I was listening to my body when prednisone was started. I knew almost immediately that something wasn't okay. My problem was that I was unable to taper off prednisone for more than 12 years.

I have now been on Actemra for more than five years. My body seems to say everything is okay.

I think it is a personal choice whether someone wishes to try a medication or not. I remember being told that prednisone was the devil I knew while Actemra was the devil I didn't know. The advice I received was to stay on prednisone.

My choice was to try Actemra anyway. For me, I now know that Actemra has been a gift from heaven for the last five years at least. I don't know what the future holds. Actemra allowed me to say goodbye to the devil I knew that was prednisone.

If going back on prednisone is the best thing for you, I want to support your decision. People say less than 5 mg of Prednisone is relatively safe.