Aspirin - bedtime or evening?

[GreenShades]

Hi,

I've been prescribed Aspirin by my consultant and told to take it at bedtime with something to eat.

I have been taking it with my evening meal around 6pm. Is that okay or should it be strictly before I go to bed?

Thank you

As long as you take it with food it doesn't matter really. It's best with food as can upset your stomach, and damage stomach lining. I always took mine at breakfast time!

@GreenShades

Hi,

I've been prescribed Aspirin by my consultant and told to take it at bedtime with something to eat.

I have been taking it with my evening meal around 6pm. Is that okay or should it be strictly before I go to bed?

Thank you

@GreenShades I took mine at about 6pm with my evening meal too OP 👍🏻

Echoing PP. They usually say take it at bed time with drugs that commonly cause nausea/sickness/drowsiness, so that you can sleep through it basically.

@HalloHello @Ritchie311

Thank you for the quick replies.

Quite a while to my next consultant appointment so thought best to ask here.

I'm supposed to start this at 12 weeks too. I think the important thing is taking it with food and at the same time every day.

I'm on 75mg aspirin after weaning off blood thinning injections - no one told me to take it with food so I'm glad I saw this thread!

I’ve been taking it since July, usually have it an hour or 2 before dinner. Never knew you are meant to take it with food, ooops!

@GreenShades
I was told to take it at night time cause it reduces the risk of clots in the morning just the way they say to take it to prevent a heart attack on the morning. Cause ur not maving around as much at night as you do in the day.

@lawandgin @MrsS89K oh no! Well the box and leaflet both say to take with something to eat as it can irritate stomach.

@Babyghirl my prescription says bedtime too but I don't know what to eat with it so just have with evening meal instead.

@GreenShades I naively thought my ivf clinic would have told me if there were any "special instructions" but I've just taken tonight's with some chocolate so all is not lost

I'm 19 weeks' pregnant and I'm taking it last thing at night, just before I go to sleep. Not sure if the timing is right - was told to take it in the evening.

@GreenShades
Maybe a breakfast bar or a round of toast or bowl of cereal.

My pharmacist guides me on when to take various prescribed medications.

I have mine straight after dinner so on a full stomach xx

I take it with my evening meal but there is a recent study that suggests you take it in the evening rather than in the day or just with a full stomach. I normally take it at 6pmish too.

I take mine before I go up to bed - didn’t know you had to take with food. I’ve been doing it for 18 weeks 🙈🤦🏼‍♀️

So I was only ever told to take it with food, never told to take it in the evening!! So glad I saw this 😬

I've been taking mine before bed, but what I didn't know (or failed to read) was the word 'dispersible' on the packet. Apparently to be dissolved in water before swallowing. I'd just been swallowing them until I read it properly. I told the midwife at my last appointment and she just said "oh well, you're still with us" !!

@dorothygaleandtoto oh no 😂 glad you are still with us! I only came to ask about the time to take but I'm finding it more concerning with all the stories of how and when people take the tablets. I hope everyone rechecks their medication leaflets or gets further advice!