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(Message started by: Purple_2005 on Mar 4^th, 2005, 1:39pm)

Title: Preventive Medication
Post by Purple_2005 on Mar 4^th, 2005, 1:39pm

How long does it take for your preventive medication to start working? (If it works)

Title: Re: Preventive Medication
Post by Bob_Johnson on Mar 4^th, 2005, 1:44pm

Perhaps a week or two. BUT, if no response then, it usually signals a need to increase the dose. So, might be a month or more of try, adjust, wait to see.

Title: Re: Preventive Medication
Post by zrmulcahy on Mar 4^th, 2005, 3:18pm

My doc gave me Prednisone for while the Verapamil kicked in, and it took care of things right away. I was off the Pred in about a week and Verap is working now. Granted, I'm in my first real cycle and therefore it's probably easier to treat this time around.