Related to my previous post about meds for muscle spasms: has anyone bought capsules, opened them, and repacked them in empty gel capsules? Seems difficult, but is it safe?

Sometimes I've cut capsule contents in half by putting half into another capsule. The only thing is that, if you are taking a high dose capsule and dividing it into smaller doseage portions, you don't know how much med or how much filler you're getting in each lesser capsule??

The powder in the capsules should be mixed well when you receive them. But for potent drugs it is rather risky depending on the drug.

I do half caps on some supplements (tryptophan), for example.
But there it is less of a risk.

And yes you can buy empty capsules. Some health food stores, and online.

http://www.iherb.com/Empty-Capsules?...FYe5Kgodhn_hjA

Some people do this when tapering off certain drugs, like SSRIs that don't come in smaller doses. You just have to be very careful.

I was thinking about getting the 325 (?) mg quinine and divvying it up into four doses of about 75 mg, w hich is what I've been taking as tablets.

I thought that was what you were thinking. Ask your Chemist/pharmacist if he/she will do it for you.

It should be okay....

Divide one capsule up into a line about 3 mm high, and divide into 4 parts, with a knife.

You'll be pretty close.... 1/2 of 200mg is not terrible or too risky in this case.

But you know, quinine is not great--it has a toxic effect
on the eyes...and MSers don't need that. Have you tried magnesium lotion or supplements. In many many cases,
magnesium is fabulous. Have you tried soaking in epsom salts?

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...5JE9NiKnlnijHg

The blindness, cardiac and hematological damage of quinine is why it was taken off the market in US.