Also known as: Cardizem, Cardizem CD, Cardizem LA, Cartia XT, Dilacor XR, Diltia XT, Tiazac
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Diltiazem Hydrochloride SR (diltiazem) for High Blood Pressure: I have 7 kids and I'm only 28. I was on life support and when I came to I found out that my pressure had dropped. Now I'm on diltiazem 120mg once a day and it working great for me.
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Cardizem CD (diltiazem) for Atrial Fibrillation: I have been on this medicine for two months. I have had one attack since I started. I do feel a little tired and weak but no other side effects.
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diltiazem for High Blood Pressure: After my cardiologist tried me on many different combinations of Blood Pressure medications over a period of 3 years, Diltiazem worked perfectly. I'm on the maximum dosage allowed, but take it twice a day in different dosages. With Hyzaar 100/12.5 at breakfast, I take 240 mg of Diltiazem. With dinner, I take 300 mg of Diltiazem. I have had no side effects that I'm aware of. Incidentally, when I was put on Diltiazem, I was taken off Toprol XL and I felt so much better after Toprol was out of my system. I had no idea it was affecting me adversely until I was off it. I saw on the review of Toprol that for as many people who said they tolerated it well, there were an equal amount of others who had bad reactions to it.
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Cartia XT (diltiazem) for Atrial Fibrillation: I was on Cartia XT when they discontinued it. It is the ONLY drug that works for me. There was no warning from CVS either. I went into fibrillation. The doctor put me on four different drugs after that of which none worked. One was too hard and large to swallow, one had food dye and I am allergic, and one made my head ring terribly. Another one is on the way but it is twice a day. Since I also have fibromyalgia, I have to be extra careful.
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Cardizem CD (diltiazem) for Supraventricular Tachycardia: I have been on this medication a couple of years for supraventricular tachycardia and hypertension and have not had ONE episode of SVT since being on it. I used to get SVT once or twice a month, so this medicine has truly made my life better. The problem I now face is with my insurance company since they are hiking up non-generic co-pays to 4 times as much as before. Since there is no generic until 2011, I must either forego this medicine and try something else or pay something I can't afford. This is frustrating when I know the medicine works.
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Cartia XT (diltiazem) for Atrial Fibrillation: I use Cartia XT for A-fibrillation. The only problem I ran into was using generics. CVS switched their provider and it did not work as well. 2 days of A-fibrillation and I went on the real deal. What a difference, everything is back to normal.
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Cartia XT (diltiazem) for Supraventricular Tachycardia: I have been taking Cartia XT for supraventricular tachycardia for about 5 years. This medication has completely controlled the racing heart that I used to get from time to time. I've had no side effects. A big bonus is that eating ice cream used to trigger the racing heart beat. Now I can eat ice cream.
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Cardizem (diltiazem) for High Blood Pressure: Started this medication over a year ago, and it has helped keep my heartbeat regular. I had an episode where my heart rate was over 200bpm, and had to go to the ER in an ambulance from my doctor's office. It has not repeated, thank goodness, and I had no side effects from this medication, which I take with Zestril (which I'd been taking for many years before).
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Cartia XT (diltiazem) for High Blood Pressure: Be prepared for a "mental health day". My first 240mg dose wiped me out for a full 24 hours. I was dizzy and just plain off. Sitting to standing was a crash and burn experiment. It passed quickly and since 2nd day was okay.
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diltiazem for Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis: I have taken Diltiazem for the past week for blood pressure and angina issues (pain in my chest). I has worked wonders; however, it does make you rather dizzy at times. I take this with Plavix as my cardiologist recommended.
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diltiazem for High Blood Pressure: I've recently started it to lower excessive blood pressure. It does that. I feel more comfortable and relaxed too. However, it does bring on light headaches sometimes.
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Cartia XT (diltiazem) for Atrial Fibrillation: I am taking Cartia XT 240 MG for atrial fibrillation. It works and I have not noticed any other side effects other than being sleepy all of the morning. I take it at 6:30 am and usually could fall asleep without much prompting. However I'm not groggy and can concentrate fine. The heart is in rhythm and thats what counts.
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