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scorpiorisingina2
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New Meds...
« on: Apr 17th, 2008, 10:11pm » |
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I was on Propanol, as previously indicated. No luck with it. Well it did prevent any headaches, but I was dizzy and lightheaded, and sleepy... I asked my doctor for something else. She put me on Verapamil 240MG ER. So far no dizzyness or lightheadedness. So thats a bummer, a bit sleepy still. That I am guessing is going to fade away with time once I am used to the meds. So far no headaches, some shadows, but using my 02 @ 7lpm with a non-rebreather mask has gotten rid of those.
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #1 on: Apr 17th, 2008, 10:23pm » |
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on Apr 17th, 2008, 10:11pm, scorpiorisingina2 wrote:| I was on Propanol, as previously indicated. No luck with it. Well it did prevent any headaches, but I was dizzy and lightheaded, and sleepy... I asked my doctor for something else. She put me on Verapamil 240MG ER. So far no dizzyness or lightheadedness. So thats a bummer, a bit sleepy still. That I am guessing is going to fade away with time once I am used to the meds. So far no headaches, some shadows, but using my 02 @ 7lpm with a non-rebreather mask has gotten rid of those. |
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #2 on: Apr 17th, 2008, 10:24pm » |
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That's a low level for verapamil, don't be suprised if you have to ramp it up a bit. If the oxygen starts to lose it's effectiveness, consider ramping it up to 15 LPM. Glad to hear you're getting some relief, here's hoping you're coming to the end!!!
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #3 on: Apr 17th, 2008, 11:32pm » |
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The piece that regulates the amount of 02 given out only goes up to 8lpm. So I guess if it doesn't work as well after a while I will talk to my doctor about getting one that will go higher.
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #4 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 12:02am » |
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I too took propranolol - very briefly- i was skeptical when my first neuro ( who has since been fired and replaced by a neuro who knows what they are talking about) put me on it- Propranol never prevented any headaches for me
Good luck with verap- have been having great success with it but at a higher dose ( 660 mg)
Hope you continue to be HA free-
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #5 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 10:17am » |
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on Apr 17th, 2008, 10:23pm, Jonny wrote:
Huh?....am I reading this wrong?
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #6 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 1:42pm » |
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Propanol is an old migraine med which was used for CH many years ago--and demoted to the junk pile some time ago.
Mos current therapies:
http://www.headachedrugs.com/pdf/ha2006.pdf Dr. Robbins site. Then explore the entire site by deleting
everything following. com/ and then hit enter.
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Here is a link to read and print and take to your doctor. It describes preventive, transitional, abortive
and surgical treatments for CH. Written by one of the better headache docs in the U.S. (2002)
http://www.plainboard.com/ch/chtherapy.pdf
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Re: New Meds...
« Reply #7 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 2:04pm » |
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on Apr 17th, 2008, 10:11pm, scorpiorisingina2 wrote:| I was on Propanol, as previously indicated. No luck with it. Well it did prevent any headaches, but I was dizzy and lightheaded, and sleepy... I asked my doctor for something else. She put me on Verapamil 240MG ER. So far no dizzyness or lightheadedness. So thats a bummer, a bit sleepy still. |
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Huh? I think maybe this is part of the problem that both Jonny and Gator are confused, as am I. It's a "bummer" that you no longer have dizzyness or lightheadedness?
I think a little clarification on that statement might help.
I can't speak to the Verapamil dosage because I've never used it. But, I can speak to the oxygen levels. 7 lpm is very low, and, based on many posts and feedback, is just about useless to quickly abort a hit. Most of us who do use o2 have regulators that go to at least 15 lpm, and we all can abort a hit within minutes. Check in to getting another regulator with your doc. If he/she balks, they can be bought on e-bay very cheaply.
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on Apr 17th, 2008, 10:11pm, scorpiorisingina2 wrote:| So far no dizzyness or lightheadedness. So thats a bummer, . |
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Re: New Meds...
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