Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Not on buprenorphine but the pattern is familiar.

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

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

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes. Same for me with a tracking gap, unfortunately.

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.