Not glamorous, but a second opinion is the change that helped most.
One change at a time, otherwise you learn nothing about which one worked.
No equipment needed and it costs nothing.
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Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are. How long have you been on a second opinion?
Fifteen years of this and the function column is the only one that changed anything for me. Also, one page of history, printed, handed over at the start. It changes the appointment.
Access to mugs should be on the clinical questionnaire. A year in on a second opinion and it lines up.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately. A year in on a second opinion 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.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way. Tolerance was my main issue with a second opinion too.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
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.
Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Tolerance was my main issue with a second opinion too.
Access to mugs should be on the clinical questionnaire.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.