High blood pressure or hypertension is an extremely common medical condition. However, even though we have advanced medically to deal with it, the cases have also increased. And so it becomes all the more important for everyone
Medically reviewed by John Paul Abrina, MD · Oncology · Davao Doctors Hospital
High blood pressure or hypertension is an extremely common medical condition. However, even though we have advanced medically to deal with it, the cases have also increased. And so it becomes all the more important for everyone
While in the earlier times it was a condition exclusive to older people, nowadays, hypertension can be found in any person, irrespective of age. For any medical condition to be cured completely, two things are extremely essential: timely diagnosis and timely medication. Time is an important factor here.
Hypertension can be Primary and Secondary. While Primary Hypertension is relatively fatal and can happen due to alcohol consumption, smoking, and bad eating habits, Secondary Hypertension is a common type and is curable.
In most cases, doctors recommend a change in lifestyle, along with certain medications. However, it is up to those living with hypertension to ensure that you make the most of it. And how do you do it?
Well for starters, it’s important to take your hypertension medicines on time, and by “on time” we mean, figuring out the best time for you to take hypertension medicines.
It is commonly said that one must consume the maximum part of their daily diet during the morning and the rest of the day. This gives your body enough time for digestion.
Having a lighter meal during the night or finishing off dinner in the evening hours is considered to be good for your health.
However, as far as consuming hypertension medicines is concerned, the case is reversed. As studies suggest, the best time to take your hypertension medicines is actually just before your bedtime.
Let’s reiterate why taking your hypertension medicines on time is important. Our blood pressure follows a daily rhythm, which is high during the day when we are going on about our usual routine, and as we lapse into a resting mode at night, it falls. However, for some, their blood pressure may remain high overnight.
Thus, after your tests and a consultation with your physician, you need to figure out a time best suited as per your blood pressure routine, which, in most cases, is just before bedtime. This has been backed up by a 2019 research by the European Heart Journal, which was conducted over nearly 20,000 patients, over a period of 6 years.
As we mentioned earlier, our heart and blood pressure follows a certain rhythm, which again is dependent on our routine. The research which has been conducted after studying the patterns in patients and after consulting medicos suggest that night time is the best time to take medicine for high blood pressure.
However, why is it important to take your hypertension medicines on time?
Here are a few reasons:
Personalizing your hypertension medicine routine is one way to resolve blood pressure issues. However, there are a few other measures that you can observe on a daily basis, only after consulting your physician. Most of these involve minor lifestyle changes like:
Following the aforementioned is no sure-shot way to avoid hypertension. However, these will delay the effects and help you live a long and healthy life. As we said, it’s all about making some minor lifestyle changes.
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