Are 2 doses better then one?

[march95]

I was taking enalapril 20 mg once a day. My doctor just upped it to 40 mg twice a day. If I was taking just one a day, doesn't that mean it is effective for 24 hours? So taking it 2 times a day, wouldn't the dosage overlap somewhere since that would mean taking one pill every 12 hours?

[mabent]

My experience was the same as yours: I started out taking 20mg enalapril once a day four years ago. After a while my blood pressure readings got higher, and my doctor raised it to one 20 mg enalapril twice a day. I now take one in the morning and one in the evening. It doesn't overlap, or if it does, it doesn't matter. I found that adding the extra pill helped lower my blood pressure to within range once again. Mabent

[march95]

Thanks. I was afraid of the overlap but it is good to know it will work this way.