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

What is the first thing you would read if you were starting from zero?

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

Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way. How long have you been on gabapentin?

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

Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.