I have the opposite problem. If the prednisone is “wearing off”, I get stiff in the shoulders and some pain so have trouble sleeping. Right now I am on 3 mg and take with my supper around 5:30 -6:00. When I was on the bigger doses, I split the dose, taking some in the morning and some at night. It is interesting to me that if I forgot to take even the small dose, I wake up about 2:30 AM with pain and stiffness and it takes me a minute to figure out the problem. I am a “morning person” and with this regime, I wake up feeling really good.