am/pm meds

[looobylooo]

evening all,

does anyone know why some tablets are to be taken in the morning and others to be taken before bed, ie, blood pressure (am) and statins (pm) please?

(im taking my bp and statins together, before i go to sleep..)

thanks :o)

[Mamyalynne]

If your morning BP meds are diuretics then it is simply so you are not up all night running to the loo.

[Mamyalynne]

Some guidance re statins here.

http://cholesterol.ab.../f/statinsatnight.htm

[looobylooo]

ah right, ok, thanks mamyalynne,
so its ok taking the morning bp meds at night then,
im not having any problems needing the loo during the night.
thank you :o)

[Mamyalynne]

If in doubt check with GP or a pharmacist.

[puternut]

Both my OH and I take statins and she has been told to take hers am and me pm - and yes we have the same med - Simvastatin???

[boxtops]

I find this interesting, when I was on them I always took my statin in the morning, the GP didn't specify a time of day.

[Headbanger]

mamy I've just clcked on to your link and got a very bizarre ad at the top of the screen "How to lose 11KG in 30 days" What is she doing!!!. When I was a pharmacist we always advised statins to be taken at night and your link seems to justify this.

[Sqad]

Mostly it matters not one jot.
Statins....whenever
BP tablets..depends when you BP is at it's highest.
Diuertics as mamy says.....in the morning
Sleeping tablets first thing in the morning.....;-)

[Noraq]

=)

[Noraq]

Laxative and sleeping tablets together? =)