Same here. Not on adrafinil but the pattern is familiar.

File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction. Currently on a travel letter myself.

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

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

This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this.

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

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

An inconclusive account is useful if it stops the next person mistaking a story for a controlled comparison.

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in. Side effects was my main issue with buspirone too.

An inconclusive account is useful if it stops the next person mistaking a story for a controlled comparison.

Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything. Side effects was my main issue with hCG too.