Vision and CCBs are related?

[pal7778]

I've never heard of this effect. I've taken variants of diltiazem for several years. My eyes are 25/20 (the 99th percentile for my age) and don't seem to be worse. I use reading glasses, but could get by without them.

[cartner]

I'm not sure that it's the Cardiazim or it's really my vision so I have to wait for 1 week or so and see what would happen. Today I started an ACE and I feel breathless, my mother told me that she felt the same thing when she first started this med and after 1 week she felt normal again. The ACE Med we are using is Aceon 4 mg
Thanks,
Michael

[Lenin]

I'm pretty sure is was the amlodipine for me. There was no effect on my distance vision but for anything close it felt as if the small mucles necessary for focusing had gotten lazy. From the way as that calcium channel blockers work, I know it's not an impossibility.

Anyway, it returned to "normal" within 2 days of discontinuing the CCB. I can still read without glasses and my lifelong near-sightedness has slowly gotten to the point where I don't need glasses at all. But the reading-glasses won't be TOO many years away... I used to be able to count hair on the back of a mosquito a few decades ago...no more !

In truth though, I took the Norvasc with atenolol...it MIGHT have been from the latter although propranolol or nadolol never caused anything like that!

[lane413]

Originally Posted by michaellabibat

I have read that blurred vision is a side effect of CCBs but I wanted to ask you guys first and you make me believe that it's the reason. Anyway, I stopped Cardiazim today and started an ACE which my mother started 10 days ago and she says it's very good with no side effects so I'm trying it. I will post here if my vision got better so you can call the doctor and ask him to change the med for your mother. Good luck
Thanks.
Michael

thanx Michael, we appreciated it. However, my mom took lisinopril/zestil for yrs. she is now allergic to acei. She is trying the avapro which is an arb. i will post if she has any problems. Thanks again.

[cartner]

This is the third day off Cardiazim and I still have the same blurred vision so I guess it's the Depression which causes blurred vision. I will continue with my ACE for more 3 days then go back to Cardiazim.
Thanks,
Michael