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Can I ever drink gin & tonic again?

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15 years 3 months ago #9147 by mngrrrl
Can I ever drink gin & tonic again? was created by mngrrrl
My hema says no - is it ever safe to sneak tonic water? I miss those G&T's! My counts have been down to 8,000 three times in the past year (Rituxan bolstered them to low-normal for 6 months, but they're back down to 30,000 again), and I wouldn't do anything knowingly to make them worse, but is it ever safe? How volatile is the reaction?

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15 years 3 months ago #9149 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Re: Can I ever drink gin & tonic again?
It depends on whether or not you have quinine induced ITP. There are quinine-dependant antibodies which some people have and some do not.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1895854/

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