Hello, I am exactly where you are and had great success tapering 1 mg at a time. Three months ago I went from 3 mg to 2 mg and immediately had a flare up. It took going to 4 mg to get it under control, and now I am at 3 mg again. In order to get to 2 mg once more, I plan to try 2.5 mg in a couple of weeks. As an aside, my cat is taking 1 mg of prednisone a day for an allergy to gnat bites, and I'm looking at her and thinking, "If she can do it, I can too!"