First forum account in years. Formerly a lurker on the old board. Pharmacy work is why I am here. Chronic condition, long history, low tolerance for hype. See you in the threads.
Same here.
Same here.
Tolerance was my main issue with pharmacy work too.
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Tolerance was my main issue with pharmacy work too.
Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
Print the page.
The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it.
Same here.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?