68 year-old male now experiencing bad hand pain. I began taking 15 mg of Prednisone in Nov 2025 for PMR. Both shoulders and both hips were painful. Hip and shoulder pain went away within a couple days. I tried an aggressive tapering schedule and was down to 10 mg by 9 Feb, 7.5 mg by 24 Feb, and 5 mg by 4 March. On March 21, the pain in my shoulders was back along with severe pain in my hands and fingers so I took 5 mg in the morning and 5 mg before bedtime. Within a week (at 10 mg) everything felt much better. On 4 Apr i went from 10 mg to 7. On 1 May, I went to 5 mg. By 6 May, I really felt like I had rounded the corner and was down to 3 mg by 15 May. Shoulders were still pretty good but hands hurt in the mornings. I went to 2.5 mg on 29 May. By 5 June, morning pain in my hands was unbearable and continued for several days. It hurt to pick up a cup of coffee. Finally, on 7 June, I went back to 5 mg. We'll see how this works. I really want off the Prednisone and my doc does as well. I have to admit, I'm a little frustrated with the two major setbacks I've had. Throughout the tapering process, I"ve become fatigued as well. In summary, my aggressive tapering has been hit and miss. Ironically, my shoulders are doing well but hand and finger pain are often unbearable.