You have two changes at once here. You cannot attribute anything until one of them moves.

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

Is a baseline blood test really necessary before starting something like this?

Split the order.

Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately. Tolerance was my main issue with a coffee grinder too.

Baseline first. Without a baseline the after picture is decoration.