How long to get results of upping prednisone - PMRGCAuk

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How long to get results of upping prednisone

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Hi thank you all for your valuable help. Any idea how long it takes for upping prednisone dose from 12.5 to 15mg to see if it’s helping.

Thanks in advance.

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Sometime a couple of days, sometimes a bit longer - depends how much built up inflammation there is to mop up!But you do need to stay for a least a week to make sure.

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Depends - sometimes it works quickly, especially if that was your starting dose and you responded quickly then, but if you flared at 12,5mg you might need slightly more for a few days to clear out any accumulated inflammation.

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