Posted by jeff glickman on April 19, 1999 at 17:52:58:
In Reply to: Remission! when to discontinue prophlylactics? posted by Jose on April 19, 1999 at 15:07:56:
I would ask your doc or whomever put you on the
prophylactic in the first place. My sense of the
situation is that channel blockers block the
pain signals but don't break the cycle. This
implies staying on the drug for however long
your cycles tends to be. In fact, I asked my doc
how long I would need to stay on lithium and
verapamil - both channel blockers - if they
prevented me from having CH. He said a few months,
until the cycle would be over. Also, whenever
you begin to come off the drug(s), it's likely
the case that you should step down slowly rather
than just quit. Glad your going in remission!