on second thought... so far helen and i have said: >>Does anyone have tips or guidlines for adjusting medication doses when >>changing time zones? I may be travelling to Italy with my father this >>fall. He takes 2 different meds in 6 doses through the day. There is a >>nine hour time difference between Vancouver and Rome. >>If possible, I would appreciate any responses by email. >>Thank you! Helen > >the simplest approach i can think of is to consider his doses >as so many minutes/hours apart during waking hours >rather than at a specific time per the clock > >my 90 minute regimen survived a couple of trips to italy this way >that was only a 5 hour time difference >but this method should work regardless of the time zone change the best thing to do might be to take a personal med monitor me janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada a new voice http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ [log in to unmask]