Small thing that made a difference for me with storage at home.
One change at a time, otherwise you learn nothing about which one worked.
It takes ten seconds and removes a whole category of problem.
Anyone got something better?
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.
Function over score.
The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it. How long have you been on storage at home?
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
Function over score.
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. Currently on storage at home myself.