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You will probably get my feedback but my understanding the test is useless unless your down to say 2mg of prednisone. I think they will test at less than 5mg but its not reliable. They have you wait 24hr on your prednisone dose then test early morning. The problem is prednisone is supplying the cortisol causing issues with the test.

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Thanks! After some additional reading, it looks like waiting until I'm at 2 or 1 or even finished (fingers and toes crossed I CAN finish without a relapse) is the best course of action.