Taking your BP med the night before? (heart, prescription, diet)

[Travelassie]

Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat

It's easier for me to do it before bedtime as I also take Pepcid and Singulair then. But people vary.

The internal medicine doc I spoke to the other day said something about cortisol and taking the BP pill at night. This might be it:

"Blood pressure normally rises around 6 in the morning, timed with an increase in the blood levels of the hormone cortisol. This is the peak time for heart attacks. It’s possible that having protection from high blood pressure at this time from taking it at night could help prevent heart attacks. That’s opposed to those taking it during the day; at 6 a.m., the medicine is wearing off and protection is at its lowest."

I have heard that some medications don't last 24 hours, which (supposedly) is why you see a neighbor loaded into an ambulance at 7 am.

I think I read that also. Makes sense to me.

As for taking which medications at which time of day, I think it's easy enough to get into a routine if you're taking long term management meds no matter which time of day it is. When you get up in the AM, take AM meds- just like you brush your teeth, shower, get dressed, whatever your routine. At night, take the night meds just before you hit the sack. There was a time I had to take a maintenance med 3× a day, so I generally took the second tablet between 3-4 PM. If I happened to be out when the pill was due I'd find a sip of water somewhere and took the pill with the water. I was relieved when the doc increased that med ( to help control the runaway heart rate and blood pressure) to two extended release forms of the drug, taken in AM and PM.

[LLCNYC]

Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat

I have heard that some medications don't last 24 hours, which (supposedly) is why you see a neighbor loaded into an ambulance at 7 am.

Its not the meds. Most MI/heart issues occur in the am.

[fluffythewondercat]

Originally Posted by LLCNYC

Its not the meds. Most MI/heart issues occur in the am.

Because...?

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by SanyBelle

Which plague do most people have in their cardiovascular system?

Bubonic?

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat

Have you heard about this? In the last year or so many physicians have advocated for patients taking their blood pressure medication right before bedtime. In 2019, a large study found that taking blood pressure drugs before bed may lower the risk of serious heart-related complications more than taking the drugs in the morning. It also reduces the risk of forgetting to take your pill in the morning. People tend to be more consistent about taking evening medication. I'm guessing there are fewer distractions.

Ask your doctor if this change makes sense for you.

I've taken my BP meds every AM since my CABG in 1993. Works well for me

[lilJohn5]

Originally Posted by vision33r

If you need to take a blood pressure med, you need to see a holistic doctor and fix your body. BP meds are like liquid plumber, they only temporarily make the problem go away in a bad sink or pipe.

If you have poor cardiovascular system having too much plague in your arteries that can also cause long term high BP. Eat as much healthy fats to help get rid of plague in your arteries.

Common causes of high blood pressure is not high sodium which is the false things that cardiologists always say it is. When you are low in salt your blood pressure actually spikes because your body has to pump harder to get blood flow. Which is one of the worst thing the medical industry does to take people decrease their sodium count. You can diet without salt and fortunately the body can make salt but not enough to counter act the missing sodium.

Best thing to do is to eat a healthy diet that is rich in minerals, believe it or not a carnivore diet that is rich in magnesium and potassium can do the trick as it helps cardiovascular system a lot.

I don't recommend a vegan diet because it is lacking in necessary nutrients.

Once you eat properly get enough sleep and take your necessary minerals the blood pressure will be lowered as the heart does not need to work extra hard to pump blood harder.

excess salt leads to high BP, varies by individual though.
I brought mine down from 140/90 systolic to 100/70 by low sodium diet.
Are you physician? On what basis do you make your false conclusions?

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by LittleDolphin

I take my BP meds at bedtime.

Like the poster above, my BP has also dropped when I started going back to the gym to do 5x week cardio-- and I've mostly eliminated animal products from my diet and dropped 10 pounds.

This is the same for me. This is what worked for me. It took awhile of a lot of cardio, but I actually got off the meds.

Moving, hot summers/snowy winters, no close gyms and pandemic put me back on meds, but in the last 8 months dropped 10 lbs and found a cardio routine I do about 5 hours per week, hoping to wean off meds again.

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by SanyBelle

Which plague do most people have in their cardiovascular system?

Oh, that’s easy! A Teutonic plague…from a heavily bratwursted diet….

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by tallysmom

oh, that’s easy! A teutonic plague…from a heavily bratwursted diet…. :d

:d:d

[Flamingo13]

Low sodium diet does NOT work for everyone - in fact, I have low blood sodium levels and have had such for years and years.. Dr. said I need to eat some more - I'm not a big person by any means, am on a low dose of Lisinopril - sometimes it's just genetic.

When I had to have foot surgery several years ago and they said not to take anything but water by mouth in the a.m. - the nurse told me you should always take BP med. at bedtime - I started doing that and asked my Dr. and she changed the prescription refill(s) to state so. It's been written about for yrs. that it is best to do such as most heart attacks occur in the middle of the night - VERY early morning.