Article Updates From Art
After months of use of Carditone for blood pressure control, I felt it was time to update due to a new development.
I started at the recommended dose of one herbal caplet per night and found Carditone very effective at controlling my blood pressure "in range", but after a month or more, it became apparent that Carditone was working too good, and I had to start taking one caplet every other night in order to not go too low on my pressure reading. This had been working very well for months, but two or three times, I forgot to take my every other night caplet. When I checked my blood pressure, it seemed fine.
Based on those experiences, I decided to try taking one Carditone caplet every third evening. I've been at this new dosing schedule for about 3 weeks now and I am still getting very good readings. I just took my blood pressure about 5 minutes ago, which was116/74 with a pulse rate of 74. On July 20, 2022, when I was already on one caplet every third night, my reading at 11:04 pm was 117/78 with a pulse rate of 67.
The main point being is that these are very good readings for me at a dose of just one caplet every third evening of Carditone. So at least for me, Carditone has seemed to have had a cumulative effect that seems to be lasting.
Carditone is not an inexpensive supplement, but with the need to only take one caplet every third night in my case, it is rather inexpensive for me now, but most importantly, it is much more effective that max dose of Amlodipine was for me taking it once per day. With Amlodipine I was never able to achieve these very good readings.
Another point I have noticed is that when I was on Amlodipine, taking a reading at 11:00 pm or later was almost always likely to give a very high blood pressure reading, but that is no longer the case! I always get good reading now at any time of the day or night.
My take away from this about Carditone is that if you are considering testing it, I highly recommend that you monitor your blood pressure regularly to make sure it is not dropping too low and if it is getting on the low side, definitely consider reducing your dose rate. Carditone allowed me to completely discontinue the max dose Amlodipine that my doctor had me on and I get good in range readings all the time now.
Art
Interestingly, with my recent dose reduction of Carditone to one caplet every third night, I received a text message from my friend Dave who started Carditone around the same time and also got very good results. Dave had also found he was able to get by with just one caplet of Carditone every third night, but in his recent text message he told me that since his blood pressure is continuing to decline, he has now (8/1/22) decided to go to one caplet every fourth night!
He mentioned some recent blood pressure readings at 98/64, 107/65, 95/57 and 105/61. He further stated that the highest Systolic reading he got in July 2022 was 122 and the lowest was 61. I am going to have a longer discussion with Dave, but these readings are so low, I am going to suggest he try once a week dosing if his numbers do not significantly increase with the dose reduction to every fourth night.
I am grateful for this feed back from Dave as well as the fact that he monitors his blood pressure daily.
My take away from this is that it is imperative to test your blood pressure very regularly if you are using or testing Carditone for blood pressure control!
Art
(Los Angeles)
08/02/2022
Art,
Thanks for the wonderful post regarding Carditone controlling blood pressure.
Can I ask you where you bought the carditone/company name and how much you are using? Are there any negative side effects of using carditone (if any).
Thank you again!!
Tom
Tom,
All of that is explained in the original post and thread.
You can buy Carditone here :
Or from the manufacturer here :
I suggest you read the original post and ensuing thread in order to get a better idea of dosing and its effects on different people :
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/high-blood-pressure-carditone.html
Art
(Los Angeles)
09/04/2022
Hi Art, I suffer from HBP and am contemplating taking Carditone but before I do I have a question ... do you receive any compensation from either Amazon or the manufacturer of this supplement? Thank you in advance.
Robert,
When I first read your post, my first thought was, that was kind of an insulting thing for you to say to me, but after I thought about it for a moment, I could understand how it would be easy for someone who doesn't know me to think that I was just acting as a shill for this supplement manufacturer.
To be clear, I am not acting as a shill for the manufacturer of Carditone or any other supplement I recommend. If you look at my hundreds of posts on EC, that should become readily apparent. I do recommend supplements frequently, but I try to avoid naming specific brands unless it is a product such as Carditone as they are the only manufacturer of this specific product, so I have to name the specific product so people will be able to find and buy it.
Another example is that I have written many articles about melatonin and different health issues, but I can't ever remember naming a specific brand to buy unless someone specifically asked me about a specific brand of melatonin.
More recently I have written about Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract and did name a specific product only after an EC member asked what specific product my friend had used to significantly reduce her asthma symptoms.
As regards me to linking to Amazon, I do that because they generally carry a larger selection of specific supplements and it is easier and quicker for me to just link to it. My preference would be to use other suppliers than Amazon because in my experience some supplement suppliers often offer significant discounts on their products whereas in my experience, Amazon does not or rarely does.
I hope that answers your question and if you decide to test Carditone, it would be very helpful for the EC community if you come back and share your experience with the product. I also highly recommend that you read the whole thread as opposed to just the original post because there is useful information in the replies.
A word of caution regarding Carditone, you should absolutely check your blood pressure regularly for the first year of use because I have found that Carditone has a cumulative effect on me and another friend where it was taking my blood pressure to low which can be very dangerous. This has allowed me over a period of months to lower my dose so that now I only need to take one caplet every third night instead of the manufacturer recommended one caplet every night and this keeps my blood pressure just below or at 120/80.
Good luck and I look forward to your update if you decide to test Carditone.
Art
(Los Angeles)
09/05/2022
Art,
It never was my intention to insult you, If that is how my question came across I apologize. It was an honest question tended to dispel any misgivings that a reasonable person may ask before ordering the supplement you are recommending. Thank you for the clarification.
To further update this thread about Carditone, my friend Dave who was also testing Carditone with myself and another friend, has found that even going to one caplet every third night was still lowering his blood pressure dangerously low (107/65, 105/61, 98/64, & 97/57 and I had asked if he thought it might be safer to only take one caplet once a week or every seventh day to allow his blood pressure to get back up into a safer range and then if it got too high try every 6th day. He said that was what he was planning to do immediately.
Dave mentioned to me recently that with the switch to taking one caplet every seventh night had allowed his blood pressure to get back to the 120~125/65~76 area, a much safer range to be in than the dangerously low level where he had gotten to at one caplet every third night.
Dave told me that he would update me if he needs to increase his dose to one caplet every sixth night.
Interestingly, the other friend who started testing Carditone with us, Barbara, is still at one caplet per night and that is keeping her blood pressure around 120~125 / 80~85 area.
So from this limited experience of the three of us, it is clearly very important to monitor your blood pressure very frequently for at least the first 6 months to a year if you plan to test Carditone.
Art
(chicago)
09/05/2022
Art,
My wife is on diuretic, allowing 2 hours or longer after that before Carditone (it works), what is your opinion?
There was one review on amazon that had issue.
My wife had to stop Berberine(it works) because of diarrhea, I do not know which pill is the cause?
Trying to test it out now. Always value your opinion. I have read many years of your postings and Ted also. I prefer your recommend brands and beside no one forcing us to buy the brand. Thanks Thanks
Peter,
It has been my experience that I can take Carditone anytime, but I believe the company suggests evening dosing because one or two of the ingredients are known to help with sleeplessness, so it may help some people get to sleep, but on the other hand, if a person is sensitive to these ingredients and it really helps them sleep, they may not want to take it in the morning as it may make them feel sleepy.
For me, I have never experienced sleepiness from taking it.
Regarding which pill might be causing diarrhea, this is a known side effect of berberine and I would suspect it before Carditone. That is why I suggested taking it after eating, to see if that would help or resolve the issue. In some cases, people have had success with building the dose up slowly because sometimes the body can adjust to berberine when applied gradually. I would try taking it after the meal as the simplest remedy especially since the Carditone was already working for her with no problem.
If in the end, your wife does not tolerate berberine even when taken after food, I can make another suggestion, but berberine is very good with T2DM so give it a try after food. You can also try reducing the dose. What brand are you using?
Did you get my other reply about the use of magnesium for T2DM?
Art
Robert,
Thank you for the reply and I completely understand.
If you do decide to test it, please give your feedback.
Art
(California)
09/27/2022
I have been taking Carditone for about a week now (one pill every night) and it's apparent to me that it is working well to lower my systolic, but my diastolic remains high. This decreases the numbers in between, and I've read that it's important that there be about 40 numbers between the two readings. Have you ever heard of it only effecting the systolic number? Thanks in advance for your help! Much appreciated!
Cheryl,
I have not seen where the diastolic has not been lowered also, at least in the 3 of us that I have been reporting on. I have also not read that in the Amazon reviews. What is your diastolic reading?
I have noticed that for me and for Dave, Carditone had somewhat of a cumulative effect where it has allowed us to reduce our dose, but not for Barbara who has remained at one caplet per night. You already have the bottle so maybe you can continue to the end of the bottle and see if your diastolic starts to decline over time, but that would also depend on how high your diastolic reading is. If it is too high, you may have to go on prescription medications for hypertension or resume them if you were taking them.
Art
(London, UK)
01/29/2023
Re Carditone.
Reading the testimonials this appears extremely effective and so intend to try it. When searching I found huge discrepancies in price, ie £40 & £80, which appear to be the same product!
Given that "Dave" had such excellent results, I'd like to use the same supplier. Your kind assistance is greatly appreciated.
Article Updates From Art
I just wanted to do a current (5/9/2022) update on our Carditone review for high blood pressure.
I talked with Dave and he did reduce his dose to one pill every other day instead of the recommended one pill per day and has been doing that for 3 weeks now and he has been keeping track of the results with daily monitoring of his blood pressure which he is keeping a log of. He said that his average blood pressure readings are staying below 120/80 with the reduced dose.
Barbara told me that after her very good initial results she stopped checking her blood pressure, but she texted me today and said that she finally checked her blood pressure today and it was 124/70 and she said she was very happy with the great improvement! She remains at 1 pill per day.
As to myself, my pressure readings continued to decline so I also decided to go to one pill every other day of Carditone, as Dave did. On the occasions when I missed a dose, I did not notice a rise in my blood pressure and that helped convince me to try one pill every other day. The results have been amazing with my average blood pressure reading maintaining below 120/80, similarly to Dave's results. Here is a list of my past week of readings plus today's reading :
1. 115/75
2. 102/68
3. 110/70
4. 105/70
5. 114/77
6. 121/75
7. 115/79
8. 110/68
These are better blood pressure readings than I was getting 30 years ago! None of us have noticed any side effects from taking Carditone. Overall, all three of us are very happy with the results and will definitely continue taking Carditone indefinitely!
Art
(OR)
11/05/2022
Art- what else do you do for bp maintenance? Exercise and diet? I am interested in this supplement.
Glen,
For the specific purpose of maintaining blood pressure in the normal range, Carditone is all I use. I do take other supplements such as high dose melatonin because of its multitude of health benefits and preventative effects, but specifically for blood pressure, Carditone is it. I do walk at a brisk pace in the morning for endurance and I just wrote about how to improve that endurance and muscle strength using Astaxanthin here :
https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/astaxanthin-for-endurance.html
That may be good for helping to maintain healthy blood pressure, but that is not why I do it.
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
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Art, I would first like to thank you and the other users of EC who have contributed to this section. I have been a long-term extremely hypertensive person. I've had 2 heart attacks, stents placed in my heart and have been on a large cocktail of various BP meds. Due to a lack of insurance and being unable to continue affording the meds/doctor visits, I've been off my meds for a few years now. My BP, which my dentist checked it this morning was 220 over 139. This is not uncommon for me. I even had a doc tell me that when they finally did get my BP down into a 'normal range' of 150/185 that I should probably expect that to be as good as it's going to get as that's what my body has become accustomed to for so long. I did eventually get it into the 120/80 range with meds before eventually having to go off of them.
I know, very clearly, that I cannot sustain these high BP levels and I'm scared but have felt that it's just how it was going to have to be. I stumbled onto your post about Carditone and have read every single post and will admit that I'm feeling hopeful. I ended up ordering two bottles but they wont show up until April 7th. I've been taking a couple of other herbal supplements, but they obviously haven't helped. I will continue to take them and add Carditone to the regimen and closely monitor.
I considering taking two a day, once in the morning and once at night, again, closely monitoring. If the Carditone effectively begins to lower my BP, then I will adjust and monitor once it's lower.
I think I will also take Astaxanthin and begin walking. Fatigue has been a problem when trying to walk. I don't even try speed walking at this point, but I will begin again once I start taking the AST. I first want to see my BP numbers drop a bit before I push the walking. I you have other recommendations there, I'm definitely open to suggestions.
Patrick,
Given your blood pressure readings it may be worth reading the following links :
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/melatonin-for-cardiovascular-disease.html
https://www.earthclinic.com/melatonin-for-stroke-recovery-and-prevention.html
I'm not trying to scare you, just thinking preventatively and trying to be real about your situation.
In case, Carditone does not work for you, because clearly it does not work for everyone, or if it is not effective enough on its own, as we have also seen on EC, I did have some success with beet root powder, but it was not as effective as Carditone for me. I also got benefit from another regimen I used, but it required 3 supplements multiple times a day and it consisted of NAC, Arginine and Lysine. So it is a bit of work to maintain that regimen, but it isn't too costly.
I understand you are in a difficult situation and perhaps other forum members can add useful suggestions to what I have offered.
I will do a bit more reading to see if I can find anything else that might be helpful and will reply to this thread if I do, but what I mentioned above should keep you busy for awhile.
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
Better But With Side Effects
I have taken Carditone for two months now. It has lowered my blood pressure. But the side effect of nasal congestion is off the charts. I am disappointed to have to stop taking it.
Colleen,
I'm sorry it didn't workout for you. I saw that as a potential side effect and it is too bad you weren't able to continue with it since it was working for you, but nasal congestion can be intolerable.
Art
Colleen,
I wrote to the manufacturer of Carditone, Ayush Herbs because of your experience and they replied to me this morning. This is what I wrote :
The other question I have, regards onset of action of Carditone. Other forum members have written me and said they were not getting any benefit from Carditone after a week or two of use. Is the onset of action for Carditone sometimes delayed? If there can be a delay of onset of action in some people, what length of delay can be expected before the person knows that Carditone is not going to be effective for them? It seems that when I started using Carditone, the effect of Carditone on my blood pressure seemed to increase with time and my blood pressure got even lower after about a month or so and that is why I was thinking that there may be a delay of onset of action in some people.
Art ::::::::::::::::::::::::
This was their reply:
' Good morning Art,
My name is Dr. Brian Keenan and I am a naturopathic doctor here at Ayush Herbs. I got your inquiry about Carditone and wanted to weigh in. First and foremost, Carditone is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition and should never be used a substitute for proper diagnosis and treatment from a physician. With that said, I wanted to give some responses for the topics you brought up.
Firstly, when it comes to sinus congestion, it often goes away after about 4 weeks of regular use; however, if it does not go away, or if the sinus congestion so severe that it is unbearable or affects breathing in any way, it is best to discontinue use unfortunately.
For your second question, this is a bit more difficult to give a firm answer two because everyone's body and physiology is different. Some people feel supported by carditone very quickly while others it can take up 6 weeks before they can determine if its a supplement for them. If there is absolutely no change in wellness after 6 weeks, it may not be the best supplement for them.
To reiterate, Carditone is not meant to treat any medical conditions, but is a wonderful cardiovascular support formula that works very well with proper care, diet, and lifestyle changes, to promote lasting cardiovascular wellness.
I hope this was useful and if you have any other questions, by all means, let me know!
Sincerely,
Dr. Brian
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I was really hoping they would have a way so that you would be able to continue to be able to continue taking it since it was controlling your blood pressure, but no luck, . I'm sorry.
Art
You're very welcome, Colleen, I just wish that they had a workaround for you. On a related note, I did get some benefit from beet root powder capsules, but not as good as Carditone. The beet root powder(BRP) definitely brought my blood pressure down significantly and for some people it has been very effective. One difference I noticed between the two is that if I missed a dose of BRP, it was evident in my pressure reading, whereas if I missed a dose of Carditone it wasn't evident. If you decide to try BRP, please come back and let us know how it worked for you.
Art
(Los Angeles)
03/27/2023
I exactly had the sinus congestion due to Carditone and had to stop taking.
Carditone brought my blood pressure in normal range however I could not breathe and eventually had to stop taking.
Tom,
I understand and sadly the manufacturer does not have a remedy for this known side effect. Another consideration that helped me prior to Carditone is beet root powder capsules.
Art
(Tennessee)
05/02/2023
I do not know if this will help, but when I get nasal congestion, two things I use that help me are nebulizing food grade hydrogen peroxide, diluted in a saline solution. You can get more information from Dr's Mercola and Levy on Rumble. The other thing that works for me is a nasal spray with the brand name Xlear. These work good on my sinus issues caused by allergies, bacteria or viruses. I do not know about a reaction to a medication/supplement. Hope this helps.
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
I have been taking Carditone for 3weeks now, there is absolutely no difference in my blood pressure; it simply doesn`t work.
I guess I was hoping for a miracle........
BTW. I got it from Amazon, there were 58 pills inside instead of 60, but that does not bother me, the main thing is, it is a waste of money.
(Equinunk)
02/26/2023
Peter,
Earlier in this thread, a man reported that he was taking 3 different hypertension medications and his blood pressure was still uncontrolled and he said he stopped the three medications to start Carditone, which I thought was a really bad idea, and then he reposted to say the Carditone didn't work for him. He posted again after that he said that he went back on his 3 prescription meds for the hypertension and his pressure was still uncontrolled so he decided to add the Carditone to his regimen and he said that finally normalized his blood pressure. Nothing works for everyone, but you can't find out without trying. It's the same with the prescription hypertension meds, doctors will start you on one and then if it doesn't work or you have a bad reaction to it or both, they will switch to another hypertension med to see if it works. I imagine that's why there are so many different hypertension meds.
On that note, one of my friends who was testing Carditone found that it took awhile to get benefit of a reduction in blood pressure. Since you already have the bottle, it seems like it might be worth finishing it to see if it might help over a longer period. The bottle should last two months. Other than that, you might see if Amazon will take it back since it isn't working for you.
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
Better But With Side Effects
Art,
I have been taking Carditone for my high blood pressure since last 3 weeks. Now my blood pressure is in the normal range because of Carditone.
The only major side effect I have is nasal congestion because of Carditone. I read one of the ingredient in Carditone causes Nasal Congestion.
Anyone else noticed the side effect?
Thank you.
Tom
Tom,
The three of us have not noticed nasal congestion or anything else as a side effect of taking Carditone after testing for months, but in reading reviews, I did see someone mention nasal congestion. Unfortunately, even though Carditone normalized your blood pressure, the nasal congestion will likely preclude you from taking it.
Art
(Los Angeles)
09/10/2022
(maryland)
09/10/2022
hi Art,
I have been using one tablet of carditone at night and my bp is not going down. I'm also started using drug to carry down my bp which I take once a day early in the morning im trying to get of these drugs but carditone is not doing any thing for me. Do I need to increase to two tablets or maybe it does not work well for african people please let me know I need help art and I trust you and your know how around these issues hoping to hear from you soon GOD BLESS
(California)
09/10/2022
Tom,
I understand what you are saying. I guess if you are able to find something that will alleviate the sinus congestion and is practical, then maybe Carditone is not off the table yet. I just hate the idea of having to take another supplement because the first supplement caused a side effect. It may be better to consider testing other blood pressure supplements such as Beet Root Powder in the hope that you will not have negative side effects and it will control your elevated blood pressure.
Also, look at my very recent reply to Wilfred on this topic.
Art
Wilfred,
In the reviews (over 4000 reviews) about others who have tested Carditone, while it does work for the majority of people, like any other supplement or medication, it does not work for everybody.
Carditone has an 80% five star rating, a 10% four star rating, a 4% three star rating, a 2% two star rating and a 5% one star rating. It may be a leap, but I take these ratings to mean, that roughly speaking, it works for 90% of people who try it and does not work for 7% of people based on the one and 2 star ratings. If you add the 4% of 3 star ratings to the group of non responders, then Carditone does not work for 10% to 11% of people who have tested it. Compared to other supplements used for high blood pressure, these are excellent results.
However, it does not change the fact that it is not working for you. Prior to testing Carditone, I was using Beet Root powder (BRP) to manage my blood pressure and it worked better than the max dose Amlodipine that the doctor had prescribed for me for high blood pressure (HBP), but it did not work as good as Carditone does. It may be worth considering testing it if you are trying to avoid taking prescription HBP meds. Here is a link to a typical product :
I'm not recommending this particular product just linking to it because it has over 10, 000 reviews. You might read some of the reviews to get an idea of what type of results that people saw from using BRP.
Another consideration is to look at ECs list of over 50 supplements and remedies that members of the EC community have found useful for helping to control their HBP. Here is a link to that list :
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/high-blood-pressure-treatment.html
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Art
(Los Angeles)
09/12/2022
Tom,
I have no recommendation for Beet Root Powder. If you look on Amazon, look for a product that has a high number of reviews and a high number of 5 star reviews in conjunction with a low number of 1 star reviews.
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
For Art Solbrig,
Have you discovered any evidence of ischemia while using Carditone?
I am a very healthy 74 YO male. I work out regularly and fast and watch my weight. 5'7" tall and 155#.
I am on 10mg lisinopril for mild hypertension. This is my only prescription med. The Lisinopril was not doing the job, so I added 1 tab of Carditone in may of this year which brought my pressure down to 106-137 over 60-80 on average.
The problem is with my heart rate. Historically my resting heart rate was in the 50's and 60's with the occasional dip into the 40's. After I started taking the carditone my resting HR is in the Low to mid 40's most of the time.
At this time, I am discontinuing all supplements except a daily vitamin and the Lisinopril.
Russ,
There is very little scientific information available about the herbal combination that is Carditone regarding ischemia. I think it may be too strong for you, Russ. There are studies on the individual herbal ingredients and apparently these studies are how they arrived at this particular formulation, which in my friend's and my case, is more potent than the respective blood pressure medications we were using. My friend who's blood pressure was uncontrolled on Lisinopril has had to go to every third day dosing while I was uncontrolled on Amlodipine max dose and have recently switched from every other day dosing to every third day dosing also.
I mention in this thread that low blood pressure can be as dangerous as high blood pressure. This herbal supplement is quite effective at lowering high blood pressure in my experience and my other two friends who are using it. One friend requires the label recommended dose of one pill per night to stay in the normal range. The other friend found it so effective that they take it every third day and that dose maintains their blood pressure below 120/80.
Myself, I found that shortly after starting on Carditone I only needed to take one pill every other night, but more recently checked my pressure after missing a dose and found it to be 107/74/74 pulse. So I have just last week switched to one pill every third day and will report back on EC how this new dose works out for me. For me, it seems to have a slow cumulative and lasting effect causing me to reduce my dose twice now. I am not complaining, but I highly recommend that people testing Carditone, monitor their blood pressure regularly to be certain that it has not declined to a dangerously low level such as yours.
Art
Russ,
I forgot to mention, all three of us stopped are prescription blood pressure medications in order to start using Carditone by itself , but one gentleman who wrote in said he had uncontrolled blood pressure while using 3 blood pressure medications simultaneously and when he added Carditone to the three, it brought his blood pressure into the normal range.
If your diastolic and systolic readings are normal, the following article should be of interest to you :
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
I read the part about blood pressure and bought Carditone. I have taken 25 tablets so far and still have to take beet powder twice a day to keep pressure in the 125 range. If no beets and just Carditone, my bp is 140-160 so the product isn't helping as advertised. I will take the rest of the bottle and if things get to normal, will try again. If not no more sales from me.
Paul,
I noticed that the effect of Carditone increased through the first two bottles which allowed me to eventually go to every other day dosing. My friend Dave is going with every third day dosing and is well controlled while my friend Barbara is still at once a day dosing. So everyone seems to react differently to Carditone, but overall it has been effective for us.
You already have the bottle so you may as well finish it to see if it works out well for you or not. The bottle will last two months, so you have about 5 weeks before you finish the bottle.
I should also mention that there was a third person on EC who reported that Carditone could not replace the three prescription blood pressure medications he was taking that were not fully controlling his blood pressure, but when he added Carditone to his 3 meds, his blood pressure came down. I did try beet root powder, but it was not as effective as Carditone for me, as my blood pressure was still in the high range with the beet root powder.
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
Thank you, Art, for your article on the benefits of Carditone. I am a senior who has never been on any prescription drugs. However, recently, due to stress, my BP has been inconsistent with highs of 189/100 (and chest pains) and lows under 120/80. My doctor prescribed Amlodipine 5 mg. 2 weeks ago and for the first week my BP stabilized in the healthy range and my morning lightheadedness was gone. Then halfway through my second week, I became unable to sleep at night no matter what natural sleep aids I took. Last night my heart was pounding and racing so bad I thought I was dying. To antidote, I drank water with vitamin C all night. I will no longer take the Amlodipine but am now searching for a natural way to control my BP such as high-dose magnesium.
When I read your review of Carditone I wondered if this would help with my BP, insomnia, and arrhythmia. Your reply would be so appreciated. Thank you.
Hi Barbara,
The manufacturer of Carditone advertises that it helps maintains blood pressure that is already in a normal range, but if your blood pressure is already within a normal range why do you need it? I think they do this because they can not make medical claims for a supplement.
I can only describe what it did for my friends and myself in the article I wrote about our experience with Carditone. One person reported it didn't work for them and two people have reported that it worked for them. So in terms of working for the purpose of lowering blood pressure significantly, there are only 5 people on Earth Clinic who have made that claim.
Regarding Amlodipine, I think they may have a 2 1/2 mg version which may prove less problematic than the 5 mg version.
Carditone recommends that you take it at night because two of the herbs in it (Convolvulus pluricaulis and rose powder) are said to have calming effects, which may be useful for your new found insomnia.
What I would be concerned with in your case is that you state that you have arrhythmia and I have no idea if Carditone would have any impact on that. I would suggest letting your doctor know about the problems that Amlodipine is causing you and ask if it would be okay to try over the counter Carditone for a week or two to see if it will be more compatible with your system than the Amlodipine was.
Art
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
I bought Carditone by the brand Ayush Herbs. My blood pressure has been out of control for weeks even taking 3 prescription meds Enalapril 10 mg Labetalol 200 mg and Hydralazine 100 mg my blood pressure has been around the 200/100 range for a few weeks even taking beetroot powder & L-Arginine.
On the 25th of April 2022, I started taking Carditone, 1 pill the first day. No difference. But on the second day, it dropped to 170/78 pulse 71 and this was in the morning at 9:38 I took the Carditone around 6 am I can't wait to see what it's like in the morning. Great stuff. I believe I bought mine on eBay.
Larry,
Thank you for your quick feedback! That is an amazing reduction in just two days considering that you were 200/100 for weeks with your prescription meds and supplements!
Did you stop the other supplements and meds you were taking for blood pressure control?
Art
Larry,
I forgot to mention, if you read the label of the Carditone bottle under "Suggested Use", it says to take it at night.
Art
(Pahrump, NV)
04/27/2022
Carditone for High Blood Pressure
Thank you for sharing, Art.
My husband had the same quick long term results lowering his blood pressure from Cardiotone.
Deborah,
Thank you for your husband's positive feedback to add confirmation to our experience with Carditone, now there are four of us that Carditone has lowered blood pressure readings for!
Art
(Queens)
04/23/2022
Thank you Art for that valuable information regarding Carditone for high blood pressure. You'll be blessed always for what you do on this forum to help others. Will definitely check it out on Amazon. Have a great weekend!!!
Thank you for the very kind words, Lori!
I hope many people are able to use the information to effectively and quickly lower their high blood pressure as my friends and myself were able to do using Carditone!
Art
General Feedback
Here is the link to Art's brand new article on a supplement that can lower high blood pressure within 3 days.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/high-blood-pressure-carditone.html
Thank you for sharing your findings, Art!
(Scottsdale, AZ)
04/19/2022
I would like to try this product. Do you still take the prescription med while trying this new supplement, or drop it?
Donna O.,
All three of us were off are prescription blood pressure meds. I think the combination will be too much and not a good thing, but you should check with your doctor to be as safe as possible.
Art
(North Miss)
04/19/2022
Do NOT mix herbal BP lowering products with prescription bp drugs.
You will stand the risk of lowering your BP below 105 which is as dangerous as an extreme high reading. STROKE zone below 105. If anything back off your prescription bp meds.
with an every other day dose as you ease into a daily all natural routine.
1/2 tsp beetroot powder in a 8oz glass of water sweetened to taste works within 30 minutes to lower bp by several points. If not increase the dose to 3/4 teaspoon or even to a flat to full teaspoon. Start small and figure it out. It works! 100% pure beet root powder "Amazon"
One dose a day works for 24 hours for most people. If you are prone to stones drink an extra glass of pure water about an hour after taking the beet root juice. If needed drink a glass of this miracle juice 2 x a day. You will get off your prescription meds. Beet root powder is also a GREAT antioxidant.
Fast from 10pm-10am or even to noon 7 days per week if possible.
Brisk Walk 20-30 minutes daily without stopping if possible.
dibro,
Prior to going on Amlodipine, I was on beetroot powder and it did lower my blood pressure, but not as effectively as Carditone and that is why I tried the Amlodipine that my doctor prescribed and ultimately Carditone to finally find something that normalized my blood pressure.
Art
How to Switch From Meds
I take 40 mg of Lisinopril and 2.5 mg of Amlodipine Besylate for high blood pressure. How does one tell his VA doctor about Carditone? Do I stop taking my medications when I start taking Carditone? I had a TBI while serving in the Air Force and was in a coma for 16 days. Most VA doctors frown on taking a supplement for high blood pressure and I'm not sure on how to go about changing to Carditone.
Rod P.,
I am not a doctor so I can not advise on dosing, I can only describe my and my friends' experience with using Carditone, but I don't think it would be good at all to just add it to your current regimen. That could be dangerous as it may lower your blood pressure too low!
Perhaps you can ask one of your doctors if it would be okay to go off your blood pressure meds for two weeks to test Carditone to see if it will help you as it will be easier to take one pill than two and you are also hoping to avoid any potential side effects from the Amlodipine and Lisinopril, of which there are quite a few as listed at these two links:
Side Effects of Lisinopril :
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/lisinopril-side-effects.html
You have to scroll the list to see all of the potential side effects.
Side Effects of Amlodipine:
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/amlodipine-side-effects.html
Art
(MA)
05/01/2022
Be vey careful going off Lisinopril. It can and does cause heart attacks. NO lie!!! Lisinopril is a very dangerous drug..
(Albuquerque, NM)
04/29/2022
Rod P. ,
Thank you for the feedback. Apparently Carditone is not working for you and you should stop it and go back on your previous meds as you don't want your blood pressure to go higher as you indicated it has while on Carditone.
Art
(Albuquerque)
05/08/2022
I stopped the Carditone and started my meds and then a few days later I started taking the Carditone along with my meds. I take my blood pressure meds early in the morning and the Carditone at 8pm. My blood pressure was 120/75 this morning, so I think that the Carditone is assisting in my blood pressure. Yesterday my blood pressure was 124/74 and I know that my blood pressure hasn't been this low for a long time.
Rod,
Thank you for the update on your use of Carditone and I am glad it is allowing you to reach normal blood pressure readings which your two blood pressure meds were not able to do!
I have found that continued use of Carditone works better for me than the maximum dose of Amlodipine that my doctor had me on which never got my blood pressure into the normal range. It also outperformed Beet Root Powder that I tested. I also have not noticed any side effects from Carditone either.
Please keep an eye on your blood pressure regularly to make sure it does not go too low.
Art
(US)
06/01/2022
Lisinopril almost killed me. It took me 8 months to "recover." If there is any way to avoid taking it, I'd run as fast as possible in that direction! :)
(Australia)
09/21/2022
Warning not to stop your medications suddenly even when told by doctor to do so. Some drugs are easier eg calcium blockers but you should still take time even when you are replacing it by other drug or remedy. You need to monitor your bp to guide you. I knew that people had bad problems with withdrawals from betablockers so I took 3 months even though the cardiologist told me to stop the bisoprolol and replace it with amlodipine. Even so, 2 days after my last dose I got palpitations and finished up in an emergency. The mistake I made was that I should have been taking amlodipine or other remedy to ease transition and I did not. Afterwards I was on amlodipine only 3 weeks and it was no problem to withdraw from it over next 2 weeks.
Potential Side Effects
I have been told by a pharmacist that Carditone has cancer causing ingredients. I took it for my blood pressure and it worked well but I was scared off by the pharmacists remarks. Has anyone researched the validity of the “cancer causing” claims?
Carol,
In this 2019 study using Carditone for blood pressure control, there is no mention of increased risk of cancer :
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389760/
Here is a relevant quote from the study :
' Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that the investigated dietary supplement is safe for long-term use in adults with prehypertension and stage I hypertension. Additional results of this study, particularly the increase in serum potassium and decreases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, are promising and suggest that future research on this dietary supplement, or its ingredients, should further explore effects on blood pressure and biologic mechanisms of action, which may involve potassium-sparing and diuretic effects. '
Please ask your pharmacist which ingredient is cancer causing in the supplement and where they got their information from. Many supplements can be carcinogenic or toxic if the dose is too high. I think if this supplement was causing cancer in anyone it would have been banned a long time ago. Supplements with ingredients that are known to cause cancer generally have a black box warning label stating as much. Carditone has no such warning label and California would definitely require such a warning label if true.
In the study they tested for the level of Reserpine content in the supplements as it is a known cancer causing agent and they determined that the level of Reserpine was very low. Here is a relevant study quote :
' The finished supplement was analyzed for reserpine content via high-performance liquid chromatography and levels were below the lower limit of detection (<0.01%; Intertek, Champaign, IL). Lead analysis showed that levels were <0.2 ppm (Micro Quality Labs, Inc., Burbank, CA). '
R. Serpentina, an ingredient in Carditone has been suggested to cause breast cancer based on rodent studies, but the dosing used in these animals that caused breast cancer was very high as outlined in the following Mayo Clinic article :
Here is a relevant quote from the article :
' Suggestions that rauwolfia alkaloids may increase the risk of breast cancer occurring later have not been proven. However, rats and mice given 100 to 300 times the human dose had an increased number of tumors. '
If this is what your pharmacist is basing their claim on, they should do a bit more research before spreading such misinformation. If you take 100 to 300 times the actual dose of anything, I think you are definitely going to have issues with toxicities of many types including cancer.
Art
Do you and/or EC have a stake in the commercial products and/or chemical compounds you've been touting? And I am NOT asking, merely out of curiosity. I'm dead serious. Are you and/or EC failing or refusing to disclose a relationship with ANY entity, commercial or not, whose interests run contrary to the natural approach to self-care on which this site was built? Yes or no.
EC: No.
(South Dakota)
02/16/2023
Thank you Art for your detailed response. I had my doubts about the pharmacist claims that Carditone may be cancer causing or is that the ingredients that are in Carditone are used in chemotherapy drugs (that was mentioned as well). ) I so appreciate that you took enough time to answer my question. I am glad that Carditone is helping so many people. Thanks again!
Cindy,
I report on what I use that has shown effectiveness in friends and no manufacturer pays me a penny for mentioning their product. The answer to your question is no.
Art
Cindy,
I don't understand why you have so much negativity, but I am not interested in furthering the negativity that you are putting out. EC is all about sharing health remedies, not spreading negativity. There is already plenty of negativity in the world and I would rather not add to it. I have no idea of why you even bring up corruption, but that goes right along with the negativity that you are putting out and I am not interested in any of it.
Art
Carol,
Thank you for your feedback on your use of Carditone. I am very happy that it is working well for you! It is also still working well for my two friends and myself and none of us have noticed any side effects. For the three of us, it has worked better than the prescription blood pressure meds our doctors had us on.
Art
Where to Buy: EU
CARDITONE
Hallo all,
today I got the article about Carditione, the product for highblood pressure. This is a very importand point of me. and I was trying to order a box of carditone. it was shown that the product is available in Amozone. Yes generally it is, but not available. Can you inform me anybody if that product one can buy also in another webshop?
Thnak you for your help!
Werner, Belgium
Werner,
It appears to be available at the German version Ebay site:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/184856828452?epid=13031748855&hash=item2b0a535a24:g:GqsAAOSw3ZtgrsOd
Art
