High Blood Pressure

1 | Doctor Cameron

March 19th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

Hi

I think it’s more likely to be the case that your medications are causing joint pains.

High or low blood pressure are not usually reasons to have joint pains. Sometimes blood problems with the sodium or the potassium levels can trigger joint or muscle symptoms.

You should see your doctor to have this checked out.

2 | Alison Penty

August 31st, 2009 at 7:24 pm

I was so pleased to read your question and answer as I thought I was going mad. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure about twelve months ago. My reading was and still is after various tablets, 179 over 97. about 6 months ago my tablets were increased fron 15g to100g. Three days later my legs started to swell as did my fingers. I also started to get pains in my knees on bending. I went back to my doctor who said it was because my body was ajusting. Iwent back again three weeks later, I couldn’t stand the pain anymore. It was another doctor who changed me to another tablet, on a lower dose 2.5g. the swelling went down, but the pain is still there. I can no longer bend to the floor and am not sure how long I can keep my job. I work as a nursery nurse. I dont know wether to stop medication, as in the time I have been on medication, my blood pressure hasn’t been reduced at all.

3 | Jan C

September 12th, 2009 at 10:32 am

I’ve has this problem too.
A long-term arthritis sufferer, my arthritis meds completely controlled my joint pains for years. I was diagnosed with hypertension and put onto Perindopril (2 at first ,then 4mg per day). Within a few weeks I noticed what I assumed to be arthritis pains returning. Like Alison, my GP sugested there was no known correlation between joint issues and my BP meds and to stick with it (or switch to another BP drug). After 6 months of steadily increasing pain, I took myself off the Perindopril. All the pain stopped in the first 2 weeks.
I’m looking into natural alternatives now, so I’d be interested in any success anyone’s found with non-parmaceutical treatments.

4 | Cliff

November 8th, 2009 at 8:37 am

I have high blood preesure 160/90n and ive never taking medication and i take regular exercise and eat healthly , however i do have this joint pains that tend to move from joint to joint as described by the gentleman above

5 | Dean

March 13th, 2010 at 4:37 pm

I have the same issue.Blood pressure meds are effectively lowering my BP but I am having almost unbearable joint pain.My fingers,elbows,knees and toes are almost seized every morning.What to do ?