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lennycohen CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 61 Clemmons, NC Gender:	Verapamil and rash Feb 7^th, 2012 at 11:12am started verap 80 3x daily, after 2 weeks, major rash all over upper body, spots down arms, etc. GP says quit the verap, find something else --- as we all know, there may well be nothing else that works anybody had a verapamil rash, and worked thru it? does it persist, or maybe fade after being on for a while?
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Re: Verapamil and rash
Reply #1 - Feb 7^th, 2012 at 2:55pm

A rash caused by Verapamil is a rare side effect. See side effects on the link below from webmd.

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Before you taper off the Verap and try a different preventive med....are you absolutely sure it's not a change in laundry detergent, change of diet, pets, something else?

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lennycohen CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 61 Clemmons, NC Gender:	Re: Verapamil and rash Reply #2 - Feb 13^th, 2012 at 7:48am off the verap, rash fading -- on lithium 900mgs/day - just finished 3 week steroid taper - pf so far - we'll see in a few days when the steroids fully clear --- thx for the info gregg
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Craig A. CH.com Newbie Offline Life is Fun..... Posts: 14 Bozeman Gender:	Re: Verapamil and rash Reply #3 - Feb 13^th, 2012 at 8:58am I too developed swelling and rash while verapamil. The doc gave me a water pill and it helped allot. Hope it works out for you...
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Verapamil and rash Reply #4 - Feb 13^th, 2012 at 9:07am Lithium has been my prevent of choice forever. I currently use 1200 mg a day while on cycle, it blocks 60-70% of my hits. Hope it works as well for you. Pay attention to the warning about increasing your fluid intake, especially the first few weeks you'll find you visit the head a LOT! Joe
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Re: Verapamil and rash
Reply #5 - Feb 19^th, 2012 at 7:21am

So a week after stopping the steroids, headaches back - not too bad yet, persisten kip 3 shadow, occaisional foray past - only one hit of Imi so far, O2 not bad, but rarely a complete abort.

So does anybody have experience with a calcium channel blocker other than Verapapmil? I had taken Norvasc for a few years, and then my cycle starte in spite of 10 mgs Norvasc and 600 mgs Lithium - so now I'm on 900 mgs lithium, and am searching for a CCB that won't give me a drug reaction.

Any suggestions are welcome. I'm going to suggest Cardizem or Procardia to the neuro --

Thx

Lenny

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