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A member asked:

If i take 35mg of prednisone in the morning instead of 20mg in the morning and 15 at night, will it lessen the swelling i'm beginning to have?

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Comments: There are studies to suggest that ingestion of steroids once daily may mitigate some of the typical steroid side effects, so it is certainly worth a try, but talk to your doctor about this prior to doing on your own.

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Answered 10/31/2015

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