How long should I wait to see the results of Mestinon?

Written by Marta Figueiredo, PhD |

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How long should I wait to see the results of Mestinon?

Category: Mestinon

As each person is unique and can respond differently to treatment, there is no standard timeline for when Mestinon starts to work. But the therapy has been reported to take about 20-30 minutes to have a clinical effect. Mestinon’s therapeutic effects last for approximately six hours in the case of conventional tablets, and six to 12 hours in the case of Timespan extended-release tablets. Still, patients are advised to talk with their healthcare team to understand how Mestinon can help in their particular case.

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Marta Figueiredo, PhD Joana holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France. She has also authored several research papers published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. Joana joined Bionews in 2018, starting as a science writer, then moving to a science editor position in 2020, and to editorial associate director of resource pages in 2025.