Verapamil for Migraines or Bipolar Illnesses
Question:What exactly is verapamil supposed to do with bipolar illness. How is it supposed to help with migraine headaches.

Answer: Well, I've never used it in bipolar disease, so I'm stumped. However, often helpful in migraines. Calcium channel blockers block the spasm of arteries and this is thought to be present in migraine headaches.

Verapamil
Question: I am a nurse practitioner on sabbatical leave in Malaysia and I don't have ready access to pharm/PDR reference texts and need your assistance. I am familiar with the drug verapamil sr, but what is verapamil PUR. I am not acquainted with the PUR designation.

Answer: I haven't heard of that one myself, either. Sorry.

Verapamil
Question: Can you give me any information on verapamil and its side effects? I get a severe dry mouth in the morning. My tongue seems glued to the top of my mouth, my throat seems very dry, and I seem to be having trouble breathing as if I had asthma. I take it for angina. I am fifty one years old.

Answer: Slow pulse, constipation, swollen feet, elevated liver enzymes, nausea, heart failure, fatigue. Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker and is used to treat hypertension, angina pectoris, and some irregular heart syndromes. It is generally well tolerated with bowel motility and edema the most common complaints.

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