Posted by JD on May 20, 1998 at 20:52:08:
In Reply to: Verapamil & Prednisone posted by Ken on May 18, 1998 at 19:33:47:
I was chronic cluster for 6 years, up to 10 or 15 per week at worst. Went on Verapimil on March 28, 1997 at 480mg per day. My last cluster was March 27, 1997. Stopped them cold! I have high blood pressure, so now I am on 360 mg per day with both no clusters and near perfect blood pressure. The slow digestion and constipation are constant conflicts, that you need to keep after to not make them battles. The key to me seems to be whether you can stay on Verapimil without unhealthy side effects; if you can great; if you can't, it seems to be more of a problem tolerating it for a few weeks or months.
Good luck, and keep after it. You can beat it. Clusters will not kill you and that is why they will not beat you.