Difference between diltiazem and cardizem

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If a prescription written for oral diltiazem extended release 240 mg TWICE daily (BID) is verified as what the physician wants, what difference will there be CLINICALLY if it is filled as cardizem LA or cardizem CD ? (brand or generic or price is not important here. cardizem SR brand or generic not in market-place). Monitoring of blood pressure is daily. Will there be a more concentrated blood level of drug using CD ?

If a prescription is written for oral diltiazem extended release 240 mg TWICE DAILY (BID) is verified as what the physician wants, what difference will there be CLINICALLY if it is filled as Cardizem LA or Cardizem CD ? (Brand or Generic or Price is NOT important here. Cardizem SR brand or generic not in market-place). Monitoring of blood pressure is daily. Will there be a more concentrated blood level of drug using CD dosage form rather than LA df ?

Dear Terry, Depression is not usually a side-effect of Cardizem (diltiazem). This is more commonly seen with beta-blockers and some antihypertensive drugs like clonidine. In regard to the tachycardia I would wonder what specific type of tachycardia was seen. Many supraventricular tachycardias can be cured by a type of procedure called an ablation. Ask you cardiologist about this at your next visit.

Is there a way to tell the difference between typical chest pain vs. pain in the esophagus. Usually when I get what I call chest pain, it happens suddenly upon exertion and feels like someone put my heart in a vise, deep squeezing pain. It stops pretty quickly if I stop moving. The past few days (and right at this moment) I'm getting this dull ache right down the middle from my throat to the middle of my chest. Makes me cough and I have a bit of a headache.

Cartia(diltiazem) and amiodarone don't exactly cause heart failure, but in some cases may aggravate pre-existing heart failure. The drug amiodarone causes a number of side effects which may affect the liver, lungs, eyes, thyroid gland and skin. There are other medications used to treat atrial fibrillation such as sotalol, flecanide,and propafenone which have fewer side effects. You may be a candidate for one these medications.

wanted to take her off of Metoprolol to try the Cardizem. Anyone else had any experience with the Cardizem?

I believe they`re are differengt causes for different people. I know this... I`m going to take my diltiazem and metoporol faithfully and NO MORE BRAIN FREEZES!!!

Yes please, keep us informed, it's always useful to get feedback. You know, different people react differently to different medications, there are a lot of things to factor, such as how healthy your heart is and how flexible your arteries are. For example, I was on just 1.25mg of beta blockers and when they increased this to 5mg, which is a tiny dose still, it nearly killed me. That put me in hospital for 6 weeks.

Amlodipine - Norvasc, also sold as Caduet and Lotrel Diltiazem - Cardizem, also sold as Dilacor and Tiazac Felodipine - Plendil Isradipine - DynaCirc Nicardipine - Cardene Nifedipine - Procardia XL, also sold as Adalat Nisoldipine - Sular Verapamil hydrochloride - Isoptin, also sold as Calan, Verelan, and Covera Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (the "ACE inhibitors") can lower blood pressure by dila

taken out. Am now trying Cardizem a form of diltiazem(spelling perhaps not correct) so far it is not really holding the svt am upping the dose today to 180mg per day, apparently still a low dose....any comments of madvice would be great, its very depressing..will I ever get better???...

I hope to find out more about these symptoms in that visit. While there might not any correlation between my episodes and my allergies, it's interesting that: - Both of my episodes occured in the same week in August - about 5 years apart. - August is the only month of the year that I have allergy problems. - Research is showing promise for using a antihistime to treat coronary spasms. Seems too coincidental to immediately dismiss.

Dear Doree, Probably the next step for someone with increasing episodes of atrial fibrillation is to try an antiarrhythmic medication. This is different from the first line medications (calcium channel blockers such as Cardizem, digoxin, and beta-blockers such as Atenolol) you have been taking thus far. These medications only control the rate of the heart when you go into afib and do not prevent you from having an episode.

Usually when someone first presents with a-fib at the ER, they usually give them a diltiazem(cardizem) drip to restore normal sinus rhythm, it is usually very effective in lone atrial fibrillation, but not as effective when secondary causes are present.

I haven't been able to take them long enough to see if they work for tachycardia, due to the side effects. I've been prescribed Cardizem CD now, and we'll see how that goes. My guess is that it will do the same as the others, due to the fact that I naturally have low blood pressure. They made me dizzy, floaty feeling, visual problems, shakey, cold, SO tired, and off balance. My heartrate sits between 120 - 160+ bpm for the majority of the time.

My Heart Rate Does increase but only So much its different on different days. I am anemic but also can use more fluids. Deconditioned. I think i need to rule out all these issues first. My RESTING BP is always 90/60 ot 85/55 with no symptoms and when i get up it obviously rises. if it dropped lower id be faint. I think anxiety and other issues play a bigger roll here.

It didn't feel right before for the last year either--but this is different. I'm really tired and short of breath. I also just got my period and have a sore throat. Is it the meds or just my body adjusting? I'm supposed to walk in the breast cancer 3 day in 1-week and I'm kind of freaking out that I won't be able to do or won't make it through the day. I've rambled on. Any veteran 'heart' patients out there? This is so new to me. I am female, 45.

I take Diovan - valsartan which is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and Cardizem diltiazem which is a calcium channel blocker. My PCP wants my BP < 130/70 ideally but it runs around 118 - 135 / 65 - 82 The reason he wants it that way is because of my diabetes. In the general population I think he's cool with 140/80 but maybe it's 130/80. I monitor frequently. I forget how I know this but my impression is that BP generally runs higher in the early mornings. It does with me anyway.

Having tried Toprol, a beta blocker, and finding it ineffective, I switched to Diltiazem, generic for Cardizem, a calcium channel blocker. I started on 120 mg. in the morning. When that didn't work, I took 60 mg. with breakfast and 60 mg. with dinner. This technique controlled my pvcs for 6 months. I was ecstatic. The palpitations recently returned with a vengeance, however. I went to a 180 mg.

I'm fine at home but jump up to the 140's at the doctor. But now I'm on Diltiazem for chest pains and arrhythmias. That helps with the BP too. I don't see age factored in there, say menopausal women. Is estrogen not that important to heart disease?

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