Medication & Treatment Tracker

See the pattern in your own treatment history — the same one the book explains, now written down for your body specifically. Fibromyalgia treatment usually means trying several things, one at a time, over months. It's easy to lose track of what you started when, whether you gave it a fair trial, or what actually changed. This is a plain record, not a verdict.

What's inside

• A 9-row tracking table — what you're trying, when you started it, your review date, what you're noticing, whether you're still taking it, and whether you've discussed it with your GP.
• A quick reference for how long a fair trial actually is — six to eight weeks for an antidepressant, eight to twelve for exercise or talking therapy, a single bounded course for acupuncture — so you don't judge something before it's had a real chance.
• A safety line built into the tool itself, not just the book: this is your record, not a recommendation.

How to use it

Add a row whenever you start something new, and mark the review date immediately — before you can talk yourself into judging it early. Bring the whole sheet to your next appointment so the conversation starts from real dates and notes, not memory.

Where it fits

This tool is the fillable, personal version of the Treatment Tracker toolkit box in chapter 10 of Treating Fibromyalgia: A Compassionate Guide to Medication — and it puts chapter 4's fair-trial timeframes to direct use, right at the point where most people's trial-and-error pattern actually starts. It's one of four practical tools in the Managing Treatment collection — pair it with the Appointment & Treatment Conversation Prep sheet for the appointment itself.

Information and organisational support only. This is not medical advice and does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. It does not tell you what to try next or whether something is working — never stop or change a medication based on this tracker alone. Always discuss any change with your GP or specialist.