Tender upper arms?!

[Kate261]

Hi all,

Hope you are all keeping well.

Just to add to an array of weird symptoms, so any of you get tender upper arms along with your asthma symptoms? I tend to find it can come along with rib pain but they feel sore to touch like they are bruised. Could this be a side effect of meds or another asthma quirk do you think?

Thanks in advance!

[Tisher]

I get this too. I don't know why but possibly as I'm using all the muscles in the area to breathe which is not their primary function and causing stress and pulling muscles as a result.

[Kate261 in reply to Tisher]

That could be true, mine fluctuates so considerably day to day, week to week so it’s hard to work out what could be causing it!

[ImScaredtodeath]

I have very tender upper arms. If they are bumped it really hurts. (More than it should) I have never thought this had anything to do with my asthma but have also never had an explanation for it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Kate261 in reply to ImScaredtodeath]

I know, so weird! I wondered whether it’s the meds, I’m on seretide 500 and I know they don’t like leaving you on it for a long time..?!

[johnsmith]

This may be pressure on spinal nerve roots caused by muscle behaviour.

[Mogget]

I don't have particularly tender arms but I do have ridiculously tender legs! They bruise very easily too and there are always bruises on them. I think it's a side-effect of medication as the tenderness and bruising has increased in-line with medication being increased over time.