Sharing this because it took me an embarrassingly long time to work out.
It takes ten seconds and removes a whole category of problem.
Do it before the appointment, not during it.
Took me years to work this out.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.
Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.
Fifteen years of this and the function column is the only one that changed anything for me. Also, one page of history, printed, handed over at the start. It changes the appointment.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
Same here.
Same for me with checking the batch number, unfortunately.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Print the page.
Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.