Recording Events
Place what was happening around your response and doses on the same timeline. Later, it becomes a clue for tracing back why the curve looked the way it did.
Response and doses alone are enough to draw the curve. Events are the clue for tracing back why the curve looked the way it did.
Two kinds matter most. Meals — how close a meal was to a dose often connects to the early part of the curve. And things that pass in a moment, like dyskinesia and freezing of gait — these don’t show up in the curve itself, and only logging them as events lets you see where on the peak they land.
There’s no need to feel pressure about this. The goal isn’t to record all day long — it’s enough to be able to point to what was different on a day that didn’t look like usual. Days with nothing to note can stay empty.
Step by step
- Mark it at the time it happened For an event, the time matters more than what happened. You can add the detail later.
- Choose a type Sorting into meal, activity, dyskinesia, or other lets you filter by type later.
- Add a one-line note Something short like lots of meat or went out for groceries is enough. Trying to write something long and ending up not writing anything at all is the real loss.
- For things with a start and an end, log both Something ongoing, like dyskinesia or freezing of gait, only shows a duration if you also log the time it stopped.
Worth knowing
Frequently asked questions
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What counts as worth logging as an event?
Anything you think could affect the curve. Things like meals, a long walk, a nap, or something especially stressful. If you're not sure, log it anyway — it's fine if you never end up looking at it again.
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How many should I log in a day?
There's no set number. Even logging just three meals can help a lot when you're tracing back through the curve.
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Can I add something from a few days ago?
You can. But if the time has gotten fuzzy, write down your best guess and note that you added it later.