What Is A Good Time To Take Xarelto? 5pm? 8pm? 5am? 11am?

The instructions say, take Xarelto with the evening meal. I read that, in tests, taking Xarelto at 8pm gave much better and longer protection than at 8am.

The difference in coverage between 8am and 8pm was influenced by the circadian rhythm. Since the circadian rhythm is active 24 hours per day, then there must be other times to take Xarelto that are equally or more effective than at 8pm.

I want to take Xarelto at 5am, with my morning meal, so that I don't forget to take it. Is the 5am morning circadian rhythm activity as good as it is at 8pm at night?

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks, Bob

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It would be best to take it, when your doctor has instructed you to take it.

The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, increased risk of bleeding, and easy bruising.

While your circadian rhythm is active all day, it does fluctuate, so it might not work as well as in the morning, as it would at night. However, much of it depends on you. Have you asked your doctor about switching times?

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

Thanks for replying!

I won't ask my doctor regarding the best time to take xarelto because I probably know a lot more about it than him/her. My doctor will just say, take it with the evening meal. However, my evening meal is not at 8pm, the time that xarelto was tested.

I wonder how many people are taking xarelto with an evening meal that is earlier or later than the clinically tested time of 8 pm?

I find the "official" instructions to "take it with your evening meal" to be faulty.

Regards, Bob

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