Small thing that made a difference for me with reading the leaflet.
It sounds fussy until the day it saves you five minutes and an argument.
No equipment needed and it costs nothing.
Do it before the appointment, not during it.
Label things. Anonymous jars are how mistakes start.
Took me years to work this out.
Print the page.
Same here.
Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.
Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Same here.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule.
Same here.
How long have you been on reading the leaflet?
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it. Not on reading the leaflet but the pattern is familiar.
Function over score. Not on reading the leaflet but the pattern is familiar.