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CharlieG35 16 points ago +16 / -0

Curious if a Gin and Tonic is a suitable alternative to hydroxychloroquine. Asking for a friend who can’t get a prescription.

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mainsoda 7 points ago +7 / -0

I think just about anything will work against a fake hoax virus. A gin and tonic will make your survival rate 99.7%!

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Doth 2 points ago +2 / -0

Tastes really good too. Little splash of sours, rocks, gin, tonic water, gentle stir. Refreshing...

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Winter_Is_Coming2020 4 points ago +4 / -0

Tequila and lime/simple syrup? Rum and coke?

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CharlieG35 4 points ago +4 / -0

Sounds good! Especially if the Tequila is Patron!

But, as tonic water contains quinine, which is useful for fighting malaria, I wonder if tonic might possibly maybe work like hydroxychloroquine, which also fights malaria.

Mostly meant it as a joke. But I am still curious if tonic might help get zinc past the cell membrane.

Maybe I’ll DuckDuckGo for info and update what I learn.

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Winter_Is_Coming2020 3 points ago +3 / -0

Some people are taking quinine as a supplement, so that angle makes sense...

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Carter_Druse 1 point ago +1 / -0

Not to sound schoolmarmish, but tonic water has A LOT of sugar in it and sugar is bad for your immune system. So maybe the quinine would help, but I think at best you'd have a wash. Happy to have this hunch proven wrong by experiment, though.

Not a Dr. myself, and I figure you are just joking, but you can probably get quinine as a liquid extract somewhere.

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CharlieG35 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yep, just joking. And, great point about the sugar.

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CharlieG35 2 points ago +2 / -0

Update: Yes, quinine is a zinc ionophore. So it works the same as Hydroxychloroquine. But I suspect a person would have to drink a heck of a lot of tonic water to get good affect.

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Doth 1 point ago +1 / -0

Translation: Quinine can help Zinc move into the cell and help it remain there longer. The presence of Zinc and\or its Ionophores makes it harder for many viruses to reproduce themselves.

Don't overdose on HCQ, you'll die, it can also help other ions accumulate in your cells, such as Calcium(II)

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