Buhner Herbal dosing: how many hours between?

Can anyone advise as to the best way to space out the doses of herbal tinctures on the Buhner protocol? I think I read online that Stephen recommends to take the herbs before meals: upon waking, before lunch and before dinner. So I guess like 5-6 hours in between doses.

I’m having a rough time going the 12-14 hours overnight until the morning dose. Mornings are super awful and I find i’m waking up really needing to take the herbs. I was trying to leave more of a space between them and taking at 8am, 2pm and then 8/9pm so having at least 6-7 hours in between but this means I wouldn’t be taking the 2pm or 8pm dose BEFORE meals. But my last dose closer to bedtime seems to be better for me.

Do you think it REALLY matters if it’s not before meals and does it make the system/protocol more effective if the doses are closer together instead of further apart?

Thanks for any tips!

That's interesting .I always would feel tingling in my body at night time. I guess it was from cytokines. When that happened I knew it would be a bad morning the next day. Never failed.