I am currently tapering up on verapamil 40mg to eventually 40mg tid a day. right now i am on a half bid. will my next dose be a half in the morning and a whole at night?

That would be: one way to do it. But you might want to start getting in the third dose if your target is three times a day dosing. I would probably recommend you add another half (20 mg) in a mid-day dose. Try 1/2 at 7 am, 2 pm, and bedtime/10 pm. Depending on what you are taking this for, at your age perhaps arrhythmia control, even spacing of time between doses could be more important. Discuss with Doc:)