Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is.

Careful with attribution. You changed the timing, the dose and the season. That is three variables. A year in on hydromorphone and it lines up.

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

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going. Not on scheduled maintenance but the pattern is familiar.

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 alpha-lipoic acid too.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.

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