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What time do you take your blood pressure medicines? January 12, 2008

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Timing of blood pressure pills matters

Switching to bedtime dose may give high-risk arteries needed rest
The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON – Taking a blood pressure pill at bedtime instead of in the morning might be healthier for some high-risk people.

New research suggests that simple switch may normalize patterns of blood pressure in patients at extra risk from the twin epidemics of heart and kidney disease.

Why? When it comes to blood pressure, you want to be a dipper. In healthy people, blood pressure dips at night, by 10 to 20 percent. Scientists don’t know why, but suspect the drop gives arteries a little rest….. Read more here

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