Patient's question:
My uncle is 50 years old this year. He usually does some farming at home. Yesterday, he felt very dizzy and after a few checks, it was found to be high blood pressure. He was prescribed medication. Hello, when is the best time to take high blood pressure medication?Doctor's answer:
If you take short-acting antihypertensive medication three times a day, the first dose should be taken immediately after waking up in the morning, and the last dose should be taken before 6 PM in the afternoon. It was found that in terms of altering the circadian rhythm of blood pressure and reducing the morning surge, the deep-dip group showed stronger effects with morning medication compared to evening medication, while the non-dip group showed stronger effects with evening medication compared to morning medication. Both morning and evening medication in the deep-dip group could reduce the morning surge, suggesting that taking medication according to individual blood pressure circadian rhythms can better control the morning surge. This method of medication is of great significance for preventing a drop in morning blood pressure. It not only controls daytime blood pressure but also excessively reduces nighttime blood pressure, stabilizing blood pressure for 24 hours.