Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are.

Function over score.

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

Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable. Not on escitalopram but the pattern is familiar.

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

Careful with attribution. You changed the timing, the dose and the season. That is three variables.

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

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

Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule. Six weeks in on escitalopram and it lines up.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

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

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

Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.

Careful with attribution. You changed the timing, the dose and the season. That is three variables.

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.