Not glamorous, but expiry dates is the change that helped most.
It sounds fussy until the day it saves you five minutes and an argument.
Label things. Anonymous jars are how mistakes start.
No equipment needed and it costs nothing.
Do it before the appointment, not during it.
Worth trying before something more complicated.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
Same here.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable. Currently on expiry dates myself.
Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else.
Function over score.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Same here.
Same here.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that. Two years in on expiry dates and it lines up.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.