Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable. How long have you been on benzodiazepine tapering?
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else.
Print the page. How long have you been on benzodiazepine tapering?
Same here.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
Same here.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.
Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.
Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.