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Last seen: Oct 26, 2026
Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is. Currently on Portugal myself.
Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything.
Log dose, time and sleep. Ten seconds a day and it turns the anecdote into something you can look at. Same for me with folate, unfortunately.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Five years in on a documentation request and it lines up.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time. How long have you…
You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.
Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. A year in on a one-page summary and it lines up.
This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.
Log dose, time and sleep. Ten seconds a day and it turns the anecdote into something you can look at.
You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.
This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this. Four months in on a taper and it lines up.
This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this.
Log dose, time and sleep. Ten seconds a day and it turns the anecdote into something you can look at.