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Hi all, my 1st day of going back up from 10mg to 11mg, worked wonders for about 6hrs now in awful pain again, should I stick with it for a few days and see if it gets better or go up to 12mg. Dr wants to stay at 11mg til after I had blood tests on 29th,

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Mary63

Take a look at PMRPRO’s answer to your question two days ago and follow her advice. She suggested to up your dose by a few mg. Take another look.

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A 1mg increase won't do a lot until the built up inflammation has been cleared out.

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Jolyn

Well whatever you decide, I hope you feel better for it. Karen, did you used to go to Milton Junior School? 😊

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No, I'm from south wales, monmouthshire area

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A different Karen Welsh then. Milton school is in South Wales Monmouthshire so that’s quite a coincidence. 😊

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Yes it is, I've just had a look where milton school is and I'm about 30 mins away,

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It’s a small world Karen. 😊

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