Pmr and fatigue--when to reduce?

I started pred for pmr in Sept. 2016. I've been at 6 mg pred for the past month, having inceased from 5 due to increasing soreness and stiffness in my oelvic girdle, thighs, etc. its been a rough summer with my allergies and recovery from last winters endless bronchitis. per my previous post, i have developed mind numbing fatigue--always present, sometimes its the deathly fatigue where i cant function at all. seems odd because i thought that going up on the prednisone would preclude fatigue or at least mitigate it, but i was wrong. i also thought that the fatigue started mostly around 5 and lower, that was wrong too.

here is my question: having been at 6 mg pred for a month, should i try to reduce to 5 1/2 mg. or stay st 6? ive read both sides--some have said they were would go ahead and reduce because the fatigue would be present anyway, others have said they didnt reduce while experiencing it. what do you all think? thank you.

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