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I have upped my dose to 5 mg a few days ago and still a little stiff and achy in the morning. I take the 5mg I. The morning. I’m wondering if I should take the 5mg in the evening around 7 to 8pm so that I won’t be as stiff and achy in the morning. I thought you were supposed to take your prednisone all in the morning.
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The usual recommendation is to take the entire dose of Prednisone in the morning. My doctor was flexible with how I took my Prednisone dose. I took most of my dose in the morning and a small part of my dose in the evening.
If I took all of my daily dose of Prednisone in the morning, I would routinely wake up in pain at 3 a.m. If my total dose was 15 mg --- I would take 10 mg in the morning and 5 mg in the evening, Splitting my dose allowed me to sleep all night without pain.
The ratio for splitting the dose can be adjusted and it didn't need to be exact. I preferred 2/3 of my dose in the morning and 1/3 of my dose in the evening. My doctor knew what I did and didn't have a problem with me doing it that way.