Hi... I'm having a tough day with these withdrawals....since ...

Hi... I'm having a tough day with these withdrawals....since 0330. I want to just stop taking these steroids altogether. I'm at 4 mg...this is day seven. Yesterday, I was finally able to take a 3mg and it lasted till 4pm (split dose) So I'm stubbornly moving forward. I can't stand these side effects of the steroids....!! I found a calculator for steroids this; ******* Current symptoms 24/7: Creepy-Crawlies all over Curious Buzzing all over and especially in my head Ringing ears Blurry Vision Can't sleep properly Head feels 'full' Can't focus on anything Making serious mistakes (IE paid two house payments this month and wondered why my account was seriously overdrawn) Memory is shot Feel like I have Alzheimer's Can't make simplest decisions Scary heart palps Light sensitive Sound sensitive Brain fog Severe, scary brain fog after 0900~doesn't go away in the afternoon anymore?? Chills Hot flashes/sweats Nausea Pacing behaviors Head pounding all the time now Problems breathing Anticness Skin crawling all over everywhere Thoughts of going insane by the day and never getting well... Flu-like symptoms when I make a cut Twitchy arms Dry, flaky skin...especially on hands and feet Feel like I'm dying Here's something else I found ~Shan Subject: Dr. Zashin's Tapering Schedule (4 mg to 3 mg and beyond) Dr. Zashin's Tapering Schedule To Reduce Prednisone Withdrawal In terms of a taper regimen, the longer one has been taking steroids, the slower the taper. I will typically taper patients: by 5 mg increments when they are taking less than 40 mg of Prednisone by only 2.5 mg when they reach 20 mg of Prednisone by 1 mg increments once they reach 10 mg I may elect to decrease the dose on a daily basis for patients who have not been taking steroids long, to monthly in those who have been on them a while. It is not uncommon, when patients first decrease the dose to feel some achiness or fatigue. These symptoms often resolve over 2- 7 days. If they do not, one may elect to temporarily increase the dose and taper more slowly. Some patients may have difficulty tapering off steroids despite incremental tapers of only 1 mg. Occasionally tapering on an every other day basis may be useful. For example, instead of tapering from 4 mg to 3 mg of Prednisone, one might try taking 4 mg one day and 3 mg the next day for one week.(i.e. an alternate day taper) Then if successful, try 4 mg one day and 2 mg the next and so on until you are on only 4 mg every other day. (e.g. 4 mg one day and 0 the next day) Then, try to go down on that alternate day.