Yes. I went back to 3mg of prednisone a day and some of the pain and stiffness did disappear. Although the pain is nothing as bad as it was, I still have no wish to feel even a little stiffness and sore muscles. But what can you do? It is what it is. One thing my Rheumatologist did stress, don't try and tough the pain out, that will only make it worse. My salvation is reading and pc computer games. It takes away the pan for a little while. I have improved enough over the past year that I really feel like all this will come to an end, but at 78 I feel like the clock is ticking.