@slh317 My rheumatologist here in Spain is also quite conservative in tapering the prednisone. I'd been tolerating the small decreases in dosage fairly well, until I tried to go below 2.5 mg. (Here in Spain they don't make 1 mg. prednisone. the Lowest dose tablets are 5 mg. and 2.5 mg., and the tablets are scored so you can cut them in half.)
Currently I'm alternating between 2.5 mg. one day and 1.25 mg. the next, but I'm struggling with blurts of cortisol that leave me shaking inside, and especially with the accompanying mood swings. This is the second time that I've tried reducing to this amount, and I'm running into the same wall.
I'm really glad to have found this group, if only to realize that I'm not alone on this journey.
Thanks for sharing your post.