TIME CHANGE & taking meds

[cynthia]

when you have to take a medication at a certain time of day and daylight savings is approaching, do you adjust to the time change or stay on your body clock?? (for example, I take my tikosyn at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 pm. Should I take it at 7:00a.m. and 7:00 pm.? I take another med at 12 noon...just thought I'd ask

[Lisa Salberg]

with that particular drug you will need to talk to your doctor - I have heard others using a 4 day system to use the time they normally use -
Day 1 take the meds at 7:15 Day 2 7:30 Day 3 7:45 and day 4 8:00 the person I knew had no problems BUT YOU MUST speak to your doctor about this.

Lisa

[cynthia]

thanks. i'm on the phone now

[cynthia]

He said I could just start tomorrow a.m. taking it a 9:00 and at 9:00 pm

[NoCrash]

Cynthia,

If you were taking your meds at 8AM and 8PM Daylight time then the corresponding Standard times are 7AM and 7PM (Fall -- back) as you said in your original post, not 9 as told to you by your doctor (Doctors! Sheesh!)

Rob

[cynthia]

you know what? after I hung up, I figured that out...he wasn't even aware the time change was occuring last night! So, I just took it at 7:00 a.m.! :shock: