, quinine has become available worldwide, and although it's been linked to serious side effects in those who have used it to treat, among other things, painful leg cramps, there are still a group of people out there who should not use quinine in order to prevent the possibility of suffering from damage as a result. Below is a look at a few of those groups.

Pregnant Women

Although quinine has helped cure pregnant women who have malaria, it should generally be avoided if possible, as the presence of a high amount of quinine in the woman's system can be spread to the unborn child. Statistics show that pregnant women who take quinine raise the risk of still births and serious birth defects significantly for their children.

Breast-Feeding Women

Even if a woman avoids using quinine while pregnant, she must continue to do so after her child is born if she plans to breast-feed them. Medical studies have shown that quinine will pass into the breast milk of a nursing mother, and a newborn child simply cannot handle high amounts of quinine in his or her system.

Those Taking Migraine Headache Medication

It would take a background in chemistry to effectively communicate the specific manner in which quinine interacts with other drugs, but generally speaking, quinine does not interact well with migraine headache medication for several chemically-based reasons. If you are taking such medication, speak to your doctor before using quinine for any reason in order to be sure that you're not exposing yourself to unnecessary risks.

Overall

In summation, it would be impossible to list every possible risk associated with quinine, which is why we have highlighted our focus on those that are most obvious and most clearly-defined. Specifically, these risks are those listed above and those people who have or are using quinine to treat leg cramps, as there is statistical evidence that quinine can cause harm in these situations.

If you have been injured as a result of using quinine, you need to contact a quinine attorney at Williams Kherkher immediately to schedule a free initial consultation.