Art (California) on 07/31/2022
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
Replied by Art from California on 08/02/2022
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
Replied by Tom from Los Angeles on 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
Replied by Art from California on 08/02/2022
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
Replied by Robert from Los Angeles on 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.Replied by Art from California on 09/05/2022
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
Replied by Art from California on 09/05/2022
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
Replied by peter from chicago on 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
Replied by Robert from Los Angeles on 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.
Replied by Art from California on 09/05/2022
Robert,Thank you for the reply and I completely understand.
If you do decide to test it, please give your feedback.
Art
Replied by Art from California on 09/05/2022
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
Replied by Cheryl from California on 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!Replied by Art from California on 09/27/2022
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
Replied by Colin from London, UK on 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.
Replied by Art from California on 01/25/2024
Recently, a friend who I have been working with mentioned that she was having a very significant number of pain issues of the back, neck, and various joints that seem to be consistently increasing over time. I asked her about medications that she was taking and she mentioned that she was taking Losartan for high blood pressure for many years. I mentioned to her that common musculoskeletal side effects of Losartan are :https://www.drugs.com/sfx/losartan-side-effects.html
These listed common side effects to the musculoskeletal system by Losartan pretty much describe the issues that she was telling me she was having and I let her know that it was time to consider another high blood pressure medication and she agreed. I asked her if she had mentioned all of her pain issues to her doctor? I further said that if she had, and he had not suggested trying a new blood pressure med, then that would not be a good situation for her. She would not say much about her doctor after that and she did not say that she would ask her doctor to try her on a new blood pressure medication and our conversation pretty much ended there.
About a week later she asked me if there was anything I would recommend for high blood pressure and I told her that I use Carditone and it is effectively keeping my blood pressure in the normal range. I told her it doesn't work for everyone, but it does seem to work for the majority of people. She said she was going to think about it and let me know what she decides.
Another four weeks went by and she told me that she had stopped taking Losartan and had switched to Carditone and it was working at least as well as Losartan to maintain normal blood pressure for her. I had also suggested she use melatonin lotion a while back to manage her pain and potentially help repair any damage that Losartan might have caused. She told me that she is thrilled to be off of Losartan and that combining that with the melatonin lotion has gotten her to about 95% pain free with periods of time where she is 100% pain free. She seems like a much much happier person these days!
Art
