Prednisone taper advice please

Are you having side effects? If not I would do exactly what the doctor ordered.

If you take pred at the lower doses (less than 10mgs) or for short periods of less than one month tapering is not really necessary at all. It is when you take higher doses for longer periods that tapering is absolutely necessary.

If you had been on those higher doses or on pred for months then yes, the slower you have to taper. If you are so worried about it there is nothing wrong with tapering in a way that makes you comfortable but you are way to worried about it. At doses that low and for that short of time you could probably just stop cold turkey with no taper at all and not have any problems.

Actually there is a benefit to every other day tapering. If you take around 10mgs of pred or more it shuts down your adrenal glands and they no longer function. As you taper to lower than 10mgs of pred per day your adrenals should slowly kick back in. By taking prednisone every other day it gives your adrenal glands a chance to start functioning again on the off days where you are taking zero pred and makes the transition to being completely off prednisone a little easier. Many doctors prefer to do the every other day while some doctors still prefer going down gradually. Sometimes it's just a matter of choice. Still on the small dosages you were on and the short time frame it wouldn't really make much difference to just up and quit cold turkey. Prednisone is often prescribed for allergic type things such as poison ivy by low dose prednisone for several days and then just plain stopped cold turkey, no taper. It is very common to prescribe it that way in those instances. Most UC'rs couldn't do that but you aren't taking the pred due to UC.