I just drank quinine!

[Netix]

Is this bad? I just drank a 300mL bottle of schweppes bitter lemon which has quinine in it! I didn't realise until after I drank the bottle!
Everything I've seen on the internet says it is bad! What have I potentially done!?!?!?!

[rosehannah]

Hi there
From what I've read, the amount of Quinine in soft drinks is concidered harmless. If you have concerns you might be able to talk to a chemist or doctor about the possible effects.

[Nai]

If it helps, I drank tonic water while pregnant and I didn't even know that quinine was bad. I'm sure that the small amount in a bottle of soft drink wouldn't be enough to cause harm otherwise they would have to have a warning lable on it surely.

[Jakabella]

Does that include Lemon, Lime & bitters??

[Alan]

Hi Netix
As others have said there is only a small amount of quinine in soft drinks so you should be OK.
Kafer Girl
If there is quinine in it, and I would suspect that there is, give it a miss

[MrsFabuloso]

Ok may be a silly question, but what is quinine and what are the dangers of it? And what else is it in?