Not glamorous, but a sleep routine is the change that helped most.
No equipment needed and it costs nothing.
One change at a time, otherwise you learn nothing about which one worked.
It sounds fussy until the day it saves you five minutes and an argument.
Worth trying before something more complicated.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries? Same for me with a sleep routine, unfortunately.
Print the page. Currently on a sleep routine myself.
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.
Same here.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Print the page.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Personal experience, labelled as such, is exactly right here. Nobody is prescribing. Same for me with a sleep routine, unfortunately.
Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.
Print the page. Not on a sleep routine but the pattern is familiar.