Travel advice and Prednisone

Hoping to get some opinions and advice on how to take my Prednisone while on vacation. I'm leaving on Thursday and starting to wonder if I shouldn't taper the Prednisone while on vacation. I've been tapering 5mg every week for the past 4 weeks (started at 40mg for 2 weeks) - went down to 25mg today and boy do I feel crappy tonight!  Not sure I want to feel this wiped out while I'm on vacation.  I'm wondering if I should taper down to 20mg on Wednesday than just stay at that dose until I get back (or maybe right before I get back as I come back on a Monday and would rather taper on a weekend).  My doc actually prescribed my pills with a taper every 5 days but I've been tapering every week just to make it easier.

Also I take my Prednisone around 7am each day.  Well, I'm going to Bali so 7am Minnesota time will be 9pm Bali time. I'm thinking of just sticking to the 7am Minnesota time schedule, even though that will mean possibly not sleeping too well at night. It just seems easier than trying to switch back and forth for 10 days?

I feel bad even talking about going on vacation when I know I am lucky I can even feel well enough to go right now!  Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nikki

Actually my UC is doing pretty well now. I should have mentioned the feeling crappy is from the pred taper. Last night was horrible! No sleep, stomach upset which was mostly has, muscle aches, nightmares. All from tapering down 5Mg yesterday. Oh and I just felt wiped out like I had the flu. I really don't want to spend a day of my vacation feeling like that when I taper down to 20 and then to 15 a week later. I might call my doc Monday and see what he says but he seems to just wing it on his advice anyway.

I'd like to keep taking it in the morning but am afraid of the day I make switch - I will either be taking 2 doses close together or extra far apart. My body seems to really be aware of when it's time for my next dose so I'm afraid of spacing them to far apart.

I did order some extra pills to take with though just to be safe. I always bring extra meds on vacation.

Ugh yeah I'd like to get to 20 before I leave if possible. Not sure I want to taper the day before I leave and be up all night though. I'm going to see how I feel today, the day after the taper. I can't wait to be off this stuff! I don't remember it being so hard when I took it in my early 20'a.d. I guess my 37 yr old body cannot handle this stuff anymore :)

Also, I wouldn't worry too much about the time. Just take it in the morning on Bali time.