Click this link to read a post I like on the clusterheadaches.com message board...

May 19^th, 2025 at 6:17pm

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register
	Search box updated Dec 3, 2011... Search ch.com with Google!

New CH.com Forum › Cluster Headache Help and Support › Medications, Treatments, Therapies › Chantix and Verapamil

(Moderators: Mrs Deej, DJ)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

Chantix and Verapamil (Read 1435 times)

DeStijl CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 205 Lubbock, TX Gender:	Chantix and Verapamil Aug 4^th, 2009 at 12:15am My doc prescribed Chantix to aid in smoking cessation. I can't find anything in a search for interactions between my Verapamil and the Chantix. Has anyone heard bad things about this combo? I'd hate to pay for this pricy Chantix and not be able to take it. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Going broke from smokes. Eric
Back to top	IP Logged

Bob Johnson CH.com Alumnus Offline "Only the educated are free." -Epictetus Posts: 5965 Kennett Square, PA (USA) Gender:	Re: Chantix and Verapamil Reply #1 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 11:09am Your druggist is likely to be more up to date on interactions than your doc.
Back to top	Bob Johnson IP Logged

cts022

CH.com Newbie

Offline

I Love CH.com!

Posts: 8

Re: Chantix and Verapamil
Reply #2 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 3:03pm

Checked a couple of sources (UptoDate, ePocrates) and came up with nothing as far as drug interactions are concerned. Can't think of anything off the top of my head that would lead to an interaction, either. Of course, everybody's different and, like Bob said, probably wouldn't hurt to ask your pharmacist.

I think your biggest concern will be with the side effects of Chantix. It makes a lot of people nauseous and can mess with your head (psychologically, that is). I would hope that your CHs are under control before you start; otherwise the combination of the two may make continuing Chantix difficult.

Best of luck with the cessation!

IP Logged

DeStijl CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 205 Lubbock, TX Gender:	Re: Chantix and Verapamil Reply #3 - Aug 5^th, 2009 at 12:44am I too am concerned about the head messin' issues. I didn't take too well to Topamax at all. Damned near made me wanna kill stuff. Thanks for the responses. Will talk to my pill-slinger tomorrow.
Back to top	IP Logged

Ernie Moss aka Wishbone

CH.com Junior

Offline

Posts: 93
Birmingham, AL
Gender: male

Re: Chantix and Verapamil
Reply #4 - Aug 5^th, 2009 at 4:36pm

I don't know about the interactions of verapamil and chantix either, but I tried chantix a couple of years ago and must admit for the two weeks taken it did work well on curbing my desire to smoke even the physchological ones. However I was out of cycyle (I'm episodic) and I had a weird headache the entire two weeks so I feared I might jump back into cycle so I stopped taking and of course never quit smoking. I do know people who are not CH sufferers that have had good success with chantix. I wish you well if you give it go and maybe you will have none of the side affects. I did not have the nausea some people complained of and is adverstised as a side affect.

It don't cost a nickel to be nice and by being so you might just make someone's day.&&Ernie Moss

IP Logged

Jim Tew

CH.com Junior

Offline

I Love CH.com!

Posts: 43
Delaware, Ohio
Gender: male

Re: Chantix and Verapamil
Reply #5 - Aug 6^th, 2009 at 9:49pm

I started Chantix a little over two months ago toward the back half of a cluster and can't say it has effected my CH issues one way or another. I have had the easiest quit smoking experience in my history. I occasionally miss taking a Chantix and get that old twinge that says, where are my Nat Shermans?
I've decided to go for the full six month Chantix program. I loved smoking and loved it for over forty years.
One of the most common reported Chantix side effects are very vivid dreams. If you previously tended toward bad dreams, that can be a problem. If you previously had good dreams, perhaps involving you and Maria Sharapova, then you are going to LOVE Chantix.

Can't speak to the drug interaction issues.

Quit smoking June 1, 2009
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 34.7 ng/mL 07/17/2013

IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page

©1998-2013 Web Vision Enterprises LLC All rights reserved. All information on this site is protected by international
copyright laws. You may not re-distribute any information from this site without written permission from
Web Vision Enterprises LLC and the webmaster of this site. Violators will be prosecuted.
You may view our privacy policy and financial disclosure statement here

DISCLAIMER: All information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only. It is in no way intended to be used as a replacement for professional medical treatment. clusterheadaches.com makes no claims as to the scientific/clinical validity of the information on this site OR to that of the information linked to from this site. All information taken from the internet should be discussed with a medical professional!