I hear you! I started low at 8 mg Medrol. I can only taper down to 2 mg. I tried doing 1 mg. with stiffness. I thought it might just be my body adjusting to a lower dose. Wrong twice! Instead of easing up it just got horribly worse until I was in a flare again. Trying to stop and take no medication seems out of reach. It is very frustrating. When I see my rheumatologist that is definitely something I will bring up. In my case, I am being treated for osteoporosis with Evenity. But I know taking steroids is counterproductive yet I cannot find a way to completely stop without the stiffness.