What do I do if I forgot if I took my meds or not?

If you forget to take one or more doses, take your next dose at the normal time and in the normal amount. Do not take any more than your doctor prescribed. If you miss one dose, skip it and continue with your normal schedule.

What happens if you take your medicine twice?

Double dosing can temporarily boost the amount of medication in a patient’s system, causing an increase in both symptoms and side effects. This is especially dangerous if the patient is taking multiple medications.

What should I do if I don’t remember if I took my blood pressure medicine?

If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take two doses to make up for the dose you missed.

What happens if you take meds at different times?

“The body doesn’t respond to medications in the same way at different times of the day,” he says. “Some drugs are not as effective or as well tolerated if they’re taken at the wrong biological time. It’s not that they’re not effective at all, but they’re certainly much less effective.”

What happens if you forget to take your anxiety medicine?

Usually, if you miss a dose by an hour or two, it’s not generally going to be a huge issue, and the patient can go ahead and take the medication as they normally would. For people who might miss a day or two of their dose, doubling up is generally not a good idea.

What happens if you take your morning meds at night?

New research suggests that taking your blood pressure medication at bedtime may more effectively reduce your risk of illness or death due to heart and blood vessel disease. Timing of medication is important because blood pressure follows a daily rhythm. It rises higher during the day and falls at night when we sleep.

How many hours apart should you take medicine twice a day?

Try to divide up your dosing times as evenly as possible throughout the day: for example, every 12 hours for a drug that needs to be taken twice a day, or every 8 hours for a drug that needs to be taken three times a day.

What happens if you forget to take anxiety meds?