@eby

I used to taper my Prednisone dose based on how stiff and sore that my hands were every morning when I woke up. I suspect many people have these symptoms. Whether or not stiff fingers is the best reason to adjust your Prednisone dose is debatable. However, I needed my hands to work in order to do my duties as a nurse, I couldn't do anything without my hands.

Until a tendon that connected my thumb spontaneously ruptured when I pushed a button on an IV pump it didn't occur to me that Prednisone might be the problem. The work related "injury" from pushing the button on the IV pump was disputed by my employer. They said the tendon rupture was caused by all the Prednisone I was taking at the time of injury. They said it was only a coincidence that the tendon ruptured at work.

@eby Try extra strength Thylenol instead of upping the pred. Works for me. I've been doing that each time I derease my pred dose and it is helping a lot.