A second opinion and the a fortnight of a routine that finally stuck.
Label things. Anonymous jars are how mistakes start.
Do it before the appointment, not during it.
Write it down on paper, in the room, not in an app you will not open.
The first two weeks are the hard part, after that it is automatic.
Worth trying before something more complicated.
Same shape here, different drug. The thing that helped was documenting the refusal rather than re-arguing it. They refer rather than write.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Same here.
The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers. Not on a second opinion but the pattern is familiar.
Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.