A taper, again, because these threads never die and that is the charm.
I have opinions and no expertise.
No judgement, no scoring, just posting.
Your turn.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
No wrong answers, and yours is a good one.
No.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.
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 a taper too.
Same shape here, different drug. The thing that helped was documenting the refusal rather than re-arguing it. They refer rather than write. Four months in on a taper and it lines up.
Careful with attribution. You changed the timing, the dose and the season. That is three variables.
This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this. Not on a taper but the pattern is familiar.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Correct. How long have you been on a taper?
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.
Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week? Currently on a taper myself.