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NIMODIPINE? and Imitrex too...
« on: Mar 8th, 2008, 5:53pm » |
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Has anyone else been prescribed Nimodipine? Monday will be three weeks for me; since I've started on it, the headaches, tingling and tooth pain have been a lot worse than on Verapimil. I've also gotten a lot more small attacks at night, killed pretty quickly by oxyen, but waking me up 3 or 4 times a night.
Good news: Neurologist prescribed Imitrex, works like a charm.
Bad news: only 6 refills of Imitrex a month.
I don't THINK it's rebound headaches from the Imitrex but I don't know that for sure. Have only really needed the shots sporadically, as the minor ones I get are shut down by oxygen. A week of tapering prednisone kept things at bay but they're back.
The big, headbanging Imitrex-needing clusters that I am getting are a lot more intense, and the shadows seem to be there most of the time now.
I know it's a lot of changes in a short period of time.....
Anyone????
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Re: NIMODIPINE? and Imitrex too...
« Reply #1 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 8:04pm » |
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It's a calcium channel blocker, like verapamil.
I can't recall that anyone has had any significant relief from it. Verapamil is probably a better coice.
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Re: NIMODIPINE? and Imitrex too...
« Reply #2 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 8:47pm » |
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I've used Nimodipine. As Nani said, it's a calcium channel blocker. Unlike verapamil, however, it crosses the blood/brain barrier.
It did not work for me, but neither did any of the others. As I recall, it was a HUGE gelatin capsule and one of the nurses swore it was a suppository!
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Re: NIMODIPINE? and Imitrex too...
« Reply #3 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 10:15pm » |
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Ray you are right about the size of them...I have to take TWO of them at night. I feel like I should put them on a plate, throw on a bib and use a knife and fork, as is proper with a meal that big!!
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Re: NIMODIPINE? and Imitrex too...
« Reply #4 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 10:19pm » |
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Nimodipine is used to treat symptoms resulting from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain (hemorrhage). It increases blood flow to injured brain tissue.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a689010.html
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