Splitting dose between night and morning

I split mine but I take 80% at 2am and 20% at 6pm. It stopped my morning pain but I still get pain in the late evening. I think I could stop the evening pain if I changed to 70-30, maybe.

I've been on a split dose for over a year now and have had to make a couple adjustments along the way.  Currently I take 7mg at 7 am and 3mg at 11 pm.  I used to take the evening dose earlier but had to adjust and take it later to keep the morning pain down.  I'm sure I'll hit more bumps along the way and will have to adjust times sooner or later, especially as I keep gradually reducing.

Yes I have been splitting my dose for a long time.  You need to experiment to find the best times for you and the best split.  Usually one third, two thirds ish  works for me.   I do 2mg after my evening meal and 5mg around 4am after a ramekin of natural yoghurt and have no pain at all.  If you still have pain, maybe your dose is not quite high enough.

The morning pain is normal for anyone for whom the antiinflammatory effects doesn;t last a full 24 hours - it varies between 12 and 36 hours depending on the person. The new batch of inflammatory substances is shed in the body about 4.30am. Many people take about 2/3 of their dose in the morning and the rest about 2 hours before they expect the pain to return if it is later in the day. When they are fine until they go to bed and it is just a morning problem, the sooner after 4.30am you take it the less inflammation has been created and the less the dose has to do. Many wake early, take their pred dose and settle down for another couple of hours in bed until the pred has started to work. The optimal time to take the pred to minimise any morning pain and stiffness is 2am. But everyone is a bit different and you do have to experiment a bit with amounts and times. 

I am on 20 mg per day right now. If I take it all in the morning as directed when I wake up next morning the pain is unbearable.  I decided on my own to take 10 in morning and 10 at night. I keep it at every 12 hours and that works for me. Doctor explained there is a medical reason to take it all at once. Understanding that I still take it every 12 hours because this way the pain is minimal. I will be starting to taper soon. After all the posts I have read I am going to take it slow. 

Hi leef, as I said earlier, play around with how you split the dosage. I seem to feel best on 65-70% in morning and the rest at bedtime. We are all different and react differently, therefore I think we have to play around to get the best results. Think positive you will get it. ☺️