Posted by Jackie on May 27, 1999 at 20:24:07:
Or as they say in the old country, shit! I've been
feeling very ill and fatigued. After 7 weeks of this,
up and down, hoping it would resolve itself, I called
my neurologist. He's pulling me off the Verapamil. At
this point, I agree and feel there's no other choice.
I am still hoping that if I back the dosage down a bit,
the Verapamil will still handle the headaches and the
illness will disappear.
I'm so frustrated. Just as I'm beginning to better
handle my grief over my brother's sudden death, my
episodic clusters go chronic after 35 years of
being episodic. Then the drug that has worked like a
miracle seems to be causing these side effects. I feel
like every time I start to get my life back together
I get crushed down again. Is this what they call
feeling sorry for yourself?
Jackie