Im a bit late at getting back here on med help.
thanks for the info you left.. Im the type of person, doctors hate to deal with ! and most walk away from me -saying do what you want to do ? like im a doctor ?? being iv been on 16 diffrent types of b.p meds already and all gave me problems bad.. but what doctors refuse to look at is - these meds were all the same types and brands, try this again. they gave me every excuse in the world to re take them !! I did .. they were the same crap. same side effects and allergic reactions! then I got the excuse of all !! we can only give you drugs on our list, we cant go out of that list.. I find this hard to belive ! but its true, they are limited to what they can give out to us all. its insane when there are over 300 to 600 diffrent brands and types of b.p medications on the market today! something will work ? but they wont go the distance. and give up
brakes on full stop !! and Im left out in the cold again .. with nothing to take .. >?
im going to stop taking the verapamil - and take only bystolic at 5mg as normal dose
and see if perhapps the symptoms stop if not , then I know its the bystolic doing the dirty deed to me .. then will reverse it and cutt the doseage down to 2.5 mg bystolic
and take normal dose of verapamil .. see where we are.. I hate it when I have to play
dose king to myself ..as im not a doctor - and to find a careing and helpfull doctor ,that understands and knows about high blood pressure is rare in these times !
as most just do routine work - and push pills on us all unwilling to try harder and test or go the extra mile .. to find why were like this.. its insane !! when we pay such high prices for insurance and care .. and get nothing !! but suffering !! from pills
Call your dr and ask to try something else . It would be best to start ONE med first for several weeks and then add another so you know how you do on each one. It takes several weeks for the full effect.
There are lots of other drugs to try... and you need a good, patient dr to work with you on this. For me , verapamil did not work ( very fatigued), toprol XL had horrible side effects after several days, ect.. And then you may have to adjust your doseage too!
I finally found atenolol, still not perfect ( none would be better) but it works the best for me with least side effects.
I have found calcium/mag supplements help my heart palps- anyone out know natural remedies for B/P issues??
Good luck, and don't give up til you find something that works, either natural or pharmacutical!!