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Global Patient Feedback for Diltiazem ( Post a comment )
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I have had no adverse effects
79 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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ask questions
54 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Read all you can about it before you even start takeing it
70 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Be sure to get all information from your doctor before starting the medication and give the medication a chance to work if you experience some side effects that are not life threatening
60 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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if u suffer from mild adema cardia helps
43 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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IT WORKS
46 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Ask questions, but trust your DR. he has your best interest at heart.
60 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Interview your Doctor thoroughly before accepting blindly
70 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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I use Cardizem along with a diuretic and potassium. The combination works very well for me. Before that, I was having difficulty controlling my high blood pressure
65 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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just follow doctor's instructions
71 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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That is hard since I take it for a reason that others will not. For Afib, there is nothing to advise. It does what it is supposed to do without much in the way of side effects (that I know of).
48 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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good medicine
47 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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trust in your Dr and help yourself get better
67 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Be patient. It takes a few days to get working, but it is worth it.
40 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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give it a try, it may not be the newest drug on the market, but its effective, generic is available and it works
56 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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It got my blood pressure under control, I was having difficulty prior to taking Cardizem.
64 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Be sure to take it as instructed.
80 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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I have been lucky and had no side effects. I am very careful to take as prescribed. Diltiazem has kept my blood pressure down ever since I started taking it.
69 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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IF IT WAS ME GO FOR IT.
66 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Be prepared for it to take time for you body to adjust. And be sure the doctor has you on the lowest dose necessary for you condition. To high a dose can cause problems.
86 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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if you have severe hp ask for more than one med
83 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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I have used this drug for 7 years of late I am having pain that goes and comes in the ankle and knee area. Also some swelling .
68 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-02-15 18:18:23
Member Answer/Reply:
apparently the post above was a while ago..but..cartia, which my husband has been on from a long long time, has started to cause his knees and ankles to swell, and hurt..alot.
so he has stopped taking until he sees the dr. another online site I found suggested that this is an "allergic" reaction to a med.
so, if anyone has any more info, Ill ck back. Oh, my husband is very overweight, & 69 years old..Not diabetic, no heart episodes so far, but he is on oxygen, at nite.
??
67 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2009-03-26 11:59:08
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I was told by my doctor that a slight edema or swelling of ankles and feet are typical with diltiazem. However, I also have some dark skin discoloring below my ankle bone and wonder if this is also related to the edema and diltiazem. In the last several months I've had some numbness or tingling in my big toes. Are there circulation problems of this nature associated with this drug?
69 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-02-03 15:18:32
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Some patients do complain of skin discoloration around their ankles with diltiazem. Although the numbness may be related to the swelling, it is worth having this checked out by your doctor to rule out other causes first.
Posted: 2008-02-05 12:54:40
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I have been using Diltiazem for the last 3 years and have no such symptom, but depending on your dose, it could make you a little light headed, when you stand up quick.
Hope this helped :)
21 year old Male – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2008-01-10 15:22:42
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Does this drug cause chronic constipation?
65 year old Female – Source: iGuard
Posted: 2007-12-21 12:04:15
iGuard Answer/Reply:
No to me. But, if you have that problem try taking Activia yogurt, or other alike, daily, as I do.
Posted: 2008-01-27 13:23:56
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