Same shape here, different drug. The thing that helped was documenting the refusal rather than re-arguing it. They refer rather than write.

Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

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

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Currently on the returns policy myself.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.

How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?

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

Print the page. A year in on the returns policy and it lines up.

Same here.

Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.

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

Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.

The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.

Same shape here, different drug. The thing that helped was documenting the refusal rather than re-arguing it. They refer rather than write.

Same here.