Go back to 7.5 and see if you feel better. If you do, you'll have a good notion that 2.5 mg was too big a drop. Ask your doc to Rx pred in 1 mg tabs so you can taper more slowly. I came down 1 mg/month (from 10) with no issues. In general, a slow taper is better because your adrenal glands have more time to adjust. There is also a chance that you'll have to be on some dosage of pred for the rest of your life. Compared to feeling " a little off" all the time, that may be an acceptable trade off.
Pete
dx 1/11
"Every day is a good day. Some are better than others." - unknown
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