Posted by susan C on May 12, 2003, at 11:14:13
In reply to it's worked for me » KarenB, posted by bookgurl99 on May 7, 2003, at 22:53:10
hi
Yup, I take 360mg verapamil 1x day with 1000mg depakote er 1x a day (dr just started doing this because I kept forgetting my am doses)Depakote ER is new to me, and I havent noticed a difference from the plain Depakote.
I guess it comes down to try it...YMMV.
The reassuring thing for me, when I added Verapamil, was the side effects are basically benign...constipation, and, if you are on too much, faintness, dizziness when rising too fast...etc. The constipation, for me seems to be solved by vigorously watching water intake and fiber.
hope that helps. Verapamil sure has helped me. It seems to be a thing to try after lots of other things haven't worked, so not many people are on it for mood stablizing.
I don't have migranes so cannot comment on that.
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