Anyone experience side effects from Lorsartan and Rosuvatatin?

@martipants

I've had RA for over 25 years and being tired is just part of that , so it has always been hard for me to know if anything else is causing tiredness too. I don't think it increased my tiredness.
What I definitely have with it is very elaborate and pleasant dreams. My sister was on it briefly, it didn't work well for her, and she also had those kind of dreams. And in the 4 months I was off it it they stopped.

I did not gain weight on it.
I've had a few episodes of Raynauds, right before and in the first months after being diagnosed with RA which was a long time ago , +25 years. But, I've had none since.
When I first started Metoprolol, the tips of my fingers felt a little numb like I was going to have an episode of Raynauds, but that went away quickly , within a month of starting it.
I wouldn't stop or not take the metoprolol until you get all the cardiac tests your Doctor has ordered to give you a more complete picture of what is going on.

Thank you for the reply! The doctor prescribed it on Thursday but I haven’t started it yet. I think waiting until I have the echo done makes sense. But I look forward to having dreams cuz I never remember mine.

Yes, I've read the same thing about BBs. I was put on Metoprolol initially for SVTs along with the lowest dose of olmesartan for BP. My pressures got really low, sometimes into the 90's systolic and so then was taken off of the olmesartan for a trial and my pressures remained very good, just on the Metoprolol. Everyone is so different in how they respond to drugs.

I am new to the site. I wore a holter for a month and was provided alerted that it showed "significant amount of extra beat that seemed benign." I saw a Cardiologist in MO who also agreed that the beats were benign. He has since left the clinic and the new Doc reviewed my case after again wearing a holter in MO and has recommended I take Eliquis. Not excited about taking this drug, but also certainly don't want to temp fate as I has a TIA 25 years ago. Looking for advice from others who have taken Eliquis.

During three of my operation I had AFIB-otherwise none.
I wore a Holter for 30 day after bypass surgery. I showed no AFIB so my cardiologist stopped me form taking Eliquis. I wore a Holter for 30 days after my left kidney removal surgery.
The cardiologist say that he could understand AFIB after bypass but no kidney removal.
He said if I had a loop recorder installed and it showed not AFIBI could stop taking the Eliquis.
As I had four surgeries in the last seven years I didn't want to under go another procedure.
Neither my blood pressure monitor nor my Kardia Mobile has given me any indication of
AFIB but I'm still on it. I do get PVC's on occasion but my Cardiologist says we all get them.
I'm age 82.

Just curious here, did your new cardiologist say why he/she recommended that you take Eliquis? Was it possible that the second Holter monitor result that was reviewed by the new cardiologist showed some A-fib on it? It's hard to say what "extra beats that seem benign" might mean- PVCs or PACs come to mind, but it's my understanding that neither these or other types of supraventricular arrhythmias other than A-fib or A-flutter are associated with clot formation in the heart and possible stroke.
I've had paroxysmal SVT for many years, but my first encounter with A-flutter was in 2015, though it stopped on its own after about 4 hours. My cardiologist was conservative in his approach to my taking a blood thinner, he ordered a 21 day monitor after the A-flutter event, and when the result came back not showing either A-fib or flutter, he instructed me to keep an eye on things and if it happened again to go to either an ER or their office for an EKG which would document the A-fib/flutter and then he would start me taking the blood thinner. Over the next few years, I had other atrial tachycardias (not A-fib or flutter), so we I had no need for the blood thinner.

A few years later, after I'd had a pacemaker put in for bradycardia ( tachy-brady thing) that they started seeing short runs of A-fib on my remote pacemaker monitor reports, and even then, the cardiologist said it needed watching but at the low burden of A-fib ( less than 1%) of short duration, blood thinners were still not needed, although he increased my metoprolol to try and keep the A-fib/tachycardia at bay.

After those monitor reports showed several A-fib episodes lasting several hours each, the cardiologist's office called me to come in and discuss this with the doc, and he started me on Eliquis, 5 mg twice/day. I've taken it since then, although my A-fib is still paroxysmal, and mostly of the episodes are of short duration, many less than a minute long. I've had quarterly reports from my pacemaker showing no episodes of A-fib, and I've asked if I really needed to continue the Eliquis. The doc's response has always been that I know as well as he does that the A-fib will return, we never know when it will start, or stop, and I occasionally have longer episodes that may last for 2-3 hours ( sometimes I'm not even aware of them), and there are always the other risk factors, a family history of strokes, I have, so no, there is no stopping the Eliquis. History has shown he's right about that, so I can't argue. And he always concludes those comments about how he'd be "heartbroken" if I had a stroke. I guess I would be too.

I've had no problems at all taking the Eliquis. I don't even notice a tendency to bruise more easily than I did without it, or excess bleeding from small cuts ( though I do my best to avoid injuries, LOL). The main issue with many people, I think, is the expense of the drug. And even with that, I've been able to use a manufacturer's ( Bristol Meyers Squibb) coupon which allows me to get a month's prescription for $10, or $30 for a 3 month supply.

The caveat with that coupon is that it must be used with commercial, not government sponsored insurance. Unfortunately, it can't be used with Medicare Part D, Medicaid or Tricare insurance drug plans. I am insured by Medicare with a secondary insurance with the federal employees BC/BS, and the prescription drug plan is through the secondary insurance. It's a commercial plan, so I'm able to use it with the coupon for the Eliquis. I mention this for those who have commercial insurance, and might be able to benefit from this coupon, it's quite a savings.

Good luck and the best with your healthcare journey.

Thanks for the response. I have an EKG and Stress Test scheduled for early June and that may shed some light on the issue for me and the Doc.

Metoprolol couldn't control my H/R Day under rest. And 2 sec pauses at night whilst my normally low H/Rate of 47avg bpm prevailed with persistent AF.
I wondered at the "heartbroken" expression if you had a stroke if he is secretly 'in love' with you! Ha ha.
cheri JOY

I know metoprolol doesn't work for some people, I guess I've been lucky in that it has controlled my tachycardias over the years. And even though it doesn't prevent A-fib, it keeps the heart rate down so at least for me, it's more tolerable at the lower heart rate when that occurs.
That's a pretty low heart rate, was that with the metoprolol or without it?
LOL at the idea of the doc being "in love with me. I'm an old hen ( age 77) and he's about 20 years my junior, and happily married from what I can see. He just likes me as a patient, and he tends to think out loud and speak his mind. I suspect he feels that way about many of his patients. He's still very much the professional even so.

Same as my primary..He's new to the primary care practice as my primary of years retired.. Well deserved, she was awesome. He is young, married with children lives locally. He listens and repects everything I question or say.
At the end of our visit I follow his direction on my care as I trust and respect him. Ho to is very professional. Sometimes when I first meet a doctor or any clinician, they have read my age on your chart. Fortunately I don't look my age and when we meet they are surprised but they know I have a voice in my care..Mabye TMI...