Verapamil, a calcium-channel blocker, eases my symptoms
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
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Summary
Diltiazem, a non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, was tried once for POTS and produced severe hypotension, vomiting and near-syncope within the same session. Illness duration before the trial is not stated. She discontinued it immediately and did not retry it. She was later found to have calcium-channel autoantibodies, which may explain the reaction, and no benefit of any kind is reported from this single attempt.
What they credit
Credits Calcium channel blockers (nimodipine, amlodipine, verapamil).
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