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

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

Same here.

Same here.

Side effects was my main issue with gym and peptides too.

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.

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

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.

Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

Same here.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment. Same for me with gym and peptides, unfortunately.

The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time. How long have you been on gym and peptides?

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment. Side effects was my main issue with gym and peptides too.

Function over score. Currently on gym and peptides myself.

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

Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.