These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT be used as recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An individual patient is always advised to consult their own physician.
These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT be used as
recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An individual patient is
always advised to consult their own physician.
Cardizem [posted 1/14/99]
Question: I began taking cardizem last week with hydrochlorothiazide. However, I
have been having asthma-like symptoms since May. The three medications (theochron,
vanceril and atrovert with an occasional help from maxair) seemed to help and I improved
greatly and could breath freely. I was taking norvasc 5 mg twice a day at the time. I feel
much better now than before taking cardizem with the diuretic. But now I can feel the lung
congestion coming back in spite of the three asthma medications. Is there a connection
between taking cardizem plus the diuretic and the congestion? That's the only thing I can
think of. Please let me know what you think.
Answer:Well, cardizem is a cardiac depressant in occasional patients. This raises the issue of "cardiac asthma", which is really fluid backing up in your lung due to low cardiac output. I would see what your ejection fraction is and ensure that this is not mild heart failure (a relative contraindication for this drug).
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