/What Alternatives Are You Using?

[Guest guest]

Thank-You !

My Cardiologist told me that I needed the Diltiazem because my heart kept having muscle spasms because of having 2 stents put in one artery so close together. They said that if my heart spasmed too hard, it could close off an artery and I would have a heart attack. I remember when I came home from the hospital my chest pains were worse than they were before I went to the hospital, but he said it was because my heart was trying to get used to the foreign objects and was having spasms. I still have chest pain occassionally, but they are not bad ones and only last just a few seconds. But I would still love to get off the Diltiazem if I can find an alternative. But of course I'm not going to rush it just yet since this heart problem is all still fresh with me.

I do not have high BP, in fact, it's quite the opposite from what it used to be. I average around 102/65 and the systolic number sometimes goes below 100. My heart rate is what is always so high and runs in the upper 90's.

Where does one get the Policosinol?

Thanks for your reply! It is much appreciated.

Blessings,

Rhonda

----- Original Message -----

From: wolflady

Hi Rhonda,About the Diltiazem, its a caliciam channel blocker for HBP/angina,I wouldn't go off it,(without talking to Dr. first) maybe try adding niacin , and also Dr. Wayne, in his book "Do you really need Bypass Surgery" suggests that alot of angina is actually caused by high blood pressure affecting the heart, there is a herbal called "Mukta Vati" that has shown success with lowering BP,If you decide to take it with your other medication, monitor your BP carefully as it can lower your BP to the point where you might possibly be able to discontinue your HBP med., as far as the Crestor,keep the CoQ10 going, and for chlesterol try policosinol, 10mg-20mg at night, Good luck,(muka vati, can be found at herbscancure.com)>> What about Diltiazem. I am on this one for Angina along with Plavix. Is > there an alternative for this one? Also, I haven't read enough on this board > to find an alternative and I'm sure I would find it if I looked, but what is > everyone taking in place of the statins? This is a problem with my parents. > They have been on every kind of statin there is and their Dr. finally > settled on Crestor. After reading of the side effects of it, we all decided > to go off of it, myself included. But when it came time to do their lipid > testing, their cholesterol went back up after being off the Crestor for a > couple of months. So I put them back on it. What to do! What to do!> > I am really anxious to find out what everyone else takes. I would love more > than anything to get off the prescriptions and get my parents off of them as > well! My dad already has a good head start.> > Blessings,> Rhonda> www.hormonalhappiness.com>

[Guest guest]

That is very interesting Rhonda about the heart spasms. The reason I am interested in this is not high cholesterol, but osteoporosis. I am on fosamx, and have some problems with it, and the Dr. was going to put me on Boniva.

On the peoples Pharmacy column in our paper they mentioned that several women had problems with heart spasams while on Boniva and had heart attacks. I told this to my Dr. and off course they had not heard of this problem. I decided that I did not want to take the chance as the fosamax gives me small heart pains and I concluded that a once a month drug, might be worse.

Are you by any chance on any osteo drugs? Could there be any other drugs that make this condition worse?

Susie

>> Thank-You !> My Cardiologist told me that I needed the Diltiazem because my heart kept > having muscle spasms because of having 2 stents put in one artery so close > together. They said that if my heart spasmed too hard, it could close off an > artery and I would have a heart attack. I remember when I came home from the > hospital my chest pains were worse than they were before I went to the > hospital, but he said it was because my heart was trying to get used to the > foreign objects and was having spasms. I still have chest pain > occassionally, but they are not bad ones and only last just a few seconds. > But I would still love to get off the Diltiazem if I can find an > alternative. But of course I'm not going to rush it just yet since this > heart problem is all still fresh with me.> > I do not have high BP, in fact, it's quite the opposite from what it used to > be. I average around 102/65 and the systolic number sometimes goes below > 100. My heart rate is what is always so high and runs in the upper 90's.> > Where does one get the Policosinol?> > Thanks for your reply! It is much appreciated.> > Blessings,> Rhonda>