I agree. The entire prednisone journey is confusing… you have to try and see what works for you …understanding that decreases too quickly can set you back a while… I work with prednisone 5mg cutting in half and 1 mg which can also be cut in half…reduced too quickly via doctors direction…they forgot I am not the standard go by the book patient and now regulate on my own, eating as much calcium as I can, and hope for the best… just had 3 great pain free days to wake up with pain/stiffness throughout body… every day is a new challenge! But I do hear if success stories so all is possible!