PredniSONE and alertness

the only side effect I noticed from prednisone was amazingly enhanced alertness... I was prescribed a gradually declining dose over a 10-day period for an acute lung condition. the lungs improved completely for a short duration (5-6 weeks), but the level of alertness I felt was unlike anything I had ever felt in my life; it was a zen-calm-like alertness, not a caffeinated-buzz-like alertness, and it truly felt like this is the way we humans ought to feel all the time; I sorely miss that experience!

Started with 80 mg daily to treat kidney disease. Now down to 10 mg daily. Even though dosage is decreasing, side effects are increasing! Moon face, bloating of abdomen, thirsty, craving sweets, acute anxiety, paranoia, confusion, enhanced sensory perception and alertness but unable to do anything - totally inactive!