After my bypass the hospital replaced Lisinopril which i had taken for years wirh Ramipril... I now have an awful cough, sore throat and little pink blemishes on my feet. I do not understand why i was taken off Lisinopril for this alternative it is awful. After reading this forum i will be asking my gp to switch me back. Fingers crossed
Hello,
After a heart valve replacement, I was put on Ramipril.All was fine for 3months,then after an angioplasty on leg, I began to itch all over by body. Creams do dot effect me,The whole experience is terrible with constant scratching and bleeding to arms and legs.Also have lost taste.I have just been told by consultant
to stop this drug-I really hope it works, as I cannot put up with this.
I had the same. My cardio guy said "can you live with it". Of course I could, but it was quite awful. There are alternatives - the Sartan family of drugs. But after 6 months or so it all went away and I did not have to change horses in mid stream. I'm OK now.
Good luck.
The problem that I see is that the giving of a pill is an instant answer, it does not require life style changes, which is primarily what is required, there are processes going on in the body that are a consequence of ageing and eating habits, unfortunately we have brough this on ourselves, if the side effects are severe then you might consider switching to a drug called I think Losartin
Thank you.
Thank you.
I too was proscribed Ramipril, initially 5mg, and the 10mg by my GP, almost two years ago.
No cough has developed thank goodness, but I do suffer with sore spots on my back and tummy/chest area which never seem to heal, and bleed a lot if scratched.
I think the drug is also responsible for intensely sore soles of my feet during warmer weather.
As an aside, I was proscribed Amlopodine originally which disturbed my sleep patterns terribly - GP said no it's not the drug.......until he consulted his BNF, which lists sleep problems as a side effect!
I have been on Ramipril / Tritace 2.5 mg for around five years, as I am a smoker I did not blame the medication for the occasional coughing bouts. About 10 months back now I developed a red blotchy itchy rash in my groin area. The doctor prescribed some cortisone/steroid cream which seemed to clear up the rash but about a month later the rash reappeared under my arms and across my chest. I have had six or seven recurrences of this and my doctor recently did a biopsy which gave a diagnosis of urticarial vasculitis but offered no other treatment. I am now enduring a new outbreak for about three weeks now and it's the worst yet, being on my legs and torso, also started to appear and itch on my inner arms. Finally, my doctor has referred me to a dermatologist and told me to stop the Ramipril altogether, also to stop my daily 100mg aspirin dose. He has me using Celestone cream for the symptoms and only just told me to take Claratyne (antihistamine) .
I have found that one of the best things to relieve the itch is to apply fresh aloe vera plant if you have one growing, generally more soothing than most of the medications
I ended up with gout, stopped taking them when I decided to leave Uk for 3 months holiday and go to stressless place. Gout (Swollen, icthy feet) went away after 2 weeks. Started taking them again just as a test and gout came back after 3 days.
They would wouldn't they?!
I have same problems as you
Doctors just go by what drugs reps tell them. They don't have the time to do the research themselves.