Date: March 21st, 2023 12:39 PM Author: Laughsome point clown
Roughly a month ago, I moved to a new city. I've been taking adderall since college with no issues, and sought out a new primary care physician. I showed up to my appointment with about 30 pages of medical records from my previous doctor's office, and while the nurse was seeing me, she was like, "Oh, Dr. Turdskin refuses to prescribe adderall to adults." I explained that I've been taking this medication for years and to contact my previous doctor. She was like "I know, it's really weird, but it's a personal thing for him." She told me she could switch me to the other doctor in the office who will happily prescribe it, but she's on vacation until next week. I never got to meet the doctor and left with a promise that they'd call me to reschedule. They were also an hour late for the appointment. I showed up at 9:30 to fill out paperwork and didn't leave until 11:15.
I'm pretty infuriated and will be contacting ZocDoc and leaving a bad review on Google and Yelp. Fuck this guy. I could understand him meeting with me and perhaps explaining his reasons for not wanting to prescribe it, but he didn't even do that. I never met him and the nurse kept telling me that "he really is a very good doctor."
To me, there is something fundamentally flawed about a doctor who refuses to meet a patient and downright refuses to prescribe a popular and commonly used medication.
Date: March 21st, 2023 1:12 PM Author: Laughsome point clown
You mean a psychiatrist? They're worse than general practitioners in my experience. I had one quack in college who tried prescribing me like 1600mg gabapentin for stress. I took one, felt like a zombie, and threw away the bottle. I don't trust those frauds.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 7:34 AM Author: Accurate at predicting vs Measures of probability (gunneratttt)
turdskin psychs are just addy prescribing robots. it's batty to hear that your GP turdskin doc won't prescribe. ime if you're a white professional you can get them to write whatever you ask them for.
Date: March 21st, 2023 1:34 PM Author: big impertinent knife blood rage
Fuck that doctor. Not up to him to make that decision for you. If he refuses valid treatment then he deserves the consequences. Leave lots of bad reviews and ruin his practice. Some people just shouldn't be doctors.
Date: March 21st, 2023 2:07 PM Author: Laughsome point clown
bro, I have a 10-page report from a psychologist, prescription histories from like 8 other doctors, etc. I have plenty of documentation that I suffer from a condition that's manageable with medication which this quack won't prescribe for personal reasons. The nurse even told me the other doctor in the practice will prescribe it, but she pretty much whispered that to me. Moreover, he was late. I have zero respect for people who are late. He would've been fine with charging me a (((missed visit fee)) if I strolled through the door 10 minutes late.
Date: March 21st, 2023 2:13 PM Author: titillating halford
"psychologists" across the country will support hormones and transitioning for trannies, but this doesn't make it the correct management. the doctor is completely right that adult ADHD is bullshit. you need to go to Church, not seek refuge in a pillbox.
Date: March 21st, 2023 2:22 PM Author: Laughsome point clown
Ok. Let's say that you're correct and that adult ADHD is bullshit. Explain why this doctor allows another doctor in his practice to prescribe adderall. Additionally, his nurse told me that they'd need to set up an appointment with a psychiatrist associated with their practice who will prescribe the pills. It just seems like a transparent money grab with CSLG-style kickbacks and referral fees. Of course, we know that remuneration for referrals in the medical field is highly illegal and never happens.
doctors can't control what other doctors do with their license. nor would they want to. why have practice partners duke it out over something like adderrall? and the reason that doctor has a blanket prescription ban is that prescribing narcs invites scrutiny by the DEA. some physicians just don't want to deal with it. there are very few true indications for narcs to begin with, so the headache of prescribing is usually more troublesome than the loss of patient volume they incur by not doing so.
they don't get money for the referral itself but BigHealth is definitely incentivized to buy out all the local practices and keep patients within their "system". you should find a shrink outside the practice, but they may have bought out enough practices that you don't have an option anyway..
Date: March 22nd, 2023 4:28 AM Author: Geriatric Heaven Love Of Her Life
are you really unfamiliar with the notion of conscientious objection? doctors who refuse to perform abortions obviously know that there are other doctors who will happily do them, they just don't want to be part of the process
how is trying to prevent a drug addict from further succumbing to addiction "playing politics"? yep, go run to the internet about how this guy won't prescribe amphetamines to obvious junkies. really will ruin his practice.
Date: March 21st, 2023 2:47 PM Author: pearly locus people who are hurt
i've done this before with psychiatrists and haven't had an issue. controlled substances are commonly prescribed
if/when i have to find a new psychiatrist and i contact someone who tells me they don't prescribe controlled substances i might tell them to go fuck themselves and find a new career
Date: March 21st, 2023 2:33 PM Author: Spruce Death Wish Meetinghouse
Adderall is poison and this doctor is trying to save you from yourself.
Adderall almost ruined my life by making me crazy, then I had to withdraw, then I was depressed for a very long time. Life is so much better without it.
Date: March 21st, 2023 2:39 PM Author: Very tactful maniacal spot fortuitous meteor
Good luck finding a primary care doc who will prescribe it. They are few and far between. Too much DEA administrative bullshit to deal with and they are scared of liability. Find a behavioral health practice near you. A lot of them just have you meet with a nurse practitioner for a short visit and then they get the psychiatrist to sign off. Then you just do telehealth for follow up visits.
Date: March 21st, 2023 4:06 PM Author: ponyboy curtis ( (If I May TP))
I just called around and told receptionists that I'm looking to restart my Adderall script. A few said no or that they're not taking new patients, but I found a primary care doctor willing to prescribe it pretty quickly.
Date: March 21st, 2023 5:37 PM Author: Laughsome point clown
UPDATE: I went out for lunch and booked an appointment at 3:30 with that doctor who wanted $385 for the new patient appointment. He performed a thorough physical, reviewed all of my medications and medical history, and told me to come back in 6 months. I was seen less than 5 min after arriving, and he was really laid back and had no issues with continuing my medication. I picked up my adderall a few moments ago and am about to GET SHIT DONE.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 7:39 AM Author: Accurate at predicting vs Measures of probability (gunneratttt)
xo is pissed this turdskin is <><><>NOSTIMS<><><> but how would they feel about a doc refusing to perform abortions, prescribe hormone blockers preteens with gender dysphoria, or perform sex change operations?
a doctor should not be forced to prescribe something he is ethically opposed to. this pretty simple shit that is widely held. don't like it? go to another doc. it's not that hard, as you've found out.