I keep seeing people suggest this and it's a bit incorrect. HCQ itself is not the ingredient in Tonic water. Quinine and HCQ are slightly different even though they come from the same family of compounds.
Also, keep in mind that most commercial brand tonic waters contain very low to miniscule trace amounts of quinine and you will need to intake a problematic amount of tonic water to see any real benefit; also, the amount of sugar you'd also be taking in can be a problem and some contain HFCS which is a huge no-no.
There are "gourmet" tonic waters that do have a higher amount of real quinine. Q brand tonic water is my favorite. You can tell that there's actual quinine in the tonic water when it has a highly bitter taste. The more bitter the better, which is why the Gin and Tonic got started because the Gin, as strong as it is, was used to mask the flavor of the quinine.
I like the logic of this solution, but we have to be careful to add nuance for those who want to utilize it.
Looking over a video on the topic, it seems it's the alkaline salts attached to quinine used to stabilize it that is most beneficial. So one would need to drink the variants of tonic water that contain "quinine hydrochloride", and not just "quinine", which is more toxic. Which I believe is a precursor to hydroxychloroquine?
I drank a ton of it last year. It was odd to me that all the bottled water was gone, and all that was left was the tonic. I guess a lot of people dont know that.
HCQ is the active ingredient of tonic water. Which has a shelf life of around 12 months. There is nothing wrong with making someone a drink.
I keep seeing people suggest this and it's a bit incorrect. HCQ itself is not the ingredient in Tonic water. Quinine and HCQ are slightly different even though they come from the same family of compounds.
Also, keep in mind that most commercial brand tonic waters contain very low to miniscule trace amounts of quinine and you will need to intake a problematic amount of tonic water to see any real benefit; also, the amount of sugar you'd also be taking in can be a problem and some contain HFCS which is a huge no-no.
There are "gourmet" tonic waters that do have a higher amount of real quinine. Q brand tonic water is my favorite. You can tell that there's actual quinine in the tonic water when it has a highly bitter taste. The more bitter the better, which is why the Gin and Tonic got started because the Gin, as strong as it is, was used to mask the flavor of the quinine.
I like the logic of this solution, but we have to be careful to add nuance for those who want to utilize it.
Thank you for restating these facts. Very necessary.
Looking over a video on the topic, it seems it's the alkaline salts attached to quinine used to stabilize it that is most beneficial. So one would need to drink the variants of tonic water that contain "quinine hydrochloride", and not just "quinine", which is more toxic. Which I believe is a precursor to hydroxychloroquine?
Close, it's quinine. Very related.
I drank a ton of it last year. It was odd to me that all the bottled water was gone, and all that was left was the tonic. I guess a lot of people dont know that.
The tonic water does not contain enough quinine to have any therapeutic effects, but there is great value in sharing a drink with a friend.