Time Change and Medication

[kentfrat1783]

Hi,

I live in the US and we are moving the clocks back 1 hour tonight (yes it is stupid). 

I am planning on taking my medication at the same time as it says on the clocks as I've been doing for the past 6 months..  First set around 7:00-7:30 AM and the other set around 9:30 - 10:00 PM. 

I don't believe I need to move these times. Is that correct?  First time change with being Dx'd and thought I would ask.

Thanks,
Kenneth

[Ptrk3]

I would do what you plan to do in your post:  no need to adjust for the time change from U.S. Daylight Savings time to U.S. Standard time. Just take the medications at your set time (by what the clock says).

HIV medications today have long half lives.  An hour here and there does not matter (so you don't need to adjust in Spring 2018, either, when U.S. Daylight Savings time begins again).

[kentfrat1783]

Thank you. That is what I thought I had read earlier but couldn't find what I was reading. 

But sure would be nice to be able to sleep in till 8AM on the weekends but I do go to make it till 7AM.  Just got so used to the new sleep schedule.  LOL

[Mightysure]

Most Americans like the end of DST because we get the hour back we lost in the spring. That's an extra hour of sleep. I'm amped.
But as Ptrk said, these medications have such a long half life that one hour won't matter, especually if you've been taking it for quite some time.

[lightalltheway]

a time variation of 2 hours/ - +  is absolutely ok. Many people misunderstand the concept of adherence, it is NOT taking your medication at exactly the same time but rather taking your medication everyday regularly.

Light all the way,
Prince

[den2542]

Prince et al. When I was going to school for my masters, I would take Atripla "sometime" before going to bed. It was not at the same time every night. Sometimes it was 2 hours later than I planned to take it and sometimes 4 to 5 hours. It was in those times that I had blips. I now take them at the same time every day and have seen my Cd4 climb. Not sure if that's significant. Just saying. Anecdotal I guess.

[Jim Allen]

Kenneth

Yeah taking your meds a few hours later or earlier is not going to make any difference with modern meds. The  pharmacokinetics proprieties of the drugs as pointed out the half lives are very different than some of the drugs of the past.

If your unsure speak to your doctor but truly a few hours either side of your schedule will make no difference. 

Jim