Test Overview. Your pulse is the rate at which your heart beats. Your pulse is usually called your heart rate, which is the number of times your heart beats each minute (bpm). But the rhythm and strength of the heartbeat can also be noted, as well as whether the blood vessel feels hard or soft.
A: Some of the more common side effects of verapamil are constipation, dizziness, nausea, headache, hypotension, edema, skin rash/itching and fatigue.
All substances also increased blood flow to the brain. The effects of verapamil were comparatively small. 5 Skeletal muscle flow was increased strongly by the two dihydropyridine derivatives. D and V had negligible effects. Blood flow to stomach and small intestine was only slightly increased. Flow to the kidneys increased slightly in diltiazem-treated animals but did not change with all other treatments. Flow to the liver, the adrenals, and the spleen remained unchanged or showed a tendency to decrease.