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Please describe the medication: cartia xt (diltiazem)?
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Hypertension Med: Used alone or together with other medicines to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (angina). Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks. This medicine is a calcium channel blocker.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Calcium Channel bloc: Cartia xt is like procardia, (nifedipine) a calcium channel blocker, used to control hypertension and arrthymias of the heart.
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I'm on diltiazem medication only. Just upped for 60mg X 3 to X 4 a day. My heart rate has come down but THUMPING heart and PVCs worse. Why?
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Hi, my doctor has me on the following medications, levothyroxine because I have no thyroid, clonzepam to help me sleep, Atorvastatin 80mg. Lisinopril10mg, diltiazem 180mg would these cause cramping in my legs and hands, I take CoQ10 cramping is worse?
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