I also am struggling with tapering. I started in November when I was diagnosed at 10 mg of prednisone. That was a big improvement for about a week and a half until it started to feel like it was losing efficacy. My rheumatologist bumped it up to 15 mg and that was really wonderful. I had a little energy again and things felt possible. I stayed on that until after Christmas and then he began to push me to taper. I had 2.5 mg tablets so I cut them in half and I was OK at the end of January at 8.75. At the end of February I was down to 7.5. I felt some of the pain returning especially to my shoulders and biceps. I stayed on the dose until the middle of March when I noticed that after scratching my arm because of cat allergy I had broken a bunch of blood vessels below the skin. That had never happened before and I was scared. I read on this board that that can be due to long term steroid use. I went down to 5 mg immediately, skipping the 6.25 next drop. At 5 the pain is pretty brutal. I have a difficult time even dressing myself because reaching behind my body to pull up my pants it’s a real exercise in pain. I visited my regular GP Today to get my thyroid levels checked. I also have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I had to ask a friend can you drive me and push me in in my transport chair. My regular GP was surprised that I was even still on steroids at all. I am feeling sort of hopeless. I’m going back up to 6.25 to see if it helps. It was so nice to have relief from pain for a little while, but difficult for my body to give it up. I have also tried to follow some of the menu changes. I am 70 years old but I am still working because that gives me a sense of purpose and something to keep my mind active. At least I can work remotely from home so I can go in my own pace.