Posted by Leighwit on April 30, 2002, at 16:27:45
In reply to Re: Stupid from drugs or from depression? » katekite, posted by dove on April 30, 2002, at 12:43:16
>I took Verapamil alone and my migraines disappeared with great speed and within two weeks I felt a change take over my whole mind. It was incredible, I called my Internal-Med Doc, raving and ranting about this miracle and he insisted it was merely due to the loss of the migraines, but I knew better. I started researching the med because I didn't believe what my doc had said, I had suffered from depression since around the age of 7.
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> I found a few, very small studies and references to the utilization of Verapamil in bipolar patients with some beneficial efficiency; and found many references stating its lack of efficiency and limited application within the psycho-pharmaceutical arena of mental illness. Which sort of shocked me, but didn't completely crash all my theories and beliefs that it could be used in certain people with great results.
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> I have stated this many times in the past, and will do so again, nothing--absolutely nothing--has ever come close to the amazing transformation I had with Verapamil. My goal in my med-treatment is to reach that state of mental health once again. However, I'm still searching, and have stated that I would like to give it another go at some point if none of these complicated med cocktails pan-out.
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> I would encourage you to look into it, especially if you suffer from depression accompanied by annoyance, or aggravation. These were the key factors that subsided when I took it. And it was quick to act after reaching the goal dosage. It is not considered by any of my p-docs as a "useful" psycho-active med, but it sure was for me.
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> Good Luck!
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> dove
Dove ~I am so impressed that you are able to differentiate the side effects and define the characteristics of so many medications with such specificity ~ and remember them!
I can't remember one from another, and when I was using more than one AD (three was the max I mixed in a cocktail approach) I had a very hard time distinguishing the attritubes of one vs. another nor one without the other.
I printed this last post of yours so I won't forget to take it with me to the Pdoc. Since I most definitely experience irritability with my depression, your experience with Verapamil is very interesting to me. You mention that your goal is to experience the improvement you initially felt with Verapamil again. Did it not last very long?
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