Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?

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

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. Tolerance was my main issue with a bedside stack too.

Careful with attribution. You changed the timing, the dose and the season. That is three variables.

No wrong answers, and yours is a good one.

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.

This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this.

Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule.