Hi
Like everyone on here I take a lot of different meds every day. My Gp has just increased one of them which now means I take all in the morning at breakfast and just my statin at night
My question is can I take the statin in the morning with everything else ? Or is there a reason not to
They usually advise statin in evenings as they are used by your body better. Most take them with evening meal
Thanks for that I’m just concerned about forgetting to take it !
If it’s Atorvastatin, yes you can take it in the morning, as I do, and yes I did check it my GP before switching (I switched because I believed it gave me disturbed sleep). Simvastatin I think is advised you take in the evening (my wife takes that one!).
Because I have to take several different pills at various times of the day I use pill organisers. I have one for my morning pills, one for my warfarin and another for my evening pills, that way I don’t have to worry about whether I have taken them or not.
Wendy
Hi. I take my medication at different times and my statin only 3 times per week. If it’s about organising them and remembering I have downloaded an app that sets reminders which I have found invaluable. Prior to that I had put them in my electronic diary. But that got too full! Like others have said usually statins are taken in the evening. Hope this helps. Best wishes. Zena
What app is that? Sounds useful as I have one tablet that I have to take at a different time to all the others and which often gets overlooked
Hi Nanne I use my therapy app but if you search the App Store with medication or pill reminder there are 3 or 4 available that are free to download. I find it really helpful especially for the odd times medication! Hope that helps. Zena
My cardiologist said to take my statin ( Atorvastatin) in the morning as it can cause nightmares. Other docs say take it in the evening. I have recently had problems and my statin has been increased to 80mgs a day so I split it between morning and night and haven’t had any bad dreams. My cardiologist is quite relaxed about when to take my other tabs ( ACE inhibitor, aspirin and a beta blocker). He says some of the info that drug firms put about is, quote, tosh! I trust him so I will go by what he says.)
I take mine breakfast, lunch and Statin at bedtime + the 2.5mg Bisoprolol ( take the 5 mg Bisoprolol in the morning )
Well I do I take them all first thing in the morning. I would forget otherwise. And I'm still alive. C
I take all my meds in the morning apart from the statin which is in the evening, my GP suggested it this way. No problem with sleeping.
When is best time to take my prescribed drugs.
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