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Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time. Not on contacting the pharmacy but the pattern is familiar.

Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are.

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

Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster. Side effects was my main issue with contacting the pharmacy too.

Function over score. Not on contacting the pharmacy but the pattern is familiar.

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.

Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately. Side effects was my main issue with contacting the pharmacy too.

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.

Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.

Same here.