Im sorry you have to go thru all this. When I was on ivsm, I had it for 5 days, then taper with the prednisone. Had that for about 3 weeks. It never made me energetic, I was always sleepy and tired and for the life of me I couldnt stay awake. I had the best sleep I'd had in years. Once the ivsm was out of my system, I was back to insomia land It took almost 4 months for me to notice any improvement at all. This whole thing is such a wait and see game. Wait and see how it affects you, wait and see if the meds work, ugh !! Hang in there, we're all pulling for you!