Atorvastatin when to take it

[PoodleMammy]

Hi everyone

I have just had a blood test and my cholesterol was high 5.8

I must admit I sometimes forget to take it properly because of other issues I am going throu at the moment

So I had to admit this to the receptionist when she phoned the high result and asked if I took it everyday

Then the receptionist phoned me back and said …..the doctor said you must take your statins and

don’t miss any doses it must be taken everyday

I do take 4 other tablets on a morning with breakfast and I wanted to find out if I could possibly

take the Atorvastatin at the same time (morning)

On the instructions from my doctor he stated to be taken at night

However I have read the Atorvastin has a long life and is suitable for morning dosage

unlike some other statins that must be taken at night because they have a short life

Any info would be really appreciated

Thank you

Lucy

I also take

Apixaban

Candesartan

Doxazosin

Lansprazole

Sorry I forgot to add the other meds . Added now

[Lowerfield_no_more]

Your patient information sheet indicates that atorvastatin can be taken at any time of day with or without food, with the proviso that it should be taken about the same time each day. I take mine at night, my wife takes hers after breakfast. The question arises because some statins, like simvastatin, have to be taken at night, because they are short acting as you say and therefore do their job better overnight when the body makes most cholesterol. Coincidently there is an article on the BHF website this month which discuss the optimum time to take heart meds.

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

[PoodleMammy in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

Thank you Lowerfield_no_more

the article you highlighted was very useful

[weepip]

Hi I'm on atorvastatin along with several other meds and have had a triple bypass. My Dr told me it was okay to take it at any time not just evening so I have been taking in in the morning with my other tablets . This works for me last blood test it was down to 3.2 and Dr was pleased . Maybe give the surgery a phone to double check as some of my tablets are different to yours but it is hard sometimes to remember all the different tablets at different times 😊

[PoodleMammy in reply to weepip]

Thank you weepip for taking the time to reply

It's really appreciated

[Teddy2022]

Hi, I take my Atorvastatin (80mg) before bed about 9pm. I do watch tv for an hour before lights out! I take rest of my heart meds in a morning.

[PoodleMammy in reply to Teddy2022]

Thank you Teddy2024 for your reply

[Trainspotter56]

I used to take Atorvastatin 40mg in the evening, I did a spell in hospital and they used to give me it in the morning and I've stuck with that ever since. The only thing I take in the evening is Ramipril, I was told to do that.

I did once read that the liver mainly works on cholesterol levels at night, hence that was a good time to take it, but that it could also cause sleep disturbance and dreams. I did actually start to have vivid dreams (not nightmares) at night about the same time as I started Atorvastatin, but I haven't heard anyone else mention this.

Anyway, I don't think it matters when you take it. To be honest, I don't even know if I need it, my cholesterol levels have never been high, but I never noticed any side effects.

[PoodleMammy in reply to Trainspotter56]

Thank you Trainspotter56 for your reply if it's good enough for the hospital to give at night it's good enough for me 😀

[Teddy2022 in reply to Trainspotter56]

Hi my cholesterol is very low and always has been but I was told that I must take it for life. I had an Nstemi in Feb 2022 My LAD artery was 99% diseased,