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Reviewer: Crampy, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Despite FDA warnings this drug has eliminated my "SEVERE" leg cramps at night. Two of my doctors, including my heart doctor, have approved this medication for me. There have been no negative side affects thus far.
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Reviewer: JohnF, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been taking this pill for about a month now and I can honestly say I have not had a leg cramp, back spasms,or muscle ache. I use to get them so bad I would have to go to the hospital by ambulance. I do have a little tender spots on my legs and arms but I can deal with that better than cramps.
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Reviewer: Granny1456, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Caregiver)
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I'm not going to rate it! All I can tell you is that my newly wedded husband had started taking it 10+ yrs ago and had a heart attack less than a yr. later. The ventricles had ruptured. It was not associated with the qualaquin at the time. He had a Dr. Duck, if you catch my drift. And none of the doctors caught it later that he had been taking it. He was implanted with a pace maker/defib
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Reviewer: EB, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have used Quinine Sulfate & Qualaquin for leg cramps for at least 30 years. I took one every night. It worked great. If I would wake up with leg cramps after over using certain muscles. My husband had the routine down pat. He would bring me a Qualaquin or which ever name it had. Within minutes it would go away. I would agree to take part in a study for this. My current ins. refuses to pay fo
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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For Leg Cramps Works very well I found it's the only thing that does work
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