I tried to refill my perscription but it would not let me cause it was too soon to fill and by the directions given by my doctor. I took my last bit of medicine Sunday. I called him 1st thing monday morning saying I was out and I needed him to call it in since it would not refill it because of whatever. It has been 2 days and since I have no had the medicine it throws me off and I have had a migraine all day today no matter how much tylenol I take and gets to the point where I throw up. I called my local pharmacy and told them of my situation and they saw who my doctor was and was just like yea he never calls bak. They were nice enough to give me 3 days worth of pills. If he doesn't call me back tomorrow I am going to leave him another message....but is there a way where like I could get his a$$ in trouble cause it should not take a doctor 3 days to return a call no matter how buzy they are. I pay him to treat my depression! Much help appreciate thanks!
2007-11-14 14:34:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
FYI my doctor upped me on my dose and did not let he pharmacy know which is why I ran out quicker than I should I take 2 every morning so John J before you start making things off the top of your head ask for details instead of just speculating...I don't abuse the drugs my psychatrist gives me! The pharmacy said that he is supposed to update my perscription when he ups the dose and stuff and he lacks the responsibility of doing that...therefore his problem and not mine! I just want to get rid of this damn migraine and stuff and get bak to my normal life!
2007-11-14 14:55:05 · update #1
Why are you still seeing this cold hearted psychiatrist? How do you feel you can trust him? He doesn't seem to care about his patients at all. I would switch to a new one- I would ask him for a referral and tell him why you want it. Let him know even if he is so unconcerned that your diatribe falls on deaf ears , I would let him have it.
2007-11-14 14:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What does the office person say? I'm sure if he'd been in an accident or had an emergency ...she would have told you. Ask if there is an associate dr. there who can call in your prescription. Is there no way you can go to the office? Are you taking your medicine as prescribed? Or did you double up on it? See what date you got it and how long it's supposed to last. I don't know why he said you couldn't refill it monthly. Maybe he needs to talk to you about how it's working before he refills it. Mine usually gives me pres. for about 6 mo....then I have to come in for a check up before I get any more. Call him every day. (Maybe even every morning and afternoon...till they get sick of your phone calls.)
2007-11-14 22:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by Deenie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sooooo skeptical of this. Do you not follow directions?
If it was too early to fill, and you took too many, then you are disobeying your doctors order's and being insubordinate. People especially do this sh*t with their anti-anxiety meds and then blame their docs when they won't refill it on command and they are sick as dogs.
1) TAKE YOUR MEDS AS PRESCRIBED
2) If you need to increase your dose, then talk to your doc first... don't just "do it" and expect him/her to represcribe at your command. Also, if you run out of meds, you can get very sick... so don't mess with doses without doc permission.
3) If you don't like your doc and feel that his treatment is lackluster, find a new one... but at this point, you basically don't have a case in my opinion. Unless, it was the pharmacy's mistake, how can you blame your doc because you are running out of meds early? if anything, I would assume that you are a liability because you are not being compliant, and he should probably drop you.
2007-11-14 22:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes there is a board of medicine you can report physicians to, however, be forewarned that a complaint regarding failure to return phone calls for medication refills is unlikely to be taken seriously. you see, as patients, we do bear responsibility for maintaining our health. simply put, you are in charge of making sure you have enough supply of your medication. if this means making appointments to get a prescription, then thats what you need to do. doctors calling in prescription refills is a courtesy, NOT an obligation to patients. please keep this in mind before going to the trouble of reporting your doctor. if you are unhappy with him or her, get a new doctor. write a letter to the office manager. and in the future, make sure you always have enough medicine on hand so this isn't a problem for you again.
2007-11-14 22:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by bella36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what gives with these shrinks. I am on maintenance meds for depression and have to see a psychiatrist for scripts because my primary care physician aka village idiot thinks he knows more then them and doesn't like the meds combo I take. One lady didn't fill script and the pharmacy called her, called me, I called her and was going on vacation and pharmacy did spot me more. I was furious with her and she ultimately called and profusely apologized. I changed jobs and had new insurance so she referred me to a friend of hers. This woman was impossible to even call me back for an appointment. Once I called her and she must have picked up her phone expecting someone else and said "oh I don't have my appt. book in front of me, call me later". so that went on for a couple of weeks. finally I said "Look you're friend referred me to you. If you don't want me as a patient fine, but have some courtesy and return one of the 29 calls(exageration) I've made to you. She did and said "now that your a patient it'll be a lot easier to get in touch withme" Hah! Not so, she did the same b.s. re: script BUT it was the last time she did it as I left her a scorcher of a message. And both of these women are gread docs and in person they're fine. I would just keep calling, and calling and calling until he/she gets tired of hearing your voice. Sadly I think there are too few shrinks and too many patients bUT they should still call back.
2007-11-14 22:47:08 · answer #5 · answered by speed7chi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First you should find out why he's not returning your calls??? My psychiatrist was in a serious car accident last Feb and was out of work for three months, should I have reported him to the medical board when he has a perfectly good reason for not being able to return my calls??? I'm sure that he has someone who covers for him when he's not available you should contact that person and find out if they know what's wrong and get them to write you a prescription. Don't make the assumption that he's just ignoring you. That's' not fair to him when there maybe a really good reason that he's not returning your calls.
2007-11-14 22:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by Kathryn R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a funny feeling there is another part of this story that you aren't telling.
If I'm wrong, okay. Why don't you find another doctor if you don't like this one?
2007-11-14 23:33:45 · answer #7 · answered by majnun99 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know its a pain but maybe also shop around for a new doctor.
2007-11-14 22:39:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't put your energy into revenge. Better to put your energy into getting better. When he sends you his bill, do the same thing. Make him wait.
2007-11-14 22:44:03 · answer #9 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
theres some kind of american psychiatry board you can look up and report him to- dont hesitate as he will probably keep treating other clients the same way!
~not cool~
2007-11-14 22:37:36 · answer #10 · answered by mightymouse 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋