NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking blood pressure medications such as aspirin at night, rather than in the morning, could cut the chance of heart disease and stroke by half, a new Dutch study found.
"We have hours in our bodies that control most of the physiological processes," said Dr. Robert Dalman of the University of Warwick School of Medicine, according to the Daily Mail website.
It is responsible for determining when we are at the height of our activity and when we need to rest, and as a result, it is better to give some medicines at night and other drugs during the day.
The study recommends taking blood pressure pills at night, where the results indicated that patients who take blood pressure tablets before sleep see a more pronounced decrease in blood pressure, compared to those who take them in the morning, because blood pressure is at the peak of high in the morning, so, Medications immediately before bedtime adjust blood pressure before waking up to prevent high morning.
The study suggests that the most appropriate time to take analgesic pills "paracetamol", evening, because the treatment of paracetamol in the body through the liver, so it may be more toxic if taken in the morning, because the levels of enzyme NAPQI in the liver are highest in the morning, and paracetamol This level increases, and if this enzyme builds up, it can cause significant damage.
With regards to drugs that prevent blood clots, which act by thinning blood to prevent fatal blood clots in the arteries that supply the heart and brain, it is recommended to take them before bedtime because most of our large blood cells, called platelets, are produced during the night.
This makes blood thick and sticky, so by morning it is at its most difficult, making it more susceptible to clotting, and blood pressure peaks just before recovery, as well as the heart rate, as the body prepares to wake up. Arteries.
This chain reaction is prevented by blood thinners just before bed.