Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.

Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.

My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going. Currently on trazodone myself.

Function over score.

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.

Same here.

Tolerance was my main issue with trazodone too.

Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else.

How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?

Function over score.

The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it.

I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.