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side effects of taking ramipril

  1. Having taken ramipril for several months now, I find that having a sore throat has now become a sore mouth,besides the annoying cough.also veins in my legs appear to be bursting, and red spots almost like blood blister are apperaing anywhere on my body, has anyone else experienced these effects

  2. I am on 10mg daily, and have had a sore throat and tongue for months, culminating in examination by camera in hospital, and no physical cause found.

    Consultant said probably due to your medication, but offered no treatment.

    I am swallowing all the time even though nothing to swallow, and my mouth is always dry.

    I am trying to find an alternative medicine as these symptoms are depressing.

  3. i am taking ramipril 2.5 and have been experiencing itching sensations then a red solid blister which can vary in size from small to a mass

    the worrying thing is last time the lips swelled and from the nape of my neck up the back of my head it was a solid mass but when i saw the doctor there was no mention of it being a side effect of ramipril!!!!

    it eased off but here i am eight weeks on and i am covered in these blotches all over my body

    around the bottom of the spine it is such a mass it is hard to sit down properly this is very worying as i have seen a nurse today and she sugested a mosquito bite? but since this morning it is virtually everywhere on my body

    has anyone else experienced this?

    if it gets any worse my wife said she is taking me to the hospital

  4. I've been on 5mg Pamipril for about 9 months. I've had itchy parts, rash and swelling - lower legs, elbows and sides of waist. Doctor says its eczma, but I've only had it since the Ramipril and nothing seems to cure it. I'm going to stop the Ramipril for a while and see what happens. Any idea how long it might take to disappear? I don't want to have a heart attack whilst I'm experimenting!

  5. [color=blue:518f54e9cc][/color:518f54e9cc] :?: Ramipril taking experience- WoW these ramipril taking experiences are really depressing, i'm just about to start taking

    the drug to control my high blood pressure and can't believe what may- be

    for myself & my wife!

    Jody M

  6. If you read the side effects in the leaflet ,all those mentioned to a degree are listed,i have just had an unexplained anaphalatactic shock which was quite severe. After seeing an Alergy specialist he said said there was a correlation between beathing difficulties and Ramipril but not my condition that he knew of.If anyone else has suffered i would be interested.

  7. [quote:33ab9e5a9b=\"meldrewI \"]I am on 10mg daily, and have had a sore throat and tongue for months, culminating in examination by camera in hospital, and no physical cause found.

    Consultant said probably due to your medication, but offered no treatment.

    I am swallowing all the time even though nothing to swallow, and my mouth is always dry.

    I am trying to find an alternative medicine as these symptoms are depressing.[/quote:33ab9e5a9b]

    I have had exactly the same experience, and am constantly swallowing for 2years now, consultant says eat lemon drops, its so depressing, anyone found an alternative.

  8. I am on 5mg per day.I have this itchy throat and cough some nights. I find however that taking the smallest sip of codene linctus helps a lot tastes disgusting but well worth it. Be careful though as if you take it too much it can become addictive. I only have the smallest sip nowhere near even 1/4 of a teaspoon, and not always every night. Hope this helps someone

  9. change your prescription,do not take no for an answer,Ramipril is

    cheap that's why its used ,you should have to accept side effects like that when there alternatives that do the job just as well.

  10. Hi, I found this page when looking for side effects of Rampiril. I have been on 1.25mg for about 8 months, and have had problems with a sore dry throat, and a cough. It got so bad that I couldn't sing properly, and that is my hobby. In the last few weeks I have developed an itchy burning rash all over my body. My doctor insists it can't be the Rampiril as it's taken this long to manifest. She told me to take a small break from it, and the itching and throat problems eased, but I felt so awful I satrted taking it again, and the symptoms have come back with a vengence! I am stopping taking Rampiril again, and going back to my doctor. This is not an acceptable side effect, and from what I am reading on this page, it can get much worse!

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