Verapamil for Migraine Prevention User Reviews (Page 2)

• KalGal
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 1, 2015

"I've had migraines for over 30 years and have tried so many things. My doctor started me on Verapamil 240mg 3 weeks ago. I've had no relief. If anything my migraines have been more intense. This was pretty much my last chance as I have tried everything else. I average 12 to 15 migraines a month and am so tired of them. I was so hoping this would work. I'm going to give it a little longer but am getting night sweats and dizziness from it."

• Toby
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 28, 2019

"My V.A. practitioners put me on Verapamil in the fall of '16 to help prevent migraines & to lower my blood pressure...very few side effects if any & it has made a major difference in my life these last 2 1/2 years...I'm grateful."

• Anonymous
• March 19, 2016

"I was diagnosed with chronic migraine at 18 yrs old and put on topamax which helped until recently. I am 23 now and was in a car accident several months ago started having vertigo, dizzy spells before a migraine, and almost everyday is a headache day. I went to a new neuro who started me on 120 mg verapamil, increased to 180 mg,then 240 mg at 240 mg the side effects were too much and am back to 180mg daily. It has def helped reduce vertigo. I still get some dizziness and lightheadedness every now and then. The migraines ate still almost every day. Waking up with a headache and going to sleep with a migraine many days."

• Dhawks
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 15, 2017

"I have suffered with migraines since I was a small child. I am 47 now. I have tried everything. Depakote was great but I gained a lot of weight and lost half my hair. Some other treatments like Relpax caused amnesia. I am on 3 blood pressure pills including verapamil. I have only had 4 or 5 migraines in 2 years. Two required an ER visit, but that is down from about 6-8 migraines a month and a trip to the ER every 3 months. I can tell if I miss a few days because I forget to get it filled. This drug has made a big difference for me."

• Ellie...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 3, 2019

"Randomly started getting migraines about a year ago. Went to every doctor possible to figure out what was wrong and finally someone prescribed verapamil. I take 40mg 3x a day along with Migrelief supplements and its helped me more than anything else! Its helped me be able to function normally again. I've noticed it does make me a little lightheaded and I'm tired a lot so it's possible its lowering my blood pressure too much. Rather have that than the migraines though!"

• elisa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 8, 2018

"Works very well so far. So much better, with less side effects, does not cause the sedation and grogginess like amitriptyline. However, I am experiencing the side effect of constipation which was easily remedied with 1 tsp coconut oil in the morning added to my hot beverage. I am hopeful that this drug continues to work for me. I started on 140mg. I did have migraines during the first week, but since then, I haven't had one for 3 weeks which is life changing for me."

• Starr
• December 1, 2019

"Diagnosis with chronic migraines. Take 100mg verapmil ER daily @ night. Prior to taking had migraines for 6 months every day all day. They have decrease since being on but still not 100% myself so have also started botox every 3 months and now starting to feel like myself again. The combination of the two maybe the answer."

• Lucky...
• November 3, 2015

"Verapamil was given to me for migraines in the same week I was placed on ziprasidone. They didn't mix well. Had a horrible reaction heart dysrhythmia and weakened my kidney's. My lesson to all read and know all warnings of all new medications."

• jacka...
• October 20, 2009

"I just started on verapamil for migraines/blood pressure 2 weeks ago. I went in to the doctor with a migraine and my blood pressure was high. I can tell a difference and feel better already. After years of awful pain it is a nice relief. However I am sleeping so sound that I don't hear my husband up at night. I take the pill at bedtime. I am not able to get up to run at 4:45 am either."

• Vonnie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 9, 2018

"I have been taking 240mg of Verapamil every night for my migraine headaches for three months and it has worked wonders for me. I occasionally get small headaches but they don't last long and it is nothing compared to my migraine headaches and nausea that I used to experience. I experienced some swelling of my feet and ankles when I first started taking it but it went away."

• Jordan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 5, 2018

"Had constant migraines affecting my quality of life, but after various trial and error with other drugs, my doctor prescribed me verapamil 80mg once daily. Have not had a headache since, worked wonders."

• One...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 1, 2020

"I am 72 years old and I have suffered migraines from age 9. They run in my family, father, grandfather. I am female. For 3 years I have used medical marijuana. I use 30 mg CBD oil morning and night. No more migraines. If I do feel a migraine I vape THC. It only take one or two inhales and it knocks it out before it takes hold. I have probably had to vape 3/4 times in the 3 years. I live in a state where you must register with the state and use certified dispensaries. Don’t mess around with all these pills, been there done that. Don’t buy CBD on the internet it’s not the real thing. Try medical marijuana."

• Mspiggy
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 29, 2019

"This is one of the worst drugs ever!!!!!!! So very tired all the time, my migraines are worst. I fell over 2 weeks ago and injured and old spinal cord injury because I am so out of it being on Verapamil. Currently on 360 mg. which is a very high dose. I also do an injection on a monthly basis for my awful migraines that I exercise on a daily basis, botox and nothing has helped me. For all you on Verapamil very happy that is awful drug works for you."

• Anony...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 21, 2019

"I use Verapamil ER 240 mg for the last 1.5 years, it has help reduce my migraines down to 4-5 a month from 12+ a month. I was told to watch my blood pressure because my blood pressure always runs low, so I bought a blood pressure machine and in the beginning my blood pressure was stable but with in the past 8 or so months it as been running higher than my normal. Even at rest it is high! I tried to look it up on the internet to see if anyone else has had this issue or if there was anything to show that it does increase blood pressure but found nothing. And when I mention it to my neurologist, along with the fact that since I've been taking this I've been getting random bruising (I will wake up and have 2-3 new ones!) but he states that it does not do that and that it must be my other meds, which I've been taking these for years without this problem!"

• Penny
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 25, 2018

"I am taking 120 mg SR, once a day. I have had migraines since beginning puberty. I am 62. Unfortunately, verapamil does NOT prevent my migraines. It does, however, keep my heart rate higher, and steady, both good things. So I rated it at about a 5. Beta blockers slowed my heart rate down too much, and it would start to skip. Topomax just made my head feel funny. I have tried others on the list, with no success. I am now using more essential oils and herbs, hoping something will help."

• Debor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 20, 2017

"I've had migraines since I was 12 and I'm now 63. As I reached menopause, they were supposed to go away. What a shock when the started getting worse in my mid 40- and often suicidal since I was in my 50. I thought I'd tried everything as I handed my new neuro a double sided list of all the meds I've tried. I was hospitalized for 5 days of IV DHE along with indomethen and verapamil. I still had almost daily headaches until about 3 weeks on the verapamil. It's been an absolute miracle going from waking & going to bed with a headache almost every night. I weigh myself a few times per week and noticed the scale going up 8 lb in less than a month. I just called my neuro to see if I can decrease from 240/Day or to perhaps an extended release"

• Bill...
• June 27, 2010

"Very effective initially but has started to fade. Was already on Tenormin for blood pressure, but was sometimes having 3-4 attacks per week. When I started verapamil, I went for nearly 3 months before another attack. Now taking the absolute maximum dosage to control blood pressure, but attacks are slowly becoming more frequent."

• Making...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 7, 2021

"I have had "traditional migraines since I was young I was put on topamax when I was 12 and I had a day ending migraine 6 days a week I am still on topiramate (generic topamax) and have maybe a migraine 1 every year or two. However recently was having stroke symptoms. Turns out hemiplagic migraines are a thing. They present like a stroke but are a migraine. I was put on verapamil 120mg. It is working some what but not completely. I have found if I don't eat carbs or sugar I maintain BP and don't get so dizzy or sleepy. Hope this helps someone. For regular migraines I highly recommend topomax been on it everyday for almost 20 years and very few side and almost zero migraines."

• Mano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 24, 2020

"On 180mg of verapamil a day for my migraines. I take this at night and it’s done amazing for my migraines. At one point, I had daily migraines and this is has greatly reduced the frequency to 1-2x a month."

• Oscar
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 28, 2020

"I have had migraines since my teens now in my 60s. I'm on verapamil 40mg again. I was on it years ago but it stopped working. Just started again and no headaches since. One of the comments said it did not work and they take extra strength excedrine. Doing this, I know from experience and drs will cause rebound headaches. I still resort to it sometimes but then get rebounds."

• Red
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 14, 2021

"I was given this drug to prevent migraines. It worked very well but it produced anal leakage. No joke not trying to be rude or funny. It was the last drug I started so I stopped taking and my problem went away. I could not find any reference to this side effect. Must just be me. It also put my BP at a great level along with my lisinopril. I’ve had HBP for 48 years after having my son. I’m 72."

• Mom
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 1, 2022

"After years of constant mid-level pain punctuated by weekly 'textbook' migraines with aura, verapamil has kept me migraine-free for nearly a year, and I've experienced no side effects. I am thankful every single day for this medication."

• cross...
• August 14, 2013

Verelan (verapamil) "Only one migraine in almost 3 months, really helps a lot! and I take it at night, also helps me sleep better."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 17, 2015

"This drug actually added on to my problems with my migraines. I became so dizzy, sweat nonstop, and can't seem to find a good night of sleep since being on this medicine."

• go500
• December 6, 2015

"40mg per day is normally considered a very low dose but is all that I need to prevent migraines. I tried just about everything else for years until I got on to Verapamil. To me this is a wonder drug."