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Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? Start Here › Welcome guidelines trust levels beginner friendly Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…	+66	71	11k	8mo
Titles that describe the question, not the situation Start Here › How to Ask onboarding site feedback guidelines worked example Closed Titles that describe the question, not the situation — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A narrow question about titles, deliberately narrow, because the broad version has…	+137	153	22k	8mo
Long-time reader, first-time poster Lounge › Introductions beginner friendly onboarding On the subject in the title: Long-time reader, first-time poster Working notes rather than a conclusion. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on long-time reader, before collecting any. This is the…	+15	19	2.5k	8mo
About the Mental health category Wellbeing › Mental health mood disordered eating beginner friendly Pinned Wiki Mood, anxiety, disordered eating history, and knowing when to involve a professional. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its…	+4	8	34k	9mo
Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Start Here › How to Ask guidelines site feedback worked example onboarding Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Counting it rather than describing it, because the count is the part…	+77	83	1.6k	9mo
The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Posting this under the heading it deserves: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. A digression I have been…	+111	121	6.6k	9mo
About the Prescriber conversations category Clinical › Prescriber conversations telehealth prior authorisation beginner friendly Pinned Wiki How to prepare for an appointment, what to bring, and how to ask for what you need without antagonising anyone. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit…	+6	11	9.5k	9mo
What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much — what changed since Start Here › Welcome onboarding beginner friendly trust levels guidelines Solved The question in the title: What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much — what changed since I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I…	+105	118	57k	9mo
Discussing something you have already been doing Clinical › Prescriber conversations prior authorisation type 2 diabetes beginner friendly telehealth Solved Under review On the subject in the title: Discussing something you have already been doing Working notes rather than a conclusion. A question about how to describe something to a clinician rather than about the thing…	+10	14	3.4k	10mo
Titles that describe the question, not the situation — what changed since Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly site feedback worked example guidelines Posting this under the heading it deserves: Titles that describe the question, not the situation — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. What changes if the standard account of Titles…	+29	33	29k	10mo
What this community means by "a source", in practical terms Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels guidelines Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What this community means by "a source", in practical terms Counting it rather than describing it, because the count is the part that can be argued…	+104	122	1.9k	10mo
Second pass at: A history of disordered eating: proceeding carefully Wellbeing › Mental health disordered eating mood beginner friendly Closed On the subject in the title: Second pass at: A history of disordered eating: proceeding carefully Working notes rather than a conclusion. Two things I would like separated before anyone answers on history of…	+125	132	51k	10mo
Asking about a compound your prescriber has not heard of Clinical › Prescriber conversations telehealth prior authorisation beginner friendly Asking about a compound your prescriber has not heard of Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A question about how to describe something to a clinician rather…	+137	148	15k	11mo
Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly guidelines onboarding trust levels Solved Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title and the context underneath, in the…	+125	153	50k	11mo
Coming back to: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels onboarding Solved The question in the title: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Checking my reasoning rather than asking for a…	+28	32	3.3k	11mo
[2026 update] Mood changes: monitoring, and when to involve a professional Wellbeing › Mental health beginner friendly mood disordered eating Posting this under the heading it deserves: Mood changes: monitoring, and when to involve a professional Everything below is what sits behind that. Something that has come up for me and that I suspect is more…	+12	17	300	11mo
Revisiting: What to include when your question involves arithmetic Start Here › How to Ask worked example site feedback onboarding beginner friendly Revisiting: What to include when your question involves arithmetic — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Counting it rather than describing it, because the count is the part…	+21	25	384	12mo
A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes Start Here › Welcome beginner friendly trust levels onboarding A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things…	+9	13	34k	12mo
Discussing something you have already been doing — the long version Clinical › Prescriber conversations telehealth prior authorisation beginner friendly type 2 diabetes Solved Discussing something you have already been doing — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A question about how to describe something to a clinician…	+14	18	58k	12mo
Anxiety in the first weeks: drug, situation, or both Wellbeing › Mental health disordered eating beginner friendly mood On the subject in the title: Anxiety in the first weeks: drug, situation, or both Working notes rather than a conclusion. The question about anxiety that I actually want answered is the second one below. The…	+104	114	1.4k	13mo
Mood changes: monitoring, and when to involve a professional Wellbeing › Mental health mood beginner friendly disordered eating Mood changes: monitoring, and when to involve a professional — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Mood changes — I have the observation and I do not trust my interpretation of…		2	362	13mo
Coming back to: Getting a referral rather than a refusal Clinical › Prescriber conversations prior authorisation telehealth type 2 diabetes beginner friendly Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Getting a referral rather than a refusal Everything below is what sits behind that. Working notes on Getting a referral rather than a conclusion. I would rather…	+69	74	1.7k	13mo
Follow-up: What other technical communities get right that we do not Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly What other technical communities get right that we do not I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A digression I have been saving for the right category. It…	+117	126	13k	14mo
When to stop reading forums, including this one — the long version Wellbeing › Mental health disordered eating beginner friendly mood Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: When to stop reading forums, including this one — the long version Something that has come up for me and that I suspect is more common than the…	+23	27	8.3k	14mo
Talking to a therapist about this specifically — does this still hold? Wellbeing › Mental health mood disordered eating beginner friendly Solved The question in the title: Talking to a therapist about this specifically — does this still hold? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A question about the part of this that…	+59	65	13k	14mo
The five documentation pages worth reading before you post anything Start Here › Welcome onboarding beginner friendly trust levels Solved The five documentation pages worth reading before you post anything — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on five documentation…	+1	5	10k	14mo
Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Closed Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I was wrong about units in a thread last spring and I would like…	+33	38	31k	15mo
Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later Start Here › Welcome onboarding guidelines beginner friendly trust levels Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on reading…	+111	117	3.1k	15mo
Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather than inferred.…	+2	6	10k	15mo
What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much Start Here › Welcome guidelines beginner friendly trust levels onboarding Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much I want to check my reasoning rather than get a conclusion.…	+15	19	17k	16mo