I have been on chlordiazepoxide for two months and the thing nobody warned me about is the rebound anxiety.
Timing matters more than I expected. Taking it at the same hour every day made the rebound anxiety less random.
The dose has stayed the same for two months and the effect has not, which is the whole puzzle.
I have tried three of the alternatives and interdose withdrawal was the problem with two of them.
Withdrawal symptoms are not the same as side effects, and conflating them wasted a year of my life.
Rebound anxiety at the end can outlast the taper itself, which is why the last bit takes as long as the first.
What would you ask the prescriber if you had fifteen minutes?
Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Function over score.
Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment. Rebound anxiety was my main issue with chlordiazepoxide too.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.
You have two changes at once here. You cannot attribute anything until one of them moves.