Those who suffer from hypertension could benefit by taking blood pressure medicine when their body tells them to. Get the latest news from Dundee Live sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletter. We have more newsletters Get the latest news from Dundee Live sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletter.
We have more newsletters Taking blood pressure medication at a specific time may lower the risk of heart attack in those suffering from hypertension, new research claims. A new study suggests that a person can benefit from taking such medications in line with their body clock, which notifies you when you should feel hungry, sleepy or awake. Findings show that subjects who took their medication right when they woke up in the morning were less likely to suffer from the serious condition that causes 7,000 deaths in Scotland each year, according to the British Heart Foundation .
Also called a person's chronotype, a person's body clock can impact how they interact with their blood pressure medication, according to scientists at University of Dundee’s School of Medicine. The research was undertaken in conjunction with Helmholtz Munich and a team of scientists from Italy, the UK and the US. More than 5,000 people from the Treatment in Morning versus Evening (Time) trial completed an online questionnaire that assessed how their body clock is tuned, with about half respondents stating they take their medication in the morning, and the other half in the evening.
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