It's not ridiculously slow at 1mg every eight weeks - it's within the prednisone reduction advice I was originally given of 1mg every 4 - 8 weeks. The setbacks and dose increases that come with reducing faster, prompted by my feelings of urgency to get off prednisone as quickly as possible, have increased the overall time and cumulative dose moreso than going at this slower more careful pace.

Your reduction success is very encouraging and I'll stick to the same path, even when tempted to move it along faster because it is going so well.