# Verapamil SR or 3X a day?

**URL:** <https://mvertigo.org/t/verapamil-sr-or-3x-a-day/1019>\
**Category:** Calcium Channel Blockers\
**Created:** [April 13, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/verapamil-sr-or-3x-a-day/1019 "2009-04-13T12:03:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![benh](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@benh](https://mvertigo.org/u/benh)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/verapamil-sr-or-3x-a-day/1019/1 "2009-04-13T12:03:45Z")

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Well, after coming back from a trip to Florida, I am reading to start my next preventative try. It is Verapamil. They want to start me at 120mg/day. Does anyone have any thoughts about taking the SR (sustained release form) vs. non-SR 40mg three times a day. I don’t mind the three a day and will not have an issue remembering but I am looking for the version that would give me the least side effect profile, as like most of you I am med sensitive. Thank you for any thoughts. Ben

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**Author:** ![jennyd](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@jennyd](https://mvertigo.org/u/jennyd)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/verapamil-sr-or-3x-a-day/1019/2 "2009-04-13T12:53:26Z")

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Hi Ben,  
I was given Normal release verapamil for my heart issues (tachycardia), which is prescribed by my cardiologist not my neuro.  
I found it put me to sleep every time I took it, so I asked Him to change it to slow release, and I found more tolerable that way. It’s taken at night, which helps me sleep.

jen  
😃

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**Author:** ![MAVLisa](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MAVLisa](https://mvertigo.org/u/MAVLisa)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/verapamil-sr-or-3x-a-day/1019/3 "2009-04-13T14:09:53Z")

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I’m not sure what is best, but I will tell you what my doctor prescribed. I started with 120mg ER at bedtime. Then, added 120mg ER in the AM. Eventually I was taking 240ER AM, and 240ER at bedtime. i since decreased my dose back down to 120 2 times per day since it wasn’t helping. I hope that this works for you.

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**Author:** ![pamg6](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@pamg6](https://mvertigo.org/u/pamg6)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/verapamil-sr-or-3x-a-day/1019/4 "2009-04-14T22:20:05Z")

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Hi Ben,

I am also on Verapamil ER or SR and I find it works better for me. Somehow the pharmacy gave me the regular Verap and I began to have heart palpatations almost right away. I called the pharmacy and had this corrected!!! No issue since.

Pam