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What is Verapamil?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker used to treat irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and high blood pressure. It relaxes your blood vessels so your heart does not have to pump as hard. It also increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart to control chest pain (angina).

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Cluster headaches 363 48
Migraine headaches 150 67
Elevated blood pressure 130 41
Atrial fibrillation 52 2
Migraine 39 3

Show all 88 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1769 patients that have taken Verapamil

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 24
Moderate 41
Mild 41
None 88

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Verapamil

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 22
Fatigue 6
Tiredness 5
Dizziness 4
Heart palpitations 4
Weight gain 4

Show all 62 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Verapamil

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 40
Doctor's advice 40
Side effects too severe 33
Other 22
Course of treatment ended 5
Expense 3
Personal research 3
Change in health plan coverage 2
See all 114 patients who've stopped taking Verapamil

Duration

Stopped taking Verapamil

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 27
1 - 6 months 23
6 months - 1 year 15
1 - 2 years 18
2 - 5 years 18
5 - 10 years 5
10 years or more 7
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 158
Usually 26
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 7
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 7
Somewhat hard to take 16
A little hard to take 30
Not at all hard to take 141
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 1
$50-99 0
$25-49 5
< $25 82
Not specified 105

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Verapamil after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Topiramate (Topamax) 9
Propranolol (Inderal) 5
Lisinopril (Zestril) 4
Atenolol (Atenol) 3
Divalproex sodium (Depakote) 3

Show all 29 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Verapamil and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Amlodipine (Norvasc) 2
Atenolol (Atenol) 2
Divalproex sodium (Depakote) 2
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 2
Lisinopril (Zestril) 2

Show all 31 treatments patients report switching to

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10 patient evaluations for Verapamil

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Feb 24, 2016 (Started Feb 20, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)
  • Side effects
    Severe (headaches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 12, 2015 (Started Jun 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Twice daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2013 (Started Sep 11, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks
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