I used to be on a continual low dose of prednisone but when my condition deteriorated I was told to increase my daily dose of the prednisone but only for a short time. Usually I would gradually wean myself of the prednisone but this time I was told to reduce back to the original low dose quickly. This seemed to work and my condition soon improved. Sorry this is some time ago and I don't remember the actual doses but I am sure you will get the general idea.