When I got down to 5 mg I started doing the 5/4 regime for one month then 4 for one month then 4/3 one month. It was when I went to three that I started having symptoms again and extreme pain. I augmented with Tylenol but after two weeks realized I was in a full-blown flareup. Went back up to 5 mg and that diminished the pain and my CRP went down. I think the moral to the story for me is, based on something a wise woman said in this forum, your body dictates the rate at which you wean off. I am fortunate that I have a doctor that truly believes that I know my body better than he does and he and I confer and if there is no major reason why I shouldn’t do something we go ahead with it. I would thoughEmphasize though that you should always discuss with your medical practitioner