Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule.

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.

You have two changes at once here. You cannot attribute anything until one of them moves. Tolerance was my main issue with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir too.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Not on nirmatrelvir-ritonavir but the pattern is familiar.

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.

Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.

Same here.

Same shape here, different drug. The thing that helped was documenting the refusal rather than re-arguing it. They refer rather than write.

The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in. How long have you been on nirmatrelvir-ritonavir?

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Three years in on nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and it lines up.

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

Function over score. Tolerance was my main issue with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir too.