Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Can Lt cause edema

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Can Lt cause edema
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Reviewer: Treadmillfixer, 65-74 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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After many echo grams and stress test to find out why I would suddenly feel like passing out. My NEW cardio doc told me to take it at night before bed. It worked, but it still doesn't bring down my blood pressure too much 178/82

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After many echo grams and stress test to find out why I would suddenly feel like passing out. My NEW cardio doc told me to take it at night before bed. It worked, but it still doesn't bring down my blood pressure too much 178/82
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Reviewer: DC, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Over the many years that I've been on this medication I've been switched from the lower dose, years later to two times a day back to one time a day on 240 mg and now for the past year or so to 300 mg at bed time. It has always made my hair shed but not noticeable loss,(only to me), and the 300 mg has my body aching like fibromyalgia in the legs, thighs and other parts of the body. My bloo ... Show Full Comment

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Over the many years that I've been on this medication I've been switched from the lower dose, years later to two times a day back to one time a day on 240 mg and now for the past year or so to 300 mg at bed time. It has always made my hair shed but not noticeable loss,(only to me), and the 300 mg has my body aching like fibromyalgia in the legs, thighs and other parts of the body. My blood pressure has not been normal on the 300 mg. Just side effects of pain.
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Reviewer: es, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I was placed on 120 mg Verapamil once a day in April of 2007. For going on 8 years on the same dosage my BP remained at safe levels. I had minimal side effects and can only report excessive sweating out and in doors an issue not present before taking this Medication. I have experienced mild constipation which I remedy with yogurt Activia with live cultures, and I eat plenty of fruit.I also have an ... Show Full Comment

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I was placed on 120 mg Verapamil once a day in April of 2007. For going on 8 years on the same dosage my BP remained at safe levels. I had minimal side effects and can only report excessive sweating out and in doors an issue not present before taking this Medication. I have experienced mild constipation which I remedy with yogurt Activia with live cultures, and I eat plenty of fruit.I also have an increase in blurred vision. the last issue is sudden chills. All of these side effects are worth dealing with as long as my BP is controlled.The 20 th of Feb. my dosage needed to be increased to 120 mg x2 a day as my BP was no longer controlled by the 120mg x 1 a day.I expect to not have additional issues arise on 240 mg per day, if it happens my Physician appreciates patient input always, and will adjust or change if it becomes necessary.
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Reviewer: IceCreamJunkie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Was taking 240 mg of this. It worked well in lowering my HBP to 110/79 most of the time. This was good however, I hated taking this pill. I was extremely constipated, had headaches, lost of hair in large amounts, instantly felt like I was burning up, constantly wanted to urinate even it just a few drops and I was VERY RED in the face all the time on this drug and at times I sweat like a hog an ... Show Full Comment

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Was taking 240 mg of this. It worked well in lowering my HBP to 110/79 most of the time. This was good however, I hated taking this pill. I was extremely constipated, had headaches, lost of hair in large amounts, instantly felt like I was burning up, constantly wanted to urinate even it just a few drops and I was VERY RED in the face all the time on this drug and at times I sweat like a hog and felt flushed and faint. I even had my cardio doctor work with me and had him break my pill down in to 80 mgs three times a day. Couldn't get this right but this was to counteract the VERY RED face, I mean I thought I would pop I was so red and people would stare at me. Finally got off of this drug and am happy to say I am not having any of these effects any longer. However, I did have diabetes II and was able to get over it while I was on this drug. However, I didn't have it long or very bad I thought because I changed my eating habits and stopped sugars and starches and had my A1C back in normal range and has been ever since. So now I don't know if it was a side effect of a drug I hated that had lots of side effects on me or my better eating habits. I have to say at times this Verapamil was so good at lowering my high blood pressure that at times it dropped me very fast to 110/60.
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