Interesting! I was in a situation where I needed to increase my lisinopril for blood pressure issues. I had read a study that showed taking blood pressure meds before bed had much better results than in the morning. My doctor at the time wanted to put me on the lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide combo pill but didn’t want me to take that combo before bedtime as it would increase the number of times I would have to get up in the middle of the night to urinate. So he basically has me taking the combo pill in the morning then just lisinopril in the evening. This was about 6 years ago.
Since then my blood pressure has been really good but my new doctor thought perhaps I could get off the nighttime lisinopril so she has me taking the cialis generic at 5mg to replace it. Cialis is also a blood pressure reducer along with other cardiovascular benefits. Seems to be working for me.
My biggest concern with the results of this study is taking a diuretic before bedtime increasing the number of times one would have to wake up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Seems a good sleep would be more beneficial health-wise?
My thinking exactly. It's bad enough that I wake up 3-4 times a night as it is (not for prostate, just widower effect), but if I started taking my furosemide (loop diuretic) in the evening, I would never get any sleep.
As I read it, the urine increase occurs during the day (active) time, for humans.
It may not do much during sleep.