Bedtime May Be Best Time for Blood Pressure Meds

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People who take their blood pressure meds at night instead of in the morning may reduce their risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or heart failure by half, a large new study finds.

, and other major known factors of increased risk," said study lead author Ramon Hermida.

A New York City heart doctor believes consistency in taking your blood pressure pills will deliver optimal protection. All had been diagnosed with high blood pressure prior to the study. The patients were tracked for a little over six years on average. A bedtime drug regimen was also linked to a 44% drop in heart attack risk; a 40% drop in the risk for surgery to widen arterial pathways ; a 42% lower risk for heart failure; and a 49% dip in stroke risk, the researchers reported.Why? Because of better nighttime blood pressure control, Hermida said.

Hermida did acknowledge a few caveats. For one, all study participants had to follow a typical sleep routine: up during the day and asleep at night. That means the study cannot speak to how medication routines might affect individuals who habitually work at night.

 

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By half? Wow ❕.

Yasss plus yuu slerp better Allows body to actually work better

Good to know but ultimately everything already prewitten

Its good to know, will tell some friends that might need to hear this. Thanks.

On one side it’s true bcos by the time it’s early morning the effect of the 💊dose reduces (As per studies Most of the 💓attacks happen during early morning) but on the other side taking 💊during night, The Qstn is do v really nd that strong dose at night 🛏 😴 since v are restg.

Логично ,ночью кровь густая !

Will try doing that 👍

I split mine one in a.m. and one after dinner.

Glad I started doing this!

Muy importante mensaje con bases científicas

mencardio Been doing it for a while, I'm glad there's science to prove benefits I've experienced in my patients...

Boodahendrix

That’s kind of hard to do when it has a diuretic in it. Your bladder will have you up all night long... 🤔

I'll be changing my habit

JohnMTalmadgeMD I read this couple of months ago and started doing it also.

JohnMTalmadgeMD I heard about that approximately 6-7 months ago. Started doing this.

Why🤔

Thanks for sharing, blessing

Sooo many people don’t know this!! Doctors and pharmacists need to do better getting the word out.

It would be tough to come to such a conclusion. At night when we sleep our body is on complete rest. So taking 💊 in the morning is important since the activities are more during the day time, so if we take💊 during the night time the effect of the 💊gradually reduces by morning.

I take mine in the morning, should I switch to taking it at night

Doesn't make sense because when the body is relaxed then BP and HR decrease. Add sleep apnea to the mix and you are asking for trouble.

My doc always advise me to take at nite n at same time every nite. On Hyzar for a long time

Does this include diuretics?

So now I monitor my BP 3 times per day. If all okay, I can stay off of them

I was taking the BP drugs at night - McCord has me do that from the beginning. I had to take them starting after my back surgery due to the autonomic disreflexia. I was finally down to 25mg of two BP drugs and last week I stopped taking them altogether.

Thanks

Dr Oz said that, maybe 10y ago or more. Maybe that's y I'm not dead yet🤗

wolfphoto

Just sent this to a stroke survivor. My mom❤️

Vaughan_Schultz we need to change the routine

That’s absurd coz stressful situations happen during the day hence yo BP rise so wats the point of taking it at night coz you will sleeping

When I took my bp med qhs, may daytime pressures remained very ⬆️. When I 🔺️ administration time to in the morning, my day time bp was normal & controlled. I guess the question is: what are comparative bp measures while asleep when taking med in morning or qhs vs when awake?

Incredible!

Chronotherapy

It is so interesting! But why better night time control compared to daytime?

HeartOTXHeartMD what say you?

One of the side affects is dizziness. If you take the medication at night, dizziness is not so worrisome.

People usually take them in the morning so they don't wake up running to the bathroom in the middle of the night when the diuretic part kicks in !!!

This is quite interesting. Thank you for sharing.

Does this include water pills?

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