Cardiology, switching taking pills from morning to evening

switching taking pills from morning to evening

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a use #1 / 4	switching taking pills from morning to evening I've been taking atenolol and nifidepine in the morning and the type of nifidepine was that it should be taken on an empty stomach; prior to 4 yrs ago, I was only taking atenolol. Now, the HMO have switched my prescription of nifidepine to a version where it doesn't have to be taken on an empty stomach. I've read that it is "better" to take atenolol and nifidepine (adlat cc) in the evening....?????? The question is do I just not take the pills for 1 1/2 day, skip the morning but take them at "noon" for a couple of days or just take the pills again a night. Have read that one should take the pills as soon as possible if one forgets at the time but have never read anything about any ill effects when switching the time-of-day for taking pills... --
Fri, 08 Oct 2004 23:59:42 GMT

Richard Cavel #2 / 4	switching taking pills from morning to evening Quote: > I've read that it is "better" to take atenolol and nifidepine (adlat cc) > in the evening....?????? I think the reason for this is that they have side effects, which aren't going to be as bothersome when you're lying down at night. Quote: > The question is do I just not take the pills > for 1 1/2 day, skip the morning but take them at "noon" for a couple of > days or just take the pills again a night. In the general case, it doesn't matter. Without knowing the dose that you're on and your other medical history, I'd hesitate to advise you to spend one day taking twice the dose. So you could skip 36 hours. If you want to be really flash, you should take half your dose twice a day for the two days that you change over. See if you can cut the pills in half. Quote: > Have read that one should take the pills as soon as possible if one > forgets at the time but have never read anything about any ill effects > when switching the time-of-day for taking pills... There are some medications, such as anti-epileptics, which must not be forgotten. But for these medications I don't think it matters.
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:56:51 GMT

Doc Pharmac #3 / 4	switching taking pills from morning to evening Don't cut Adalat CC in half. The outside of the tablet is a slow release formulation while the inner core is immediate release nifedipine. By cutting the tablet in half you're exposing the inner core and therefore may run the risk of dumping most of the dose as soon as you take it which may or may not be a problem - but since none of us know anything about your medical history, I'd suggest not cutting the Adalat CC. The atenolol can be cut, although the tablets are really small and may just fall apart when you try and cut them. --doc Quote: > > I've read that it is "better" to take atenolol and nifidepine (adlat cc) > > in the evening....?????? > I think the reason for this is that they have side effects, which aren't > going to be as bothersome when you're lying down at night. > > The question is do I just not take the pills > > for 1 1/2 day, skip the morning but take them at "noon" for a couple of > > days or just take the pills again a night. > In the general case, it doesn't matter. Without knowing the dose that > you're on and your other medical history, I'd hesitate to advise you to > spend one day taking twice the dose. So you could skip 36 hours. If you > want to be really flash, you should take half your dose twice a day for the > two days that you change over. See if you can cut the pills in half. > > Have read that one should take the pills as soon as possible if one > > forgets at the time but have never read anything about any ill effects > > when switching the time-of-day for taking pills... > There are some medications, such as anti-epileptics, which must not be > forgotten. But for these medications I don't think it matters.
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:44:31 GMT

Rachel Steinit #4 / 4	switching taking pills from morning to evening On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:56:51 +1000, "Richard Cavell" Quote: >> I've read that it is "better" to take atenolol and nifidepine (adlat cc) >> in the evening....?????? >I think the reason for this is that they have side effects, which aren't >going to be as bothersome when you're lying down at night. The atelonol slows my pulse rate, even more so when lying down. I used to take it before I went to bed, together with a statin. At the moment I lay down in bed the pulse went down unpleasantly, and I got a cough. So I decided to take the atelonol with my supper, and when I sit in the evening the pulse isn't affected as much as when I lie down. -- Rachel
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 04:24:25 GMT

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