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(Message started by: G-Boy on Feb 28^th, 2005, 8:54pm)

Title: epilim
Post by G-Boy on Feb 28^th, 2005, 8:54pm

Ive been on the Varapamil 2 x 240mg for 5 or 6 years for the ch,s But the Doc wants to try me on Epilim to try and decrease the amount of ch,s i get......Has anyone had any experience with this?? Haven't been able to find out much about it on the site, or anywhere for that matter, Just that i no its used for Migrains,

Title: Re: epilim
Post by E-Double on Feb 28^th, 2005, 9:16pm

Epilim (Depakote, Depakene, Valproic Acid, Divalproex sodium) is used by a few as a preventative med......

It was the first med that I used and I had very little success......

How about an increase in the verapamil???
Heart ok?

Anyway....Here is a really good resource to educate yourself further on meds/treatments......

http://www.brightok.net/~mnjday/chtherapy.pdf

Wishing you well on your journey!

Eric

Title: Re: epilim
Post by don on Mar 1^st, 2005, 7:33am

Quote:

Ive been on the Varapamil 2 x 240mg for 5 or 6 years

Are you chronic or episodic?

If you are episodic then there is no need to continue verapamil out of cycle and may explain why it is not as effective now as it once was.

Title: Re: epilim
Post by G-Boy on Mar 1^st, 2005, 5:24pm

on 03/01/05 at 07:33:39, don wrote:

Are you chronic or episodic?

If you are episodic then there is no need to continue verapamil out of cycle and may explain why it is not as effective now as it once was.

My Nuro says that im boardering on cronic

Title: Re: epilim
Post by G-Boy on Mar 1^st, 2005, 5:26pm

on 02/28/05 at 21:16:44, E-Double wrote:

Thanks for that info E Double ..:)

Title: Re: epilim
Post by Jonny on Mar 1^st, 2005, 6:22pm

Ask the doc to mix in Lithium with the Verap, ive been taking that cocktail everyday for about 13 out of my 30 chronic years.......it stops 80% of all CH's from ever showing up. (For me)

.......................................jonny