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[PinkRabbit123]

Any advice for gums overgrowing my teeth, due to medication that I am on for Atrial Fibbulation.

[Hidden]

It would help if you told us what medication you are taking.........

[Buffafly in reply to Hidden]

Diltiazem?

[Hidden in reply to Buffafly]

What’s the connection Buffafly?

[Buffafly in reply to Hidden]

It’s a rare side effect.

[PinkRabbit123 in reply to Buffafly]

Hello thank you for your time, it is diltiazem that I have been on for four years,under the name of tiliem la 200mg.I allways thought the dose too strong.

[PinkRabbit123 in reply to Hidden]

Tildiem la 200mg Diltiazem, I have been on it four years,I allways thought the dose was too strong.

[PlanetaryKim]

This article says calcium channel blockers can cause that. And your drug Diltiazem is a calcium channel blocker. The article seems to recommend surgical removal and/or changing drugs: "Amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement was diagnosed and managed by thorough scaling and root planning. Drug substitution and surgical intervention was performed in first two cases..."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[queseyo]

OMG!!!Verapamil did that to me but once changed cardiologist he stopped it and put me in different meds instead...Digoxin and Flecainide and others...my gums have got to normal now.

[PinkRabbit123 in reply to queseyo]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY QUESEYO, IT HELPS TO KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.