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Author Topic: Can I take Atripla three-four hours earlier than usual time for a couple days?  (Read 3796 times)

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Offline gaynpositive

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Hi folks,

I have been on Atripla for around 6 months now (never missed a dose :D). I generally take it at around midnight every night before going to bed. And I get up at 8 am most mornings, refreshed and ready to take on the day! :D Some nights when I am out with my friends, I have come back home at 4 am and taken my Atripla.  This regimen has suited me fine up until now.

However, I have a major shift in my job timings coming up for a few days which would require me to wake up like at 4 am or 5 am for a couple of days, requiring me to sleep by 9 pm the previous night.

Can I take my Atripla between 8 pm to 9 pm for a few days (instead of usual midnight time) since I require to get up between 4 am and 5 am the next day? Would taking my drug 3-4 hours earlier than my usual timing affect its effectiveness or cause any undue side effects? Would I be able to switch back to my regular midnight time after these few days or would i be stuck with the new timings forever?

I did try to take my Atripla at my usual midnight time and get up like at 5 am the next morning, but my head was spinning so fast as if I have taken my drug just an hour back. I know of CNS side effects of EFV but can then still affect me after 5 hours?? So I went back to sleep, got up at my regular 8 am and was fine. So this experiment obviously did not work.

Please advise.

Thanks to all of you in advance.

GnP

Offline mikeyb39

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Hi Gaynpositive,
it's perfectly fine if you miss your dose timing from time to time.  As long as you take it everyday and are not missing it completely multiple times a week.  My doctor tells me that its ok not to be exact everyday, just make sure you take them everyday.

I don't take Atripla anymore, but they are all the same.  I don't take my pills exactly the same time, sometimes it depends on my daily schedule i may take it 3 hours before or 3 hours late from time to time

11/02/2010  cd4-251, vl-591000
12/09/2010  started Atripla
02/18/2011  cd4-425, vl-800
06/10/2011  cd4-447, vl-70
10/10/2011  cd4-666, vl-80
01/05/2012  swiched med (prezista,norvir ,isentress, )
02/10/2012  cd4-733, vl-UD  Viread removed
06/10/2012  cd4-614, vl-UD
12/14/2012  cd4-764, vl-UD
09/01/2013  cd4-785, vl-UD
03/06/2014. cd4- 1078, VL-UD
09/05/2014  cd4-850 , VL-UD
09/05/2014 switched meds isentress, prezcobix -still only two antivirals
10/14/2015  cd4-600 , VL-UD

Offline newt

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In short, yes - matt
"The object is to be a well patient, not a good patient"

 


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