I'm drinking between 2 and 3 litres of tonic water a day. I'm hooked on the stuff, and have been for a few years now, but recently I've heard you can get quinnine poisoning if you drinkl too much of it. Does anybody know if this is true, and how the condition manifests itself?
2006-08-30 11:49:26 · 5 answers · asked by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Swamps - mosquitos = Malaria - treatment - quinine> you would know by now if you were being poisoned. If you were, you would know, therefore stick something stronger in your tonic and celebrate your good health!!
2006-08-30 12:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah, but its hard to obtain. It also depends on your ethnicity, believe it or not, many middle eastern and indian people get quinnine poisoning easily but others do not
2006-08-30 15:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by shteve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main risks and target organs
Cardiotoxicity is usually the cause of death in
overdose.
Central nervous toxicity includes stupor, delirium, coma, and
seizures.
Loss of vision and tinnitus or partial/complete deafness.
Summary of clinical effects
Nausea, vomiting, tinnitus and deafness, headache and
dizziness are early signs of toxicity. Additional toxicity
includes vision disturbances and partial or complete
blindness.
Vertigo and ataxia may occur.
In severe poisoning: hypotension, delirium, coma,
dysrhythmias, and convulsions are possible.
The most significant toxicity is cardiovascular and includes
sinus tachycardia, high-degree atrioventricular heart block,
prolongation of the PR interval, sinoatrial block and arrest,
ventricular fibrillation, torsade de pointes. Hypotension may
be caused by vasodilation.
Therapeutic doses may give rise to cinchonism, characterized
by tinnitus, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, pruritus, skin
rashes, disturbed vision, and temporary blindness. Acute
renal failure, haemolysis, and thrombocytopenia.
Diagnosis
Primarily by history of ingestion and the presence of
typical clinical symptoms: early deafness, tinnitus, vision
disturbances, and cardiac dysrhythmias.
First aid measures and management principles
Evaluation and support of airway, breathing, and
circulation. Activated charcoal and intensive monitoring of
cardiovascular function is necessary. Induction of emesis is
contra-indicated.
2006-08-30 12:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It used to be used for combatting malaria. Apparently too much makes your skin turn indigo and your legs drop off.
2006-08-30 11:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow stop now (referring to 1st answer) lol
2006-08-30 11:58:04 · answer #5 · answered by geraldine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋