Positives

• A patient dealing with post-COVID endothelial dysfunction noted that after starting a treatment plan including diltiazem, their chest pain “has already lessened,” suggesting a positive impact on their symptoms Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• One person experienced a “familiar rumble in my heart” after discontinuing diltiazem, indicating that stopping the medication may have led to a recurrence of symptoms Reddit.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• One patient had to seek a second opinion from a cardiologist specializing in microvascular dysfunction after their initial cardiologist dismissed their symptoms as unrelated to heart issues Reddit.