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(Message started by: wanna_swap_brains on Mar 5^th, 2008, 3:27pm)

Title: verapamil and beer
Post by wanna_swap_brains on Mar 5^th, 2008, 3:27pm

my girlfreind bumped into an old neighbour the other day who had been diagnosed with ch and given verapamil(dose unknown)which he said stopped it,i know he drinks jd nearly all weekend and puts powder up his nose too.when i read up about verapamil it said avoid alcohol,just wondering how he gets away with it ??

Title: Re: verapamil and beer
Post by kevmd on Mar 5^th, 2008, 8:57pm

I just noticed a warning with my verap prescrip fairly recently that I didnt notice before. It says taking this medication while drinking alchol will intensify the effects of alcohol. It aso says something about grape fruit that never was there before. Anyway,I tend to agree. In the 8 years I have been taking verap, my alcohol tolerance has decreased. Not sure if it does any damg to you outside of getting more intoxicated.

Title: Re: verapamil and beer
Post by Jonny on Mar 5^th, 2008, 9:07pm

on 03/05/08 at 15:27:06, wanna_swap_brains wrote:

and puts powder up his nose too.when i read up about verapamil it said avoid alcohol,just wondering how he gets away with it ??

When I was a cocaine dealer (I was my best customer) I never had a HA while I was high.

Title: Re: verapamil and beer
Post by thebbz on Mar 5^th, 2008, 9:23pm

He wont get away with it for long. That type of lifestyle will catch up with ya.
thebb ;)

Title: Re: verapamil and beer
Post by schlags on Mar 8^th, 2008, 6:49pm

I can say this...for me after about a beer and a half, I'm pretty loose from the verapimil. but not necessarily the good loose, sorta wobbly loose, drunker than I should be.

Also, when in vegas last time, ordered a red bull instead of a beer since I was on cycle. the bartender said they didn't have red bull, how about a (can't remember the name). After I downed it, maybe 10 minutes or so later, felt a sort of wave come over me, then sorta felt drunk even though I hadn't had a beer in months. Turns out one of the main ingredients in the energy drink is grapefruit juice.

So I'm the guy they're talking about for the warnings about alcohol and/or grapefruit juice!! (And I sure do miss my ruby red grapefruit juice with popcorn!!)