Experience with verapamil & PN?

Posted by projfan @projfan, Jun 21 9:17am

I've just been prescribed verapamil as a migraine preventive, and I think it may be aggravating my peripheral neuropathy -- anyone have any experience with this?

I have drug-induced peripheral neuropathy in my feet and ankles. I took the verapamil for the first time last night, and experienced prickling all the way up to the knee. It could, of course be coincidence, but it could be a genuine side effect. If it's temporary, then this is something I can live with. Not sure I feel that way if it becomes permanent, and doesn't stop when I cease taking the drug. Any insight?

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goutham4321 | @goutham4321 | Jun 21 3:39pm

i work in healthcare
it is very unlikely that it is causing exacerbation.

artemis1886 | @artemis1886 | Jun 22 12:40pm

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/verapamil-side-effects.html
Burning pins and needles neuropathy one on the side effects

projfan | @projfan | Jun 23 7:40am

In reply to @artemis1886 "https://www.drugs.com/sfx/verapamil-side-effects.html Burning pins and needles neuropathy one on the side effects" + (show)

Compression stockings seem to be helping.

gregd1956 | @gregd1956 | Jun 24 2:08pm

Dear @projfan
I have a weakness on my bottom of my right leg. My wife came up of my “Compression stocking”, too. A fell down on my legs/foot in my garage. The pain ends everything else than cutting our grass and outside thingswaslost after I fell down. The last year ago, my doctor fixed my bottom back and go rid of pain -100% of pain is gone, BUT the falling down was still a non-balance.

Before my blood in my leg/footneeded to get back by using “Comprassion (sp?) stocking’ to help my leg/fo9t. Today, my foot turned to normally but my bottom let turns is still red-ish.

Thx,
Greg D. @greg1956