Posted by highhatsize on December 15, 2010, at 20:35:30
I have moved to Houston, TX after ten years in S.F., CA. When I moved to CA from NYS over ten years ago, I already had prescriptions for the eleven maintenance drugs that I currently take, some of which are Controlled Substances.
On my first office visit with my new primary care doctor here in TX, I presented him with a list of my meds. He, in turn, presented me with the business cards of five specialists whom he said I would have to convince to sign off on my maintenance drugs before he would give me refillable prescriptions.
Three of these gentlemen don't accept my insurance; one said that he NEVER prescribed narcotics, and the fifth wanted me to undergo a program that had nothing to do with either depression or arthritis.
I take this as a none-too-subtle hint that I should go away.
The strategy that I have decided to pursue is to sign up with an Internist at the U of T Medical Center in Houston. All the other specialists would be under one roof and I believe that doctors employed by academic institutions feel more protected against DEAzilla than those in private practice.
Any advice? Any tips specific to Houston from fellow Depressives? Since I have been stable for ten years on the same drug regimen, I don't want to change ANYTHING.
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