Sharing this because it took me an embarrassingly long time to work out.
The first two weeks are the hard part, after that it is automatic.
One change at a time, otherwise you learn nothing about which one worked.
Took me years to work this out.
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. Slower is faster.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately. Side effects was my main issue with splitting an order too.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.