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Dr im on the pep treatment, i take them at 9pm but friday night i forgot and took them at 6am saturday. i prefer taking them evening so i sleep off the side effects...i get nauseous. is it safe to take them 6am and also night to get back to 9pm?

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Dr. Martin Potter answered

Yes it is fine: You can also take them a bit later that night, if you want to mitigate the side effects, and then shift back to 9:00 pm the following night. But it is safe to just take them at 9:00 pm that night also

Answered 2/24/2020

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A member asked:

Dr im on the pep treatment, i take them at 9pm but friday night i forgot and took them at 6am saturday. i prefer taking them evening so i sleep off the side effects...i get nauseous. is it safe to take them 6am and also night to get back to 9pm?

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