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Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« on: Jan 14th, 2004, 6:26pm » |
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Ok those that have done this......How long till u noticed the Prednisone helping? How bout the Verap......good results, bad results? Side affects? HOw long till it worked?....etc any info would be great. This PC is slow as death and I have dialup sooooo with two toddlers running around I really don't have time to wait for a search on these meds....
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #1 on: Jan 14th, 2004, 7:10pm » |
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Verapamil may take a few weeks before you notice results from it. It varies from person to person. The main side effect you will most likely see with it is constipation which is dosage related. I am currently at 480mg/day and I don't have any problems at all with it, although it still is not helping the CH. I have not used prednisone since I am chronic, but many who post here claim immediate relief that "normally" lasts until the taper is finished. There have been some who have aborted cycles using prednisone in conjunction with verapamil.
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #2 on: Jan 14th, 2004, 7:48pm » |
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didnt do the taper this time.. got myself some verapamil ER 120mg(one-a-day) and an anti inflamatory nsaid called naproxen 500mg twice daily(generic name for naprosyn).
1-2 days and the beast was only muffled
2-3 days and he missed a couple of appointments
(note: right about here i dbl'd my verapamil dosage to 2 per 24hrs, usually 9-11 hrs after)
3-5 days had him knockin on my door alot but apparently i only answered once or twice a day, usually in the morning when my verap would be lowest.
5+ days he was there in the morning, and quite muffled (no screamers) imitrex killed him and i was good to go for the day.
new years eve - 24 hrs after my last imitrex, I took matters into my own hands and a cup of tea later... he was gone for good. two more cups of tea strategically placed during the past 14 days, and i really dont think he's around anymore... i think he's at my neighbors house.
hope this helps you.
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #3 on: Jan 14th, 2004, 7:53pm » |
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I'm interested in knowing the info too....as much as you have. Only on the verap not the pred. I just started 240mg 3 times a day. So far, from before the hospital, I have fewer attacks but they are more severe. I've been on 240mg of verapamil for a long time, but the dose was tripled to see if it would help the CH. I'm not having much luck yet, but I've only been on this dose for a week or two. I guess we'll see!
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #4 on: Jan 14th, 2004, 8:01pm » |
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Tip: if verapamil makes you constipated, take magnesium. It will counteract this side effect and then some!
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #5 on: Jan 14th, 2004, 9:52pm » |
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Prednisone works within 24 hours for me (starting at 60 mg and tapering after a week or so).
Verapamil takes a week or so to kick in. I usually start them both at the same time, using the prednisone to attack the beast right away while the verapamil builds up to theraputic levels.
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #6 on: Jan 14th, 2004, 11:15pm » |
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I've taken Pred and stopped the beast cold the first night but once I started tapering down it was back to hammer time. IMO a few pf nights isn't worth the risk. There can be some nasty side effects.
As for Verapamil I have no opinion other than I was on 480mg and it lowered my bp and constipated me. I couldn't really tell one way or another if it affected my ch's so I tapered off that as well.
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #7 on: Jan 15th, 2004, 8:26pm » |
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Thanks for the replys and info and tips all.....
2+ days not a huge difference yet......still keeping my fingers crossed!
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #8 on: Jan 15th, 2004, 9:47pm » |
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Hang in there, Taraann........
I'm hopin this is gonna work for ya, sweetie!
I did the Pred taper..........but not with a combo of anything else. Started with 60mg. It stopped my ha's the 1st day. That was 129 days ago. 
Keep them fingers and toes crossed!!! 
PF vibes comin your way........
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #9 on: Jan 16th, 2004, 4:27am » |
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Thanks Jean, you are such a sweetheart! Yup got all my fingers and toes crossed. That's so wonderful that you are still PF it's so nice to hear when someone is PF!
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #10 on: Jan 16th, 2004, 4:56am » |
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Prednisone helped me immediately, but when I tapered off, the beast reared its ugly head. Don't know about verap, because Dr won't give it to me.
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Re: Prednisone Taper and Verapamil...
« Reply #11 on: Jan 16th, 2004, 5:12am » |
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Let's see hhhhhmmmmmmmmm, I was loopy, pissed off, ate like a horse, was constipated, had just as many ch as I did with out it. Not a very good experience.
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