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Is It Safe To Take Melatonin Along With BP Medication?
Question: My mom is 91...five feet tall...112 lbs.... 1 kidney...(its ok)...
.she takes the following:
metoprolol 100 mg
diovan 160 mg
nifedipine 60 mg
hctz 25 mg
Multaq 800 total mg.........all blood pressure pills or afib prevention....
here afib is controlled
some immodium on a regular basis
she has problems sleeping at night goes to sleep and then wakes up and doesn't go backand wonders if taking melatonin would be contraindicated with her blood pressure meds?....or other probs to look for?
thanks
.she takes the following:
metoprolol 100 mg
diovan 160 mg
nifedipine 60 mg
hctz 25 mg
Multaq 800 total mg.........all blood pressure pills or afib prevention....
here afib is controlled
some immodium on a regular basis
she has problems sleeping at night goes to sleep and then wakes up and doesn't go backand wonders if taking melatonin would be contraindicated with her blood pressure meds?....or other probs to look for?
thanks
Brief Answer:
She can take Melatonin.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
Melatonin can be taken comfortably with the BP medicines. In fact clinical experiences and studies have shown that Melatonin is effective in controlling the Blood pressure too.
So with her problems of Atrial fibrillation, Single Functioning Kidney and Hypertension, Melatonin can be taken.
I would also advice following things for better sleep:
1. Avoid sleeping in day time.
2. Eat light in dinner
3. To walk after meals as acid reflux can also cause disturbed sleep.
4. To go for urination before she goes to bed so that the Urination in night doesn't disturb her during her sleep.
5. To exercise daily.
Melatonin helps in improving the sleep cycle. But in my practice I have seen that if you avoid to sleep in day time you get good sleep in night.
Noe if she is obese or snores heavily in night then that might be one possible reason for her disturbed sleep.
I hops you find the information helpful.
Share my opinion with her doctor.
If you have any further query, please ask me.
Stay Healthy.
She can take Melatonin.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
Melatonin can be taken comfortably with the BP medicines. In fact clinical experiences and studies have shown that Melatonin is effective in controlling the Blood pressure too.
So with her problems of Atrial fibrillation, Single Functioning Kidney and Hypertension, Melatonin can be taken.
I would also advice following things for better sleep:
1. Avoid sleeping in day time.
2. Eat light in dinner
3. To walk after meals as acid reflux can also cause disturbed sleep.
4. To go for urination before she goes to bed so that the Urination in night doesn't disturb her during her sleep.
5. To exercise daily.
Melatonin helps in improving the sleep cycle. But in my practice I have seen that if you avoid to sleep in day time you get good sleep in night.
Noe if she is obese or snores heavily in night then that might be one possible reason for her disturbed sleep.
I hops you find the information helpful.
Share my opinion with her doctor.
If you have any further query, please ask me.
Stay Healthy.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Doctor, can I ask
a follow up
What strength do you think she ought to take. it is over the counter and there are different strengths
and
how close to actually going to bed should she take it
a follow up
What strength do you think she ought to take. it is over the counter and there are different strengths
and
how close to actually going to bed should she take it
Brief Answer:
You can ask me as many queries you want!
Detailed Answer:
Hi, There is no particular standard dose of Melatonin for any one.
In adults, melatonin is taken in doses from 0.2 mg to 20.0 mg depending on the indication.
In case of your mother, i would prefer to start her with 0.5 mg only and wait for the effects. Remember that higher Melatonin dosing is not necessarily better, and may even worsen the sleep pattern.
Most doctor's recommend it's intake 30 minutes prior to bed time.
I hope it helps.
If you have any queries, feel comfortable to ask me.
You can ask me as many queries you want!
Detailed Answer:
Hi, There is no particular standard dose of Melatonin for any one.
In adults, melatonin is taken in doses from 0.2 mg to 20.0 mg depending on the indication.
In case of your mother, i would prefer to start her with 0.5 mg only and wait for the effects. Remember that higher Melatonin dosing is not necessarily better, and may even worsen the sleep pattern.
Most doctor's recommend it's intake 30 minutes prior to bed time.
I hope it helps.
If you have any queries, feel comfortable to ask me.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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