I hope you feel better soon! For me, pain relief was fast but would come back overnight and start over. My dr advised split dosing and it was like magic, felt 85% all day and night. She had me taper quickly ( every 2 weeks, 15 to 12.5 to 10, then 1 mg reduction) until I hit a wall at 7 mg. Now it’s 1 mg monthly and down to 3 mg. After 9 months. With the monthly reduction I feel fantastic, can’t even tell I have a condition. Here’s what worked for me: 1) keep moving every day even if you’re sore. 2) do everything you can to minimize the side effects of prednisone (anti inflammatory diet, lose weight, no alcohol, daily exercise) 3) get vaccinated to avoid other illnesses- prednisone absolutely makes us have more and severe infections 4) lift weights to help minimize muscle and bone loss. Even light weights make a big difference. 5) don’t think of yourself as “sick”