Sharing this because it took me an embarrassingly long time to work out.
One change at a time, otherwise you learn nothing about which one worked.
Do it before the appointment, not during it.
Took me years to work this out.
Personal experience, labelled as such, is exactly right here. Nobody is prescribing.
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.
Personal experience, labelled as such, is exactly right here. Nobody is prescribing. Six weeks in on reading the leaflet and it lines up.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.
Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.
Same shape here, different drug. The thing that helped was documenting the refusal rather than re-arguing it. They refer rather than write. Six weeks in on reading the leaflet and it lines up.
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.
Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?
Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.
Same here.
Side effects was my main issue with reading the leaflet too.