Chronotherapy
It is where medication is coordinated with biological rhythms to treat conditions.
This practice stems from research which showed that some illnesses are worse at different types the day. Below are the illnesses and at which type of the day are they bound to be worst.
1. Hypertension
a) Blood pressure will peak when you wake. This is the reason why heart attacks and strokes tend to strike between 6 a.m. and noon.
If the beta-blocker which your doctor prescribed to you does not have 24-hour effectiveness, it is best to take the medication in the morning.
2. Asthma
a) Asthma symptoms peak between 3.a.m. and 6.a.m. That’s the time when the body’s levels of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol(which are needed to keep airways open) are at their lowest.
Steroid tablets taken at 3 p.p. offset the loss and other common treatments can be used at bed time.
3. Osteoarthritis
a) For those with the most pain in the morning, take ibuprofen or other anti-inflammatory medications the night before.
b) For those with evening pain, take your medications during noon.
Source
Samuel, N.(2004) Timely Medicine. Reader's Digest January 2004, 132
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