Monotrim (trimethoprim) helps, and it also does something to my sleep that the leaflet describes in one evasive sentence.
My doctor wants to separate tolerance from a genuine change in the underlying problem, which sounds sensible until you try to describe the difference in a ten minute appointment.
Thrush after a course is common enough to be unremarkable and easy to treat.
Would rather hear from people who have lived it than from the leaflet.
Same here.
Same here.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it. A fortnight in on trimethoprim and it lines up.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers. A fortnight in on trimethoprim and it lines up.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Access to mugs should be on the clinical questionnaire.
Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster. A fortnight in on trimethoprim and it lines up.
Same here.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point. Sun sensitivity was my main issue with trimethoprim too.