My heart has a beat and I can dance to it.
The evening is when I take mine. I just want to weather any drowsiness that it might cause while I’m sleeping.
That is astonishing — a 45% risk reduction by taking it at night rather than in the morning.
There must be other factors at work. That risk reduction just seems WAY too big. Maybe the people who took their medicine in the morning are not as reliable at taking it as those who take it at bedtime.
I have my dose split into two tablets. I take one in the morning and one at night.
I might try both at night.
Seems like more danger of dying at night.
I take mine when my doctor tells me to...two in the morning, one after supper, and a final one at night.
My doc told me to take it first thing in the morning.
Figures.
The article doesn't say what anyone's blood pressure was or how many deaths occurred in their trial group.
Pretty thin gruel, IMHO.
ML/NJ
Wonder if it’s related to cortisol levels rising in the early morning hours.
I take two BP meds.
One - the “water pill” I take in the morning between 8 and 9.
The second med I take in two doses, one between 11AM and 12PM and the second dose between 11PM and midnight (roughly noon and bedtime). I have found the second pill taken twice in a 24 hour period at the dosage I use works better than did a double dose taken once a day.
Splitting it up and taking half as much twice a day makes for a more steady amount of that BP med in the blood stream than taking it all at once. At the dosage I take it is known to lose it’s positive impact in less than 24 hours, but still has sufficient impact at 12 hours in.
I did not know any rationale for setting up my 12 to 12 split between those two doses. I did it because one at noon and one at bedtime seemed practical to me.
A retired cardio RN gave me a heads up on this study.
I now take my Tenormin before bed. I seem to sleep better and the data on this study is impressive.
A lot of good benefits with the same drug by changing the dosing from morning to bedtime.
My metoprolol and lisinopril will now be taken before bed which is 2am for me at the earliest
I take my blood pressure in the morning with a wrist cuff before taking my Amlodipine and take my pressure 2 hours later. It's always lower and within norms. Another study, another conclusion. I've lost all faith in scientists. BTW, red meat is bad. No, red meat is good. Wait! Eggs will kill you. Uh, not so much.
My daily routine pushing 70:
Morning is 2-3 cups of coffee and 2 pills of Milk Thistle (I drink), my Amlodine and Armour for thyroid. A cup of Fiber One with 2% milk.
Afternoon: Walk on treadmill with 3% angle 3 times a week or work around the house in between. Take multi-vits without Iron (males), Saw Palmetto (never pee at night), Vitamin D.
Dinner: Chicken mixed with some Mayo salad on Triscuits with small slices of cheese. I cheat with a bacon cheeseburger about once a week.
Yearly: I have a comprehensive blood work done and the only thing that shows outside of the norms is triglycerides. I'm always amazed the my liver enzymes are within norm. European doctors prescribe Milk Thistle for liver health. I've outlived both my parents and grand-parents so far. Don't want to live forever, but glad I feel like I'm 50 rather than 70.
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Lordy. I take Tiazac, Lisinopril, and Bisoprolol in the morning, plus a Lasix. Then the Farxiga I take for my Type II plays wingman for the Lasix, and I pee like a baby race horse for about four hours.
Run a half hour 3 times a week.
That is how the body lowers blood pressure naturally.
The SECRET is OUT !!!
Was starting to have blood pressure readings in the “pre-hypertensive” range. In the last few months reduced carbs even more and increased protein (started eating a lot more meat), not paying any attention to fat. Latest reading 114/76.
Most people have a BP rise in the morning, which might cause the higher incidence of cardiac events in the morning.
Mine rises in the evening, so I time my meds for peak concentration then. Individual variation.
The effect of timing in this study is astonishingly high. I’d like to see it replicated.
What about those like me who take them morn and eve? Sorry, didn’t read the whole thing, maybe it was in there... Just wondering.
I’ve been doing that since I started taking a baby aspirin a day, which was about 40 years ago.
I just made the change on my Losartan from lunch time to night time.
"Losartan, sold under the trade name Cozaar among others, is a medication mainly used to treat high blood pressure.[2] It is also used for diabetic kidney disease, heart failure, and left ventricular enlargement.[2] It is taken by mouth.[2] It may be used alone or in addition to other blood pressure medication.[2] Up to six weeks may be required for the full effects to occur.[2]"
Interesting. I take my metformin, amplodipine, and hct in the AM. Lipitor at night.
Blood pressure study ping.