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Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Medications, Treatments, Therapies >> Verapamil and Taurine Caution http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1278766546 Message started by wimsey1 on Jul 10th, 2010 at 8:55am |
Title: Verapamil and Taurine Caution Post by wimsey1 on Jul 10th, 2010 at 8:55am
In another post, Brew issued the following caution when using Verapamil and Taurine:
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Since so many of us now rely on our energy drinks, and it appears a number of us use Verapamil as a preventative as well, I thought this might be a useful post. Do many of us mix the two? I have a friend who discovered I was using Monster as an assistive abortive with O2, who bought me a bottle of taurine tabs. She was being a good samaritan and all, but I was reluctant to take something regularly that worked occasionally. Now I'm glad I didn't take them. Anyone else have some experience with this? lance |
Title: Re: Verapamil and Taurine Caution Post by donna mae on Jul 10th, 2010 at 10:48am
Definitely a good thing to know for all of us Verapamil users. Thankfully I have been already limiting my self on 1 energy drink a day as it does affect my sleep.
Thanks Lance Donna Mae |
Title: Re: Verapamil and Taurine Caution Post by Ginger S. on Jul 10th, 2010 at 11:04am
I thought the following information could be useful to some people here.
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Since Verapamil is basically a "heart medication" (this info. was supplied by my Neuro.) it stands to reason that Taurine usage should be done cautiously. For a while I was taking a Taurine supplement as part of my daily CH fighting regime but...given that I am on verapamil and had started suffering some weird side affects I had to stop the Taurine supplements. Having heart palpitations isn't a good thing. For those who have a hard time with Taurine and Verapamil you can also get Taurine from Natural sources such as ... Clams, shellfish, seafood, and meat. I have increased these items in my diet, mostly the sea food aspect ;D Yum! |
Title: Re: Verapamil and Taurine Caution Post by wimsey1 on Jul 12th, 2010 at 8:35am
Thanks for the post, Ginger. And since I'm a lover of seafood, its double good news! Blessings! lance
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Title: Re: Verapamil and Taurine Caution Post by wimsey1 on Jul 29th, 2010 at 7:43am Quote:
My neuros are very cautious with this and do order an ekg after each 3 month appointment, mostly as a precaution. So far I've not seen a significant drop in blood pressure, and at 400mgs a day the ch's seem to be at bay. lance |
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