Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point. Side effects was my main issue with strict import rules too.

My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.

How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.

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

Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time. Not on strict import rules but the pattern is familiar.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Same for me with strict import rules, unfortunately.

Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.