Michelle - I’m feeling much better actually on the .5  My face has stopped breaking out, I have more energy - but I do worry about my immune system (when I was on .5 before I got everything that came down the road)  I get the bruising thing too on .5  So far so good.... I am the same as you though when stress dosing ... I feel like crap for a couple days afterward. There is Dex liquid..... I asked my endo about it once but he hasn’t used it and wouldn’t prescribe it for me... may have to ask him again. With the liquid you can take smaller amounts  - though I don’t know how easy it would be to carry with you.... I always carry extra dex with me in my wallet - or backpack when hiking.  I’m going to a workshop for a week the 18th of June in Boulder, Colorado and since I live at sea level (Tacoma) I’m a little concerned about the elevation (7,800 feet) at the workshop..... hope that doesn’t bother me too much.... the highest I’ve hiked around here is 6,000 ft at Mt Rainier.

 

Susan