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Cardizem (diltiazem): 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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diltiazem: 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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diltiazem: I just start 240 mg for high blood pressure/high heart rate. Although I felt fine, my legs and feet swelled up. Talk about major fluid retention!
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Cartia XT (diltiazem): 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: 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.
diltiazem: This medication when dispensed as Cartia was very effective. Recently, my pharmacy started substituting from other sources. (I guess they are saving a 10th of a cent per pill) and I am having negative reactions. Facial swelling, itching and rash on face and neck. I have stopped using the medicine.
Diltiazem Hydrochloride CD (diltiazem): I had been on Diltiazem CR (controlled release) 240mg per day, took it every morning faithfully. I am now in Spain where they do not have the controlled release but gave me Diltiazem regular release 60mg. The first day I took all four at once in the morning and it dragged me down so far I about collapsed. Now, I'm trying to regulate it, taking one 60mg in the morning, then one at noon, then one about 4pm, then one about 8pm.
I have heard that some blood pressure medicines shouldn't be taken before one goes to bed. Does anyone know about this one?
Diltiazem Hydrochloride SR (diltiazem): 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.
Tiazac (diltiazem): 360mg/daily: severe thirst, dry eye, dry mouth, itchy skin. Went to have a 2nd opinion and that MD put me on 180mg ER twice daily with no ill effects. I must have been sensitive to an agent within the 360 mg SA compound.
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