This Verapamil sure hits all the right buttons

Stumper · 03-05-2006, 12:49 AM

at least for me it does....or at least pushes SOME of the right buttons.

I have 4 specific BP meds that I have horsed around with for about a year now. Cozaar, Lasix, Atenolol and Verapamil. Sometime ago I tried Verapamil and THOUGHT I had found my true love until it left me with a splitting headache about 1 week after starting...BUT looking back it seems as though I began to use maybe a little more than I should have. It also seemed like it gave me a few annoying palps. Having tried the others, which are all affective, but have their problems I decided to dump the others momentarily and give Verapamil another shot with a lower dosage or trying to take it at different times or something. I thought I might be asking the doc about trying another Beta Blocker , and that could happen, but not before I experiment further with Verapamil.

So far so good...It makes me feel superb at 120Mg. extended release BUT I sometimes feel slightly flushed (not bad though) and I feel like I could go out and pick up the rear end of the car ! So, in alot of respects it definately pushes some of the right buttons, dilating the proper arteries, or whatever. I am watching the clock and it gives me really good control for a 24 hour period. Walmart this evening was 116/70 after 8 hours. Also noted that my HR which is normally 60 would drop to about 52-55 and then SLOWLY move back up to 60 which I liked ALOT. The Atenolol always took it to 48, sometimes 45 and if I was doing something felt like crap.

But, I guess I wanted to ask if anyone else has tried it and how you take it? How much ? When? What time ?
It certainly is cheap enough.

Lenin · 03-05-2006, 10:24 AM

Stumper,

Is that 120 mg. Verapamil CR at the EXCLUSION of the Lasix or in addition to it?
How much were you taking when you got the headaches from it?

Stumper · 03-05-2006, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenin

Stumper,

Is that 120 mg. Verapamil CR at the EXCLUSION of the Lasix or in addition to it?
How much were you taking when you got the headaches from it?

Lenin,

It is Verapamil by Calan. I never knew it until last week but the doc gave me a prescription for the extended release form (CR?) which I had all along anyway. I actually wanted just the regular 40 Mg. tablets so me and the doc had a slight misunderstanding. (hard to explain)
Anyway, according to the Pharmacist I have the extended release in 120Mg. tablets. And it is being taken in exclusion to the Lasix. I dropped it momentarily because it seemed as though it was doing all it was going to do and my BP seemed liked it wasO.K., maybe going up some, but I cannot say I felt so good or as good as I could feel.

At first I was only supposed to take 120Mg. per day. But I started to take 240Mg. per day when I thought it was actually RAISING my BP slightly from the start... my call, surely a bad one which PROBABLY triggered the headache, I think and hope.
Anyway, I am going to give the 120 Mg. more time AND perhaps split them at twice a day at different times.