Diltiazem for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 2)

• ari...
• December 7, 2013

Diltiazem "Had a high blood pressure episode of 200/120. A combination of acute stress, not enough exercise, pre-diabetic, dehydration, and not watching sodium intake. Moderately fit and not overweight. ER gave me metoprolol 100 mg a day and developed an antagonistic/allergic reaction, sending me back to the ER. Started on losartan 25 mg for two days and BP didn't go down as expected. Stress test showed normal everything except for borderline BP and rapid heart rate of 112. Cardiologist put me on 120 mg Cartia XT. Took the first dose last night, BP dropped to 80/60, 77 no symptoms, had water and feet up. Woke up with 100/70, 82 laying down and 110/70, 86 standing up. So far, ringing in the ears, I hear my heart sounds, and dry mouth. It's working so far. I will take it in the morning instead."

• Nur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2019

"I have used Cartia (diltiazem) for 2 years, and my BP has been WNL (within normal limits). Last month, my Rx was filled with the generic diltiazem, and my BP went through the roof. I asked the pharmacy to refill my Rx with Cartia, and my BP went back to normal within 24 hours, but they can no longer get Cartia from the supplier. The generic diltiazem did not work for me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2021

"I recently shared my terrible experience with this drug. I also ended up having a huge mouth ulcer, along with blistering and peeling skin on my fingers. When I stopped taking this med, the skin began to improve. This medication should be discontinued."

• Ras...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 11, 2017

Diltiazem "Cardizem started taking yesterday, 2-10-2016, making shakes like I have Parkinson's, which I don't have. Did not sleep all night at all. Feel bad, face flushed to the point it was red. Taken 2 doses so far and may not take any more until I talk to the heart doctor that prescribed it. Check blood pressure, it had gone up instead of down. It was 196 over 70."

• Pee...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 19, 2018

Diltiazem "I was on Cardizem for many years for HBP but had problems with tiredness. My cardiologist switched me to Tiazac 120 mg and recommended taking it before going to bed. It worked well; however, I have now been put on a blood thinner for AFib and am extremely tired, confused, and listless. Still taking the Cardizem. Have a doctor appointment to see if I can get off the blood thinner. Have tried Pradaxa and am now on Eliquis. Don't like what it has done to my personality and functioning."

• Tim...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 9, 2019

Diltiazem "Works well for me. I am taking the generic Diltiazem XR from Sun Pharma. I was taking Diltiazem XR 160 mg with Lisinopril, and my BP was meh. I ran out of the Lisinopril, so I doubled up on the Diltiazem until I could get back in to see my doctor. My BP came in really good on the double dose of Diltiazem XR, so the doctor said let's make it permanent and drop the Lisinopril. No appreciable side effects. I guess everyone is different, and some medications work better than others for each individual."

• cfl...
• April 23, 2009

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."

• Cis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 14, 2018

"Veins in leg ached, and found where I had past surgery, there was pain in the area. This pill made me very hot for the first few hours, chronic low back pain, legs very heavy, and feet bones very sore. Hands were bright red. I did help the BP, however, I am super sensitive to drugs. This is my number 8 pill tried for my blood pressure."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2021

"I was given Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis, and Atorvastatin after being admitted to the hospital with a-fib. I am a healthy 42-year-old, non-smoker male. The metoprolol is the worst medicine I have ever taken. I suffered for about two months with horrible side effects. Went back to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack about a week after starting meds. Stomach pain, dizziness, depression, anxiety, increased BP, shakes, bloated feeling, tiredness, and sharp pains in my chest. After about two months, another cardiologist told me to stop taking the metoprolol and switch to diltiazem ER 120 mg once a day. It took about a week, but all the side effects stopped. I started feeling like a human being again. I had muscle twitches for a week as my body flushed the metoprolol. Diltiazem has been a godsend for me, but obviously not for others. Just listen to your body and tell your doctor if a medicine isn't working."

• taz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 19, 2017

"After two weeks on this medication, I have developed a terrible rash. The itching is unbelievable. I will not take another of these capsules, regardless of the consequences. Be very aware of the side effects."

• Jos...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2018

"Diltiazem ER 120 mg twice a day. I didn't really feel a difference, but more anxious. I also noticed my feet and some of my legs would turn red and feel hot while walking or standing in one spot for a while. When I sit down, it subsided. Discomfort in my head while laying on a pillow. I just got off this medication, so hopefully all that goes away. It works for some and not for others, so I don't bash this medication."

• BPd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 12, 2019

"I took this drug diltiazem for about 10 days, it was working well until day 6, when it started to tighten my stomach and cause a feeling of bloating and constipation. Just in time for a 4-hour plane flight too! Not comfortable. I had to quit taking it due to this feeling, I've had 5 stomach surgeries due to ruptured appendix complications, so being bloated and constipated isn't especially fun for me. Too bad since the drug otherwise was working well, I had improved energy and could stay awake longer than with the beta blocker I had been on, and my sex drive had returned also! So quitting it was disappointing, I have so many bad side effects from many of these BP drugs. So back on the Bisoprolol I go, even though I feel like a 90-year-old man on it and basically castrated! May get my doc to prescribe Diovan for me next month, unless he has a remedy for this stomach tightness/bloating that diltiazem had given me."

• Dil...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 6, 2016

"I had an attack of tachycardia that was caused by eating apricot seeds. Taken to the hospital and treated for 125-135 heart and feeling like I was shaking and panicking. They prescribed Metoprolol and sent me home after treatment. I felt fine the next day and then had a rapid heart rate again and had a flash of anxiety. I took the Metoprolol and tried to get in to see my Army doctors. After a 10-day wait and being extremely anxious and a nervous wreck, I got to see my doctor. He took me off Metoprolol and gave me Diltiazem, no blood tests, no other testing. The Diltiazem makes me feel foggy, dizzy, and at first chest tightness and palpitations. I'm desperately working out to lose weight and get off this drug."

• Els...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 19, 2021

"I was on Adizem-XL 200 mg but didn't control blood pressure, also on perindopril erbumine and flecainide but didn't have problems apart from blood pressure going up. Put on Adizem-XL 240 mg and now have gingivitis, it's horrible, and the BP consultant recognized it but said Adizem-XL didn't cause it. That is the only thing that changed, and the dentist has x-rayed my teeth and I always have regular checks, no sign of problems. Just very sore, inflamed gums that bleed when I brush my teeth, and very tired, enlarged neck glands, and dizzy. I'm very fed up with the lack of concern, I have no confidence."

• Buf...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 7, 2022

Diltiazem "Been on Cartia XT for a year, lowered my heart rate but not my blood pressure. Started getting heart palpitations, so the cardiologist put me on a halter monitor for five days. Took me off Cartia and put me on Amlodipine. Heart rate back in normal range, no more palpitations, and better than normal BP."

• Too...
• May 15, 2017

"Keeps BP down, but it has 880 drug interactions! More than any other calcium channel blocker! And has 9 disease interactions! More than any other one too! Husband on the same, (had heart docs in the same office prescribe) and had many problems getting other meds cause there are so many drug interactions... got to find another one."

• Bum...
• March 6, 2022

"I was taking diltiazem 120. Then I was put on 120 ER; raised my blood pressure and horrible congestion. I had two 120 immediate release left, so I took them. On the 2nd day, I went to my PCP and told her; my BP was great, so we went back to 120 immediate release, and it's about three weeks in; the edema is gone. I had no idea how much fluid I was retaining, and the occasional mouth sores are gone."

• sta...
• February 5, 2012

Diltiazem "360 mg daily: severe thirst, dry eye, dry mouth, itchy skin. Went to have a second opinion, and that MD put me on 180 mg ER twice daily with no ill effects. I must have been sensitive to an agent within the 360 mg SA compound."

• Anonymous
• November 21, 2009

"This medication, when dispensed as Cartia, was very effective. Recently, my pharmacy started substituting from other sources. (I guess they are saving a tenth 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."

• wya...
• June 29, 2015

"I take 180 mg once a day. It is a wonder drug. It helped lower my blood pressure, but it also helps with my headaches. When I feel a migraine coming, my doctor gave me 120 mg for the migraines, and I lay down for an hour or two, and my migraine is gone."

• ann...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 18, 2022

Diltiazem "This has been a terrible drug. So many side effects. The room was spinning round, my eyes have been damaged. My eyesight has been affected. So much dizziness and dreadful breathing problems. I was diagnosed with bronchospasm. It's like asthma. Heart rate all over the place. Cardiologists should be made to try this med before inflicting it on their patients."

• all...
• September 4, 2009

"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."

• bar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 4, 2022

"A horrible drug. I was prescribed the generic Adizem-XL 120 mg, and what a bad experience it turned out to be! After a week or two, I had huge pressure on the right side of my chest, which felt almost like my right lung was blocking up, as I could hardly breathe with exertion. Another side effect I encountered was frequent sharp stabbing pains when used with Losartan, again down the right side of my chest, which led me to A&E, only for them to say everything's fine. After a lot of hassle, my GP finally agreed to change my medication, although the problems didn't stop there!"

• Nan...
• January 28, 2010

Diltiazem "I had been on Diltiazem CR (controlled release) 240 mg 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 60 mg. 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 60 mg in the morning, then one at noon, then one about 4 pm, then one about 8 pm. I have heard that some blood pressure medicines shouldn't be taken before one goes to bed. Does anyone know about this one?"

• All...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 13, 2023

Diltiazem "So far, it has been okay. I took it once before a shower with Clonidine and Glyburide, and that was a mistake. I should not have taken the Clonidine. Previous to starting the Dilt XR, I was taking Clonidine and Glyburide before a warm shower because it helped keep my blood pressure and blood sugar in check. But taking them when I also had the Dilt XR made me feel like I was going to pass out. My mistake. Has anyone else noticed a foul taste in the capsule? In just the seconds it takes me to get my drink and swallow the pill, I get a dead taste in my mouth. It’s terrible and makes me worry about what the capsule is made from or if it went bad."