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Re: VERAPAMIL/CALAN for depression or anxiety .....

Posted by OldSchool on January 5, 2002, at 11:28:05

In reply to VERAPAMIL/CALAN for depression or anxiety ....., posted by spike4848 on January 5, 2002, at 9:41:51

> Anyone take verapamil/calan for blood pressure here? I have heard it helps with mood and am considering taking it for depression/panic. Has it help anyone here with depression or anxiety? Thank you.
>
> Spike

No, Verapamil has absolutely no uses for depression. In fact calcium channel blockers like Verapamil have been implicated in the development or worsening of depression. There is some evidence for Verapamil usage in refractory mania however.

The preferred blood pressure meds for depression are the ACE Inhibitors and the beta blocker Pindolol. Diuretics also have no depression worsening effect. One of the ACE Inhibitors, Captopril is even reputed to have prominent antidepressant properties.

Old School


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