I see my Rheumatologist every 6 weeks, and I have also been on this for 3 years. I tapered from 20 to 2 then back up to 5, now down to 1 for my last week. I also am being treated for Osteoporosis. Type 2 Diabetes, so a lot going on. I'm active and walk a lot and my Endocrinologist also monitoring bones. My husband is an Ophthalmologist and monitors my eyes since they can be a problem in a lot of his patients. No easy for sure. Thank you for welcoming to this site. Important to have people to vent to. Also, in rare cases this condition effects hands, and lucky me. Like they say, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Hope you are having a good day.