Blood Pressure Meds?

Sawyer

anyone else on these....my doctor wants me to try them for migraines...any feedback would be great. Thanks in advance

juan lester

was on lisonopryl and it made my mouth terribly dry. i downed my dosage and now take fish oil. pressure is still high, but less so. genetic high blood pressure sucks, but i still love my family very much. good luck.

Who Princess

I take verapamil as a preventive for migraines. I have frequent and severe migraines and have tried several medications over the years to prevent them. Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, anti seizure meds--I've done 'em all with varying results. :problem:

The one that worked best for me was Topamax, an anti seizure medication. Unfortunately, common side effects are memory loss and inability to concentrate. I felt like I'd lost my brain. :crazy: :wtf: So I had to stop taking it. :(

Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker and is usually prescribed for high blood pressure. It's doing a fairly good job for me at preventing the headaches.

Is this your primary care doc who wants to prescribe them? I really had much better luck with treating my headaches after I started seeing a neurologist. Nothing against primary care docs, but I found it really helped me to see a specialist. Also, mine is on the faculty of the med school here and he's always up on the latest research.

chadwick

i take several different types of meds.
two of the four types of meds are for high blood pressure.
without them i have huge headaches and whatnot.