Tapering can be a difficult challenge. I speak from experience of attempting to taper then suddenly crash! I find myself with a flare up which then requires me to increase my steroid medication to deal with it so I feel for you when you face feelings of discouragement and frustration. I have days when I want to cry because the PMR has completely stuffed my quality of life and mourn what once was and is now a memory.
This last week I have had to spend most of my time resting as the fatigue and weakness has kicked in. Up until a week ago I was dealing with a flare up and increased my steroids (as per the written plan from my GP) to 12mg. As from the beginning of this week just passed have decreased down from 12mg to 11.5mg and that was when the fatigue kicked in. You are not alone in feeling discouraged when things don't go right. Greetings from Dunedin, New Zealand. Carol.