the lowest effective dose thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down
The title is the argument: the lowest effective dose thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down. Here is the rest of it. Withdrawal studies in this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation. That is a pharmacological finding about a chronic condition, not a statement about…
Body weight varies by a couple of kilos over days in stable people through fluid, glycogen and gut content. A range is not a trend.
I would not treat a two-kilo range as drift requiring action. That is ordinary weight variation.
I would not treat a two-kilo range as drift requiring action.
Disagreeing with this bit: a two-kilo range is not drift and treating it as a problem creates one.
the trials that looked at withdrawal are unambiguous about what follows
the trials that looked at withdrawal are unambiguous about what follows
Adding one thing — decide what maintenance looks like before you arrive at it.
Wrote down what maintenance would look like at about week 66, before I needed it. Having decided in advance made the transition boring.
Been at maintenance for 3 months on 1.7mg. Nothing happens. That is the whole report and it took me a while to accept it as success.
This. The withdrawal data is not ambiguous and framing regain as a personal failure is both wrong and cruel.
plan the maintenance phase before you need it