Posted by Ritch on December 20, 2002, at 19:22:48
In reply to Re: calcium channel blockers and anxiety??, posted by susan C on December 20, 2002, at 11:29:32
> Hi, again Mitch;o)
> Oh, how delightful to be able to write this response to your question: NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT, in fact, the COMPLETE OPPOSITE.
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> (cut to scene with mouse in tu-tu exhuberently leaping about)
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> When I went to see the doc, within a month of beginning it, I sat down (I usually sit in his office) said a few words, and he interrupted me and said, YOU are Completely Different...your cognitive clarity has increased dramatically...
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> It could be, yes it could be just a coinsidence...that the illness is going through a remission, so to speak, but the timing is such, I think it is the CCB. There are other things I am observing that make me think this is the case also. If there are people who want to start a discussion on this, I will join in. So far, I have found few discussions on the use of CCB and Bipolar
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> In my case, I have tried many things, and it was on the list of things to try, and one with few unmanageable side effects.
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> As many people who have known me for a long time (like the receptionist at my dentist's) say, " it is so nice to have the old you back"
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> mouse bows
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> "Trying takes effort"
> S.I. Clark
Wow!, that is VERY interesting, to say the least. OK, Now I have got to ask the next question.... Are you *still* taking Depakote at the same dosage? IOW, is the verapamil the ONLY change that you made to your med regime? That is a very important caveat as we all know too well. Thinking aloud here, but when I was on small doses of Neurontin (with CCB activity), I was also more alert and focused (with low doses anyhow)-it also seemed to help with diarrhea predominant IBS symptoms, too.... I found about about verapamil from the grand rounds thing they do here and Eliot Gershon (sp?) was the one doing the presentation and I think he mentioned it as being used to treat diarrhea associated with lithium. Well.. I used to get horrendous diarrhea from lithium and, I am dose-limited on SSRI primarily due to that sfx, hypomania being 2nd to that. Anyhow, appreciate your response, happy Holidays, and could you answer my questions and tell me what meds/dosages you are on now? ::)Mitch
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