Joint pain

[southerngirl]

Flecanide, Verapamil, Digoxin, and Pradaxa are the medications that I am taking. I have maintained NSR for 18 months after conversion. Has anyone experienced muscular-skeletal pains in hip and knee joints on any of these drugs?

[Hidden]

yes, Pradaxa and Rivaoxaban both gave me joint pain (as well as a load of other side effects)

[Luludean]

Yes!!!

I am on Digoxin, Xarelto and Losartan.

I have joint pain, not muscle pain.

Last year I went first to my Specialist to ask if it could be the pills which made my joints hurt. He was incredibly dismissive! I've not seen him since! However two doctors in the same hospital said I "should" see a bone man.

3 physios , without X-rays told me completely different things and charged me.

A highly qualified Acupuncturist gave me 2 sessions and said there was something going on in my body and he did not know what it was. At least he was honest.

Bone man , did not touch me, just said he could tell by looking at me that the pains were due to my age!!!grrrrr.

X-ray showed a vertebrae pointing the wrong way , report said" do not know why".

GP, he is good, then referred me to local physio/ rehab clinic. They were superb!! Agreed I had sudden unexplained joint pain , not just due to my age, 69, manhandled my joints and gave me excercises. But the problem remains .

Really annoying when I've always been so active , also can only take paracetemol .

If many people are affected by joint pain the problem should be recognised.

[greg35 in reply to Luludean]

I also have taken sudden joint pain in hips knees and shoulder after taking Flecinide and Nebivolol 3 months ago, been brilliant for the ectopics though! Just in constant pain now!

Best wishes

Ingrid

[Hidden]

I have right shoulder and hip pain and left knee pain. Take Bisoprolol Flecainide Pradaxa and Simvastatin

[Tako2009]

I have joint pain - shoulder, hip and knee - I take bisoprolol, rivaroxaban, flecainide and Losartan. Up to reading this post had put it down to arthritis but now wondering?? Timing wise, if it is caused by meds then most likely culprits are rivaroxaban and/or flecainide as I have been taking the others pre-AF and joint pain.

[southerngirl]

Thank you all. Your comments seem to indicate Flecainide is the most likely culprit. Unfortunately, that drug has helped me stay in NSR since my cardio-version in November, 2016, so I guess I will just have to bear the pain. I long for some Advil, rather than Tylenol which is basically useless for this type pain.