Muscle soreness from tapering pred?

So I went from 20mg to 15 on Sunday, and did a fair amount of squatting replacing the gutters on the roof. My muscles, mostly my thighs are now pretty sore... Has anyone experienced muscle soreness from either pred or tapering pred, and is it normal?

Yeah this is 100% normal. I would try to REST and not go around doing relatively physical stuff like replacing your gutters while you're tapering... Your body is about to be in a VERY delicate state inflammation wise and even something simple like gardening for a few hours or household chores can contribute to making things worse than they need to be.

The first time I tapered off of pred my legs got so sore that I could barely lift them to get out of bed. Take it easy around the time of your next decrease and if you still have a lot of soreness, I would slow down, either with smaller jumps and/or longer waits between dose changes.

freddyj, yes tapering pred can cause muscle soreness/aching but the other part to the story is if you injure yourself while on pred then your body recovers and heals much more slowly than if you weren't on pred. I am pretty physically active and when I push myself I notice I heal more slowly. I have noticed this a number of times. I work myself hard hiking, kayaking, or doing physical home improvement projects around the house (spend hours shoveling loam, gravel, setting stones etc.) and feel a bit sore afterwards. That soreness lasts much longer while I've been on pred compared to before it; for me.

Pred tapering seems to make my muscles more sore after a workout as well. It all depends how long its been since I tapered though. I taper 1 mg every 2 weeks and the first week I am fine. The 2nd week is when I feel the pain, especially after a hard workout.  My GI said that is normal, it also makes any injuries I have flare up a bit.  If you think about it, exercise does break down your muscles each time you workout, so they can rebuild stronger. Your body has to rebuild them after each workout. Since, as somebody else mentioned, your body heals slower on Prednisone, it makes sense to me that it would take a little longer for your muscles to recover after a workout.

High doses of prednisone are another story, I felt like I could workout for hours then!