What is Tildiem used for?
Tildiem contains a medicine called diltiazem hydrochloride. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘calcium-channel blockers’. It works by making your blood vessels wider, which makes it easier for your heart to pump blood around the body. This helps to prevent the chest pain caused by angina.
Is Tildiem for high blood pressure?
Diltiazem is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, taking diltiazem helps to prevent future heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. Diltiazem is also used to prevent chest pain caused by angina as well as Raynaud’s phenomenon. It can also be used to help heal an anal fissure.
How long does it take for diltiazem to lower heart rate?
Diltiazem controls high blood pressure and chest pain (angina) but does not cure them. It may take up to 2 weeks before you feel the full benefit of diltiazem.
What does diltiazem do to the heart?
Diltiazem is a calcium channel blocker. It works by affecting the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and blood vessels. As a result, diltiazem relaxes the blood vessels and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while reducing its workload.
What does Adizem XL do?
These capsules have been prescribed for you to treat angina (chest pain caused by a reduction of oxygen to the heart muscle) or high blood pressure (hypertension). They contain the active ingredient diltiazem. Diltiazem belongs to a group of medicines called calcium antagonists.
Can I take vitamin D with Tildiem?
Interactions between your drugs No interactions were found between diltiazem and Vitamin D3. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
What pain reliever can I take with diltiazem?
Occasional painkilling doses are unlikely to have a significant effect, but check with your doctor if it’s OK for you to take this type of painkiller – they may not be suitable for you due to your heart condition. If you need a painkiller it’s fine to take paracetamol with diltiazem.
Can I drink alcohol with Adizem?
Adizem-XL capsules should not be taken at the same time as alcohol, as it may increase the rate of release of diltiazem from the prolonged release preparation. In addition the combination of alcohol and diltiazem may have an additive vasodilatory effect.
Does diltiazem affect sleep?
Diltiazem and Verapamil There is no data indicating an association between diltiazem and sleep disturbance and although sleep disturbance is listed as a potential adverse effect in the product labeling of verapamil, it is not known to be a common side effect, occurring in less than 1% of patients treated.
