Nothe night between Summer time will start on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March: the hands of the clocks will have to be moved an hour forward.
Usually this situation leads a certain physical disruptionat least in the first few days. The quality of sleep decreases because the greater evening brightness delays the release of melatonin. And tiredness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, mood swings set in. As well as metabolic problems, because reduced sleep can stimulate hunger.
Changing the time of administration does not cause significant problems for most drugs. For others, however, it is necessary to gradually bring it forward before the transition to summer time.
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It may be useful, for four days, to anticipate taking the medicine by 15 minutes, especially if it is an antibiotic or the contraceptive pill.
Woman Holding Water and Pill at Home
In the latter case “it’s the dose that makes the difference” he says Alessandra Graziottin, director of the Center for Gynecology and Sexology doctor at the San Raffaele Resnati hospital in Milan. «If the dose of the pill is minimal (we talk about an ultralight pill, or light, due to its lower hormonal impact, ed.) even the change of one hour becomes significant and the amount of active ingredient in the blood is not sufficient to produce the desired therapeutic effect. The situation worsens if the woman is afflicted by intestinal dysbiosis (an alteration of the balance of the microbiota, ed.) which can lead to reduced absorption of the drug.”
In the end, those with diabetes must also update the time on their insulin pumpsbecause usually in these devices the time does not synchronize automatically.
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