My doctor moved me from one benzodiazepine to Lexotan (bromazepam) and the first three weeks were rough in a way nobody prepared me for.
I have tried three of the alternatives and flat mood was the problem with two of them.
Sleep is the variable that moves everything else. Bad night, worse day, more daytime sedation.
Pharmacist, not doctor, is where the useful advice has come from every single time.
Interested mainly in what people wish they had known at the start.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time. Same for me with bromazepam, unfortunately.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Same here.
Function over score.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.
Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not. Daytime sedation was my main issue with bromazepam too.
Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
Print the page.
Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule. Same for me with bromazepam, unfortunately.