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

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

Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule.

Same here.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going. Same for me with contacting the pharmacy, unfortunately.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

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

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

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster. Tolerance was my main issue with contacting the pharmacy too.

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

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.

My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it. Currently on contacting the pharmacy myself.

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.

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

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