"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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martin wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:34:17 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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And quinine is, indeed, seriously toxic. In prophylactic dosage, it
leads to nerve damage (usually starting with tinnitus and then
deafness) within a few years - and the same thing applies to more
than a few treatments, because the doses are higher for that.

Arggh - don't say that - I take it nightly against cramps ...

with a large gin?

No - as quinine sulphate tablets, prescribed. They work!

Gin before bed does nothing for me ...

Nil desperandum. The amount taken for anything EXCEPT malaria is
unlikely to cause major trouble, but the facts are as I state.

Phew. I wouldn't like to go back to nightly agony ...

Mary