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Old 05-19-2015, 10:51 AM #24
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One thing you have to watch out for with vitamin D supplements is if you take the heart medications Diltiazem or Verapamil. There is something about the calcium absorbtion that reduces the effectiveness of these meds.

I take Diltiazem and become D deficient slowly over the year due to lack of sun (that's me, nothing to do with our weather).Under my GP I take D supplement for 3 months at the most while I level out - having interim blood tests for calcium levels. Then I have to stop for the remainder of the year.

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From what I see on several medical sites, use of calcium channel blockers with CALCIUM and high dose Vit D is not recommended. It is the calcium combos that get sited most often.

I don't see anything to suggest that moderate Vit D3 is a problem... say 2000IU a day or thereabouts. But taking calcium IS a problem. Really, the recommendations about taking high dose calcium has changed for men and women lately irregardless of Vit D intake... The high dose calcium lends to hardening of the arteries according to some new studies.

I took diltiazem for about 2 yrs as an add on for my blood pressure before I discovered magnesium lotion lowered me good enough to eliminate it and use only one agent, instead of 3. I used to get terrible leg cramps from it, and I never really liked it for that reason.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/heart-...l-blocker.aspx
There are several other sites with similar info out there.
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