There are 31 ratings for the drug: CALAN in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for calan: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	Afib	shortness of breath, headaches, muscle aches	I took this to control a minor afi. It did not contriol it. The side effects were so bad that I could not function.I do not recommend it.	F	67	8 days 240 1X D		8/16/2010
1	stubborn high blood pressure prob	blurred vision-shortness of breath-tightness of chest-muscular cramps and spasums-ears ringing-excessive dehydration- heavy eye lids -hives - itching skin- swelling ankles and feet.	long term use of this drug should not be tollerated! max 2 to3 years at most useage by mfg! long term side effects of symptoms of hypoglycemia happen. headaches and tiredness! helps palpations stop in most cases ,but long term can reverse it ! not good for blood pressure lowering all the time ! no sleep off and on and NIghtmares and stress dreams that cause spikes in blood pressure to happen upon wake up! unsafe drug to use long term !!	M	45	8 years 240 1X D		7/17/2010
1	Heart Palpitations	Constipation, Upset Stomach, Diarrhea, Sleep Disturbances, Insomnia at times. Awaking at night led to slight panic attacks where heart would race which would bring on heart palpitations. One night I woke up and swear that my heart was beating so fast that i couldn't even count, but who knows. Generally a healthy 32 old here without any problems up until now. I have been off of Verapamil for a week now and the sleep disturbances continue. Hopefully this will taper off the longer I am off it. UGH!	I wish I had never met this drug. Not a fan! I found that I could completely control my heart palpitations by cutting back on my carb and sugar intake. Try this if you have my condition. You might be pleasantly surprised.	M	32	30 days		2/3/2010
5	Cluster headaches	Constipation. Poop comes out small and hard. Possibly compounds sleep issues.	It's a lifesaver for me. Cluster headaches feel like a baseball bat to the head. Haven't had one for a year and a half.	F	57	1.5 years		9/1/2009
1	blood pressure to high	tired sleepy lazy wondering mind eye lids heavy sticking closed belly aches pukey feeling lighthead dizzyness dry mouth in morring cramping in chest area ! gas bloating heartburn and reflux	I can't see how anyone could stand this drug!im a young woman in good health and in good shape!I work out daily now I can not! as I get out of breath and my ankles swell up ? I gained about 6pounds already! does anyone get chest pains while on this med ? I get cramping first then it goes into slight pin point pains ! got checked ekg normal and no signs of angina? doctor thinks im nuts ! this stuff is driving me crazy im going to stop it and get on something new and diffrent !	F	31	2 months		8/2/2009 Email
1	blood pressure high	headaches cramping tiredness depression internal shakes dry mouth dryness in eyes throat closeing hard cough jitters nose running belly swelling hard ness in belly waight gain by 8lbs in 1week rear end pluged up sexual problems due to this gas build up	long term use of this drug over 6years started to get hypoglycemia drop in blood sugar off and on -a known long term side effect from these drugs!this drug also effects your nervious system and screws it up!I have short term memory loss due to this drug. thinking process is messed up while on this medication! im weening off it now - and taking orosine and res q 1250 and res q 105 for the blood sugar drop outs ! My doctor never told me about this and thinks its all in my head! dont take these drugs! ccb's or beta blockers ! they can harm you and will kill people !	M	50	6 years		7/7/2009 Email
1	b.p high	headaches,lightheaded ness-shortness of breath,congrestion, coughing, dry mouth and eyes at night,ringing in ears,cramping in legs and arms and shoulders upper back, stomach bloating,aches pains under rib cage at times, vision blurred, sensative to light gas pains,bloating after eating anything! tired all the time !	Lets talk about Sex drive and sex being Im a normal male mid 40s upon taking this drug,my sex life has gone to heck! I have no drive at all,as well I dont go as long and get tired and get cramps when preforming.as well feel like crap the whole time, when ended if I dare to sleep I get massive tremmers,internal shakeing and rapid heart beats going on , I dehydrate fast and just feel like junk when waking up. talk about a train wreck! I had somewhat of the same happen on beta blockers as well - this is what they call sexual side effects? oh yeah it took longer for choo choo train to go up ! alot longer ! these are not good drugs to take !	M	44	1 years		7/6/2009
1	palps and b.p problems	swollen ankles - dizzyness -headaches- aches and pains in back and shoulders - vision slightly blurred at times - left eye waters.	calan verapamil -ccb worked good on me, but the side effects did more harm than good, such as ankles swelling up -and headaches and aches everywhere coughing at times! congestion and a few other unwanted effects! im back on a beta blocker due to palps that stopped but returned ,cardiologest changed meds for me ! said ccbs are not good for palps ! I think alot of doctors today do the ginny pig process on everyone ! try this or that ! pushing drugs like candy! when each person should be fully tested to see if they can tollerate them first ! and what side effects happen ? but not in this world !! medical system is broken !	M	553	3 years		1/9/2009 Email
4	hypertension	The first month I got headaches. They went away. Severe constipation. Started on Citrocel. That cured the constipation.	I take this along with 2 other BP meds. I have no complaints.	F	55	1 years		12/29/2008
4	migraine prevention	Constipation that was worse the first month or so. Easily controlled by eating high fiber diet. Two apples a day did the trick. Also, verapamil seemed to cause some insomnia. Made it difficult to tolerate coffee (not much of a problem).	The first month it reduced migraines and daily headache greatly. Then it seemed to stop working as well. At three months I was only a little better off than without verapamil.	M	39	3 months		12/29/2008
1	h.b.p problems	alot ! shortness of breath - b.p not going down as it should ! no get up and go! bloating belly conditions! trapped gas! excessive shoulder pains and cramping upper body , numbness in hands and feet off and on ! throat closeing when eatting !	took this crap for about 6months - couldnt put up with the b/s side effects it has! I think the maxzide caused most to increase with verapamil together. also can not be in the direct sunlight and heat ! you can get symptoms of heart failure ! such as rapid heart beats ! palps and shortness of breath gasping for air !! lightheadness to the extream - I ended up in the E.R due to this ! only to find it was verapamil max causing the problem and heat!! heart was fine ! darn drugs! now I was put on coreg cr 20mg I cant wait to try it !! wonder what bonus the doctor gets perscribing it !!	M	54	6 months		8/16/2008 Email
1	blood pressure problems !	excessive bloating belly! stomach sick upset feeling, ankles swelling,dry mouth,headaches,vision problems off and on, ears ring off and on , hair thinning out! racing heart beats off and on ! nasty stuff !	I dont like it! never could take a channel blocker med before ! Docturd put me on it,insisted it was good! b/s its not! its junk and im sick from it -he knows it! wont do a thing about it! im seeking alterntive medications now and getting myself off this nasty medication! Im sick of idiot Docturds in california ! iv only found pill pushers here! that dont bother to read the side effects or test a person if they are allergic to the meds it sucks all around !	F	44	4 months		7/15/2008
5	Headaches.	No side effects at all.	Since the age of fifteen I had severe cluster headaches that often lasted for several days and tried many types of medications that didn't help at all. A doctor suggested I try Calan and it worked right away. I take one every morning. Whenever I have an occasional headache it is generally relieved after taking two regular aspirin.	F	55	8 years		7/3/2008
1	high blood pressure	upset stomach- back pains- vision problems - light headed feelings- ankles swelling up -throat closes -out of breath no power! tired all the time - b.p dropped but not enough !	over the past few months,I have had vision blurring and my left eye has gotten swollen and drys out at night! I just read online that this is a side effect from verapamil and any diretic you take! the doctor never told me this.. nor did he care when I told of the problem! clearly im allergic to the medication or can not take it ! simple as that !! anyone had this happen . I also get bloated belly conditions and pains ! massive back cramping! its not a good drug to take . im breathlesss at times !! as it effects the breathing!	M	55	6 months		5/1/2008 Email
1	b.p	Headaches! back pains! cramping everywhere!bloating belly!gas ! waight gain! hairloss! dehydration! vision problems! ears ringing!! numbness in hands and feet! lightheaded ! faint feeling! pannic attacks! you name it - it happens !	ccbs are not for everyone! for sure not for me, but my dumbell doctor could care less! I can not understand why anyone would take a drug or medication that would do more harm than good ? its Insane!! im tired of doctors giving me the same b/s and lies on how good the drug is! hes getting paid a bonus $$ for perscribing it, or got a free trip vacation pre paid somewhere. from the pharm companys!! I wont stand for anymore Bull !! its Natuaral med time! as for sure chemicals only cause me harm and sorry but hate liers !	M	50	1 years		4/11/2008
1	b.p high	ankles swelling -blushing of face -cramping everywhere excessive stomach pains and bloating waight gain!pannic attacks short but they happen- throat closing when eatting palpatations !!	Warrning dont use asprin with this medication !! I took ecotrim small very small dose for headach wow !! thought I bought my ticket out of here! symptoms of heart failure happen ! 3mins to 5mins then it faded ! strange stuff always check the interactions first !! the doctors never tell you this or pharm depts .. its online !	M	48	47 days		4/7/2008
2	blood pressure problems	loss of sleep- pannic attacks! vision problems(slight)headaches! some rapid heartbeats at night-sudden wake ups! ringing in right ear at times! flushing in face -ankles swelling alot !	I had taken verapamil generic before and had some bad side effects happen!Doc put me on it again? cant figure that out?? I was doing good for about 30days, then the side effects happend creeping up on me, I had to take Maxzide diretic to stop the swelling ankles and pannic attacks and to sleep, it helped but caused more problems!!! Its hard to adjust to the medication! as Doctor wants me to take larger dose ! im already on a big dose ! and b.p is down!! I dont like ccb's at all ! they never worked well for me. also have slight hair loss happening and Big time Gas bloating problems! with massive cramping in upper back and lower back at times! I think the Mfg companys should go back to the drawing boards -and take out the chemicals or fillers they use, and find out whats causing these stupid side effects to happen -Test it First ! oh yeah Bush screwed up the FDA.. that could be the reason! ??	M	54	30 days		4/1/2008 Email
2	Migraines	This medicine stopped my menstrual cycle.		F	24	1 months		1/19/2007
5	cluster headache	none	nothing else prevented cluster headache until i found verapamil. this med is a godsend and i urge anyone with cluster headache to ask to try verapamil. note : dosages are a lot higher than they would be for heart problems. eg im on 720mg a day	M	28	1 years		12/28/2006
5	migraines	none that I noticed	I've suffered from migraines for over 14 years and this is the only thing that has worked to prevent migraines. I went from a migraine nearly every day to a couple times a week.	F	23	6 months		12/3/2006
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5	High Blood Pressure	Actually gave me some palpitations.	At first this med was Godsend. Made me feel 25 years younger and lowered my BP quite nicely and even warmed my feet toasty warm!*BUT...then after 1 week I had annoying heart palpitations. Didn't hurt me just annoying. So I give it a *5* for good measure. I am still experimenting with it some (lowered dosage) and so forth, but alas, I still can get annoying palps from it. Still a good med though.	M	49	6 months		11/14/2005
4	Heart Blockage, Migraines	Constipation	Cut out Calan and discovered that I was suddenly getting migraines almost daily, so I started taking it again for that purpose.	F	73	7 years		4/10/2005
2	high blood pressure	doesn't work well for me		F		5 years		12/29/2004 Email
2	high blood pressure	doesn't work well for me		F		5 years		12/29/2004 Email
3	6 yrs	headaches and nightmares		F	52	6 years		9/30/2004 Email
3	high bp	at first i had nightmare, now im fine		F	51	5 years		9/1/2004 Email
5	Chest Pain	Constipation. If you have a weak stomach and suffer from diarrhea then this side effect is a positive, as is in my case.	Generic verapimil is not effective in my case.	M	51	10 years		3/3/2003
4	hypertension			M	36			1/13/2003
4	hypertension			M	36			1/13/2003
2	hypertension			M		4 years		1/2/2002

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Key to ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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