John, that's a good idea, splitting your Prednisone into smaller doses. I had to be taken off Prednisone suddenly because my WBC and neutrophils went dangerously low. At the same time, the doctors took me off Actemra for my GCA as well as Clozapine, both of which were contributing to the dangerous lab results. What a nightmare. It was a six-week period of withdrawal at the time. All three of those meds cause terrible withdrawal if not tapered slowly. I'm back on Actemra now, but only every 2 weeks rather than weekly. I have lab work once a week and the docs are watching very closely to be sure that never happens again. If the lab results are bad, I have to back off the Actemra until the counts climb up again. I have more painful GCA symptoms due to the lesser dose of Actemra and the lack of Prednisone, but at least I lived through the withdrawal! I wasn't sure I would, at the time. lol
Thanks for all your online support.
Laurie