Changing time zones and taking tenofovir/viread?

[luckyman316]

I'm curious to know... I recently took a trip to California and it's 3 hours behind. I normally take my medication at 8pm after dinner, but asked my doctor if I should do it at 5pm instead on California time. He said to still take it at 8pm regardless of time zone. I know we are supposed to take this as close to the same time as possible. Could this have messed anything up taking it at 8pm in a new time zone?

[cheng302]

Thanks, man! I asked a pharmacist, and she suggested I don't need to adjust the time as long as the time difference is less than 4 hours.

[luckyman316]

Hi Cheng! I went ahead and took it at 8pm California time. I'm not sure if it affected me or not at the moment, as I have had not any tests and won't until end of May. I did get flu like symptoms for 2-3 days after I returned, so I'm wondering if it was just a 48 hour flu bug or some sort of response to changing the times like this. I'll keep everyone posted once I know my results.

[cheng302]

How did you deal with it afterwards? In your case I also feel it should be taken at 5pm on California time. I recently will go to Vancouver and it's 4 hours behind...