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That reads like a taper schedule and this board cannot hand those out.

This.

Adding the practical bit — ask what happens at discharge before you start, not after.

Escrow is not standard in this space. Wanting it is reasonable; expecting it as default is not.

escrow arrangements are rare and worth asking about

Small fix — that is the Scottish pathway. The post is asking about England and the answer is different.

That is a pause rather than a stop, and the plans for the two are not the same.

ask which networks they actually accept before you order

Nearly sent on the wrong network. The token symbol was identical and the address format was the only clue.

regain after stopping is the expected outcome, not a personal failure

Push back: that is not a plateau, that is maintenance. You have arrived and you are describing it as a failure.

A private prescription is an independent route: it does not affect NHS list position, and it is not a step in the same pathway.

Discharge from a specialist service at goal is a normal end point of that pathway.

This is why national advice does not work here. It is commissioned locally and it varies.

Dose reduction and interval extension are different interventions. Halving the dose keeps the rhythm and lowers the level; stretching keeps the level and lowers the frequency, with a lower trough.

I would not treat a two-kilo range as drift requiring action. That is ordinary weight variation.

Yes — the consultation that asks nothing tells you what kind of service it is.

Escrow is not standard in this space. Wanting it is reasonable; expecting it as default is not.