John, I just got back from my rheumatologist. His magement must really like him because he spends so little time with his patients. And Heaven forbid if he should smile. Wants me to go down one pill. Currently at 8 mg prednisalone (= 10 mg prednisone). I told him that was too fast. My adrenal gland wouldn't keep up and I would feel terrible. He expressed doubt that my adrenal gland would come into play that soon. I told him about accidentally only taking one pill a couple of months ago and how bad I felt until I realized what had happened. He thought maybe it was my disease not letting me drop down. So we comprimised on one pill (4 mg) and 2 pills the next day. If that doesn't work, then call him. I'm skeptical, but I'll try it and we'll see....