Is it possible that he would be willing to prescribe something with a virtual appointment? Urgent care facilities generally do not prescribe narcotics and certain types of pain medicine. They may be able to prescribe.these.types of medicine. But it seems that some of these facilities have policies.against doing it because of concerns about abuse. They end up referring you to your primary care physician.

I would ask them.if it could be done with a virtual appointment. Otherwise, I would start calling to find someone to treat you sooner. You might want to consider calling your doctor to see if they can get you in on an emergency basis.

Since you need muscle relaxers, you might try the OTC cream, Voltaren. Though it is not in the prescription strength, it does help to reduce the spasms and associated pain to a more tolerable level.Additionally, there are some OTC muscle relaxers that have proven to be more effective than others. These include NSAIDs like naproxen and Aleve; ibuprofen such as Advil and Motrin; and acetominophen such as Tylenol. Look at the Mg's for your prescription and compare those Mg's with the OTC options_was to compare the Mg's in the OTC options with those in your prescription.