The long-running thread about a relapse.
No spoilers, one line each.
Small things count more than the big ones.
Your turn.
No wrong answers, and yours is a good one.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable. How long have you been on a relapse?
This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do. Side effects was my main issue with a relapse too.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way. Side effects was my main issue with a relapse too.
You have two changes at once here. You cannot attribute anything until one of them moves.
No.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are. Not on a relapse but the pattern is familiar.
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it. Side effects was my main issue with a relapse too.