Ramipril joint pain side effect

Hi Simon,

I too have experienced pain in my shoulders and my fingers on an intermittent basis. These are two of several sites where I have experienced pain, with perhaps the biceps and thigh muscles being the worst.

I can already feel a difference after only 2 weeks of being off the drug, but remember that if you have been taking it for a while the cumulative negative effect on the muscles can doubtless take some time to correct itself.

Hi, I was interested to read your post. Have been on Ramipril since last October (now 10mg daily)

I recently developed severe shoulder pain moving to top half of arm. Couldn't for the life of me think what I'd done to cause this and then wondered about Ramipril. I also get general aches and pains in elbows/wrists/fingers. I'm only 45 and was reasonably fit and healthy (apart from the high bp) with no aches and pains until now!

Has anyone suffered from indigestion too? This has recently started to bother me intermittently (first of all I just used to get hiccoughs once or twice a day! but now moved onto a slight pain) although once again, never suffered from it in my life before now!

Hi Simon

I have the same upper arm and joint pain (shoulder) as you. Going to GP tody to get this checked out again. Sent to physio for joint pain, who said it was frozen shoulder, but pain started in other arm now so cannot be frozen shoulder

Hi Brifo

This is interesting, it does seem strange that i never had problems with my shoulders before i took this medicine, but i have been on it on some dosage for sometime so it could be a cumulative effect so just keep monitoring it and if the dose goes up keep looking out for reactions.

I would suggest keeping a diary so at least you can then recall specific instances of pain and desxcriptions of it.

Hope this helps

Simon

Bit late in joining this discussion but very interested to see others have had exactly the same side effect. I have been on 10 mg of ramilpril for about 8 weeks. Now suffering from shoulder pain left side, pain in little finger joints on left hand and general muscle ache in both biceps. Never had this trouble before.

Hi everyone, I have been taking Ramapril - a low dose (2.5) for just over a year and steadily I have noticed very stiff joints in my fingers, wrists and ankles. This happens particularly at night so that when I get up in the morning I can hardly pick anything up and I hobble around. However, it goes off quite quickly as I move around. I have also found that it is particularly bad the morning after any alcohol the night before - even one glass of wine which is about all I consume. I had decided that it was to do with alcohol as I kept a diary about it, but perhaps it is the Ramapril. I'd really love to come off of it, particularly as my blood pressure is not that high. I am an active 52 year old.

Hi,

I am 45 year old and Last year Dr. put me on ramilpril 5 mg.

I have observe vertigo problem after 5 months and there after constipation. Left arm shoulder pain come and go. Spicy food convert to high acidity. Once constipation feeling too weak a required table to over come the same.

I am always take medicine morning after breakfast.

Hi Simon,

I've just found your posting after curiousity sent me searching for answers.  I've been taking Ramipril since November 2013 and since March 2014 I've had similar symptoms to the ones you've described - a tickly cough, pain and loss of power in my right arm, anywhere from the shoulder to the wrist and middle finger.  It's worrying as the pain can be quite intense sometimes and I've been in danger of dropping hot cups of coffee or anything slightly heavier through lack of strength. I'm having to compensate with my left arm.  Never had these symptoms before use of the drug. 

I just wondered if you're still taking Ramipril and if your symptoms have continued or worsened in any way.  

Hi Simon H,

No tickling cough till very recently, but my torn rotator cuffs (I am a skier) have actually improved!

But the itching rash has come back a bit (after 2 mos of no problems) and I really think I will ask to switch to the "Sartan family" of drugs - which seem to have far fewer side effects than the dreaded Ramipril.

Good luck!

 

Did you speak to your GP? He might not be even aware of this side effect of ramipril!!! He might require changing medication as you are suffering another side effect as well (tickle cough) of ramipril or else you ask your GP to taper the dose as per the need.

Hi there, have been on Ramipril 1.25mg for about a year and a half. All seemed fine until I knoticed before Christmas '13 my left arm and shoulder were sore. Thought I'd slept badly. Didn't go away and I made app to see GP. Blood tests were done and a 'marker' was noticed - I was referred to rheumatology (app in Sept'14). GP prescribed painkillers and sent me on my merry way. Things got very bad, odema quite bad in lower legs - felt as though skin was about to burst and legs quite swollen. I am only 54!! Researched online and after few months of quite bad pain and bad odema I decided to come off the Ramipril. Within a month the pains in joints are almost non-existent and odema has cleared considerably. I believe that if I'd gone to GP with odema I'd have been prescribed 'watter tablets'. Have app with GP tomorrow morning, going to request different bp med and this evening am going to research options available (diff types bp med available in UK)...am quite shocked that if I hadn't the wherewithall to come off the Ramipril I would now probably be much worse. Sort of luck of the draw...