Studies have shown that taking antihypertensive drugs before bedtime is more effective than taking them the next morning

According to a study published in the European Heart Journal, taking drugs to treat high blood pressure before bedtime (http:// is more effective than taking them the next morning Ramon Hermida and colleagues from the University of Vigo in Spain randomly divided 19000 hypertensive patients into two groups The team asked half to take the medicine before going to bed and the other half to take it after waking up Everyone recorded their sleep patterns and was followed up, including blood pressure measurements and checking for side effects They were monitored for an average of six years The study found that those who took the drugs before going to bed had lower blood pressure during sleep than those who took them the next morning The study found that a decrease in blood pressure led to a reduction in the risk of heart disease, with the total number of heart attacks occurring 43% less in the pre sleep group than in the morning group Previous studies have shown that blood pressure during sleep is a good indicator of potential heart disease Whether it's normal during the day or not, high blood pressure at night is a sign of problems Take medicine before sleep When the blood pressure drops naturally, it may increase the efficacy through the body's natural biological clock Hermida says it's not enough to measure blood pressure during the day because they can misrepresent a person's actual blood pressure, leading to misdiagnosis Instead, ideally, blood pressure should be monitored 24 hours to understand the impact of lifestyle and provide the most comprehensive information