Upping prednisone dose during a flare

I was able to taper from 60mg to 3 mg with a few minor flares but nothing that increasing my dose by 1/2 or 1mg didn't take care of in a day or two. This recent flare has me frustrated. I flared at 3mg, went back to 3.5, then 4.0, then 4.5, then 5. Pain would lesson but was still there. I went fo months tapering with little to no pain. I'm now at 6mg and again, it's better but definitely not pain free. I hate to keep increasing the dose and then I have to slow taper again. Have any of you flared below 5mg and if so how high did you have to increase to get relief? Thank you.