Tapering off can be a struggle. The first occurrence of PMR I also tried to taper off as quickly as possible and it came back to bite me with a vengeance. The first time around I went back and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg tablet for about six months until I finally was able to stop taking prednisone with little or no pain. I tried to make my taper schedule weekly and kept a log with a pain scale which is kind of subjective but gave me a reference. Hoping your PMR goes back into hiding.