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High & Low Blood Pressure board
  1. Hydocholrot and Menstrual cycle 29th November 2004
    ... verapamil in addition to a beta-blocker medicine. Diltiazem This is used to treat angina and high blood pressure ... necessary. As a rule, you should not take verapamil or diltiazem if you have heart failure. This is because they 'relax...

  2. Beta blocker, ACE inhibitor, and anaphylaxis 24th October 2004
    ... Calcium channel blockers (bepridil [e.g., Bepadin], diltiazem [e.g., Cardizem], felodipine [e.g., Plendil], flunarizine...

  3. norvasc 24th September 2004
    ... calcium channel blockers are best try verapimil or diltiazem . I could not tolerate Norvasc or any others like it ... made my heart race and made me nervous. Verapimil and diltiazem do the opposite. They calm you down. ARBs and ACEs...
    ... calcium channel blockers are best try verapimil or diltiazem . I could not tolerate Norvasc or any others like it ... made my heart race and made me nervous. Verapimil and diltiazem do the opposite. They calm you down. ARBs and ACEs...
    ... My sister had to drop Cardizem ( diltiazem ) also because of headaches...I've never tried it....

  4. Yet, more questions... 20th July 2004
    ... it is actually the beta blockers ask your doc about diltiazem or verapamil (calcium channel blockers) they also...

  5. I have been on Toprol-XL for about 3 months 14th July 2004
    ... see them! So far I like Toprol XL WAY BETTER than Diltiazem (Cartia, Cardizem)!!!!...

  6. I need help...Pleeze! 19th June 2004
    ... 6 combos in the last 6 mos because my CC blocker ( diltiazem ) quit working. I used to take Verapamil 240 and once...
    ... channel blockers (calcium antagonists) (amlodipine, diltiazem , nifedipine, verapamil, others). These medications...

  7. Has ANYONE ever gotten off a beta-blocker?? 18th June 2004
    ... borderline high blood pressure.) He now put me on 240mgs of Diltiazem , which is keeping blood pressure reasonable, but I ... bed in the morning. Today, he suggested upping the diltiazem to try to keep the tachycardia under control. HE JUST...

  8. Medication & Exhaustion 10th June 2004
    ... one of the prime side-effects. She took cardizem ( diltiazem ) for a while but found the frequent headaches hard...

  9. need support 27th May 2004
    ... rapid heartbeat with Norvasc & Phlendil but not with Diltiazem & Verapamil. But then everyone reacts differently...

  10. Question about "No-Salt" (potassium chloride)? 11th May 2004
    ... not on your list. With drugs such as verapamil and diltiazem , potassium salts should be avoided, too, as both of...

  11. frustrated with lack of progress 20th February 2004
    ... Lardoggy, Tiazec is proprietary name for diltiazem (also Cardizem), an common calcium channel blocker ... you outside the USA, Canadian possibly? Anyhoo, diltiazem vs. placebo double blind showed a 4.9 drop in diastolic...

  12. 20 years old and high blood pressure? - Please Help! 11th January 2004
    ... problem." He's currently on the max Diovan (320 mg) and diltiazem 240 mg and still has BP's in the 140's a lot. Nospin...
    ... problem." He's currently on the max Diovan (320 mg) and diltiazem 240 mg and still has BP's in the 140's a lot. Nospin...

  13. Starting BP Med and Scared.... 6th January 2004
    ... function properly! Anyhow, if I am not mistaken, diltiazem also has a heart rate lowering effect. I guess the...

  14. High Systolic with Low Diastolic 30th December 2003
    ... s been on all combos. Now he's on Diovan 320 and Diltiazem 240. Still has systolics in the 140's half the time...

  15. Norvasc 21st December 2003
    ... works) he's now on Diovan 320 mg and a different CCB - diltiazem . It's older, but after 5 weeks, no headaches so far...

  16. Switching from ACE to ARB 24th October 2003
    ... accupril the same. HCT tons of side effects. I'm on diltiazem 360mg and benicar 20mg.No real side effects- I run ... 18-25 mile a week running. I still wonder about the diltiazem - I don't feel any side effect but I'm not real real ... and I swear by ARBs(especially diovan and benicar). Diltiazem will lower your pulse (mine is resting 54-59BPM)....

  17. New and ?'s NORVASC feel like I'm dying! 19th October 2003
    ... when to ARBs!!!! Yeah!!! I'm on 20mg benicar and 360 diltiazem (a CCB, but t mild one) and I feel great it's been...

  18. Diltaizem 17th March 2003
    ... Hello, I was wondering if Diltiazem has interferred with your sleep. I take altace in...
    ... I switched to Diltiazem xr (Tiazec) I also take hct 25mg. I'm up to 300MG...
    ... kfuchsel, The diltiazem isn't doing the job, and yes you are near the top...
    ... whole host of side effects. He added Benicar to the diltiazem and I qickly dropped the 120/70 sometimes to 116/65 ... I still believe the only thing the diltiazem is doing is keeping my pulse at 60bpm. I run MUCH...
    ... Get off the diltiazem if it is bothering you. I started taking cardizem...
    ... my sister who was doing about a month of Cardizem ( diltiazem ) (360 or 320 mg)...she just went to the doctor and...
    ... I switched to Diltiazem xr (Tiazec) I also take hct 25mg. I'm up to 300MG...

High Cholesterol board
  1. Quit Lipitor - Cholesterol sky high 20th April 2007
    ... Pharmacy at both locations blew it off. The doubled diltiazem along with the statin WAS the cause of a severe drop...
    ... mother, and also did agree that the doubling of her diltiazem along with her statin was the cause of her condition...

  2. High Cholesterol - Zocor 27th March 2007
    ... this information if you look up adverse effects of Diltiazem and statins, or diltiazem and statins, or potentially ... fatal interactions between diltiazem and statins. Diltiazem is a generic of a certain ... Atorvastatin significantly enhanced the oral exposure of diltiazem in rats (2007). This i didn't know, and i couldn ... of this. But then again...no one ever checked!! Diltiazem works on the same pathway that grapefruit juice does...

  3. Should I take cholesterol medicine? 5th January 2007
    ... her take). That neurologist put her on Zocor and diltiazem (cartia at that time). Within 2 years she was in ... from zocor to lipitor, and her doctor doubling her diltiazem to 240 mg LA twice per day. She went from shopping...

  4. Truthtelling 21st December 2006
    ... sure thing beerzoids. Both Diltiazem and statins (most) are metabolized by the Cytochrome ... 4503A4 system in the body. Diltiazem and verapamil are both substrates and inhibitors of ... of an increased serum concentration. That is way diltiazem and verapamil are known to increase the serum concentration ... listed, but verapamil is always listed. By the way diltiazem and verapamil also deplete COq10 and magnesium. ...

  5. Bad cholesterol suddenly high 21st November 2006
    ... medications, this is not always the case. In fact Diltiazem is supposed to be bio-equilavent to Cardizem...however...

  6. Should EVERY statin be taken with CoQ-10 vitimin? 29th September 2006
    ... COq10. Other medications also deplete Coq10 including Diltiazem , and many diuretics. A coQ10 specialist I know suggested...

  7. Lipitor strikes again! 23rd September 2006
    ... effective dosage of statins by at least 3.9 times (as does diltiazem )..and in some cases much more , it also causes the...

  8. New Numbers 28th July 2006
    ... her problems greatly intensified. (she was also on diltiazem at the same time)..Her problems got much worse when ... her doctor doubled her dose of diltiazem to 240 mg 2x per day. (that was the beginning of...
    ... her problems greatly intensified. (she was also on diltiazem at the same time)..Her problems got much worse when ... her doctor doubled her dose of diltiazem to 240 mg 2x per day. (that was the beginning of...
    ... neurologist was not happy about what I found out about the diltiazem either. Neither was her primary care doctor. Her ... you for a fact, that mother got much worse after her diltiazem was doubled. This was pointed out to Washington U ... I did research on my own, and found out about the diltiazem , I called a bio-chemist friend of mine. He assured...

  9. Good News... went to the doctor today 12th May 2006
    ... merely doubling the zocor. Verapamil, as well as diltiazem raise the serum concentration of zocor by 3.8 times...

  10. 2 Months Off Statins-Here's The Numbers-Help! 18th April 2006
    ... The doctor is right about the verapamil. That and Diltiazem . That are both know to increase the serum concentration ... some statins by 3.9 times. Statins and verapamil and diltiazem both work on the cytochrome 450 3A4 pathway. My mother ... was taking diltiazem 240 mg. once per day, (and had side effects) but when...

  11. My First Week Off Statins-Big Improvement 29th January 2006
    ... times (serum concentration) because she was taking diltiazem for blood pressure (along with the statins). Of course...

  12. My Dr says that my leg pain should be gone if it was being caused by the Lipitor 1st August 2005
    ... was put on Lipitor. Her doctor was also giving her diltiazem with the Lipitor. I now know that the diltiazem increases...

  13. CoQ10 21st May 2005
    ... individuals taking blood pressure medications (including diltiazem , metoprolol, enalapril, and nitrate), CoQ10 supplementation...

  14. Lipitor / Statins Using Bad Statistics 1st October 2004
    ... Substances inhibiting metabolism by CYP3A4: cyclosporin, diltiazem , verapamil, macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals ... 8805; 40 mg (33), cyclosporin (19), gemfibrozil (21), diltiazem (20) and diabetes (15). Over half of the simvastatin ... the dose of statin, or addition of clarithromycin or diltiazem )....

  15. Lipitor Necessary?? 4th June 2004
    ... enough, there won't be any pain. Alos she was taking Diltiazem which is known to increase the blood concentration ... getting a dosage equivalent of almost 80 mg. Also diltiazem will not let the body rid it self of the Lipitor,...

  16. The Lipitor Dilemma 4th June 2004
    ... you body. I suppose you are taking diuretics, i.e. diltiazem , ? Statins deplete CoQ10, diuretics deplete magnesium ... Believe me, my mother nearly died from Lipitor and Diltiazem , and the resulting low CoQ10 and low magnesium. ...
    ... correct something, When I said diuretics i said I.e Diltiazem . I meant to say Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) a loop ... diuretic. Diltiazem is a calcium channel blocker. sorry about the mistake...

  17. Cholesterol with High CRP results - Questions 30th March 2004
    ... progressively worse. At the same time she was taking Diltiazem (calcium channel blocker). Diltiazem is know to increase...

Inner Ear Disorders board
  1. What I'm encoutering on my medication quest 18th March 2005
    ... suggested a calcium blocker. In my case, he suggested diltiazem at 90mg, which is considered a small dosage for this...

  2. Resolution is not always possible 9th March 2005
    ... Presently, I'm taking Zoloft (antidepressant) and diltiazem . Dilitiazem is used for high blood pressure as well ... don't have high blood pressure. Both the Zoloft and diltiazem are taken in small amounts. I am getting some relief...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome board
  1. IBS and fissures 9th February 2005
    ... Have you tried Diltiazem (sp?) instead of the Nitro? It seems to work pretty...
    ... Hey...what is diltiazem ? Do you still get bleeding, and stiffness down there...
    ... very little gas, and very little spasms or pain. Diltiazem is actually a blood pressure drug, but in ointment...

Multiple Sclerosis board
  1. anyone with MS on blood pressure meds? 15th May 2005
    ... now he has me on a calcium channel blocker called diltiazem . Any thoughts?...

Neuromuscular Diseases board
  1. calcium channel blockers and walking disorders 10th August 2004
    ... calcium channel blockers. She is taking 240 mg of diltiazem 24 hour ER twice a day, also taking 4 mg of detrol ... peripheral neuropathy for Lipitor combined with the diltiazem . (diltiazem will raise the serum concentration of ... walk with her walker. I know through research that diltiazem can cause gait abnormalities. I would like to know...

Neuropathy board
  1. benfotiamine 5th January 2006
    ... I can tell. Last month a doctor took me off of diltiazem , a calcium channel blocker which he and a neurologist ... I immediately felt a difference from stoping the diltiazem and the tingling in the hands went away, some dumbness...

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy board
  1. tegretol(carbamazepine) carcinogenic? 8th January 2004
    ... Tagamet), clarithromycin (Biaxin), danazol (Danocrine), diltiazem (Cardizem), erythromycin (E-Mycin), fluoxetine (Prozac...

Sexual Health - General board
  1. pain when ejaculating 29th September 2007
    ... What could be going on here? I take effexor and Diltiazem HCI &Enalapril Maleate for blood pressure. Thankyou...

Sexual Health - Men board
  1. High blood pressure meds and erections 14th July 2004
    ... hearing about the other problem and took me off the Diltiazem 360 and put me on Toprol XL 100. So far everything...
    ... My Doc. took me off the Diltiazem 360mg and put me on Toprol XL 100mg. It took less...

Thyroid Disorders board
  1. thyroid and beta blocker... 30th September 2007
    ... hreatening situations may occur, especially on withdrawal. Diltiazem - Pharmacologic effects of atenolol may be increased...

  2. is this normal 24th January 2004
    ... he is taking Proproanolol 40mg 2 tablets 3x a day, Diltiazem Hydrochloride 30mg 1 pill 3x a day, Propylthiour 50mg...
    ... going thru! He's not able to go to work is he? The Diltiazem Hydrochloride is a sedative to keep his mood swings...

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