File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Currently on nortriptyline myself.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point. How long have you been on a scan report?

Log dose, time and sleep. Ten seconds a day and it turns the anecdote into something you can look at.

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

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.

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