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What is the difference between a beta blocker and a calcium channel blocker? I think I have those terms right. Anyway, I was on Nadolol but am being switched to a calcium channel blocker, as I had a bad esophageal spasm and they say this will help both migraines and the spasms. Thanks.
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These blockers affect, or inhibit, different neurotransmitters that control the diameter of blood vessels, among other things they do. Both are used for migraine prophylaxis and...
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