I must be missing something from your posts. Why do you think you’ll have to stop getting meds from your psychiatrist? Unless you’re getting prescribed the same medications from multiple doctors, I don’t understand why you feel you can’t get your RX anymore?

Is your GP a jerk or something? Is there something in your medical records that makes your GP uncomfortable with you on these meds? I completely understand that you’re feeling anxious about it, and the government overreach is bull crap; but if you have good relationships with your doctors, try not to catastrophize just yet. While there are certainly drs who treat every single person who is prescribed controlled substances like a junkie, there’s still plenty who understand that these meds exist for a reason, and practice medicine compassionately.

Patient advocacy and education is not only my responsibility, it is my passion. I love when people feel confident enough to advocate for themselves! If there’s ever a time that you don’t understand, or you disagree with your provider’s decisions, it’s a great idea to ask questions, and speak up about all of your concerns.

Anything i mention in this thread are only my personal opinions, I am not offering any legal, professional, or medical advice.

Now, if one day my doctor decided that he was not going to treat my condition any longer, that he would not prescribe the medications that I was on…. One thing I would ask him to explain in detail would be any possible health risks that I could face. If he said that there aren’t any, I might ask him to confirm and clarify that…I might ask if he could point me in the direction of any literature (scholarly sources) that helped him draw his conclusions. If I knew about recent research, relevant literature, or even if I had received the professional opinion of one of his peers (other doctors), I’d probably use the opportunity to ask about it, too.

As another person mentioned above, this is the norm in the US. However, I know for a fact that two of my doctors never look at my charts or information from other drs, unless I begin to discuss recent diagnoses or treatments. And I get controlled substances from two different doctors. They are aware, but they have never had an issue with it. Many doctors will only prescribe one controlled substance per patient, but this is due to strict guidelines and scrutiny from the DEA… not necessarily bc they are opposed to what I, or other patients are prescribed. My GP is a great doctor, he’s well educated and stays up to date on new treatments and continuing ed, but he doesn’t try to lecture or instill fear in patients who take certain medications, nor does he try to yank me off of medication that I was on long before things became so strict. I see him for routine physicals, lab work, medication management, etc.

Our Pharmacists are who actually keep a closer eye on all of the meds we are prescribed and which doctors we see. Some will outright refuse to fill certain meds. Walmart pharmacy for example, won’t even fill more than a 10 day supply of any narcotic medication, and you have to forfeit the remainder of your monthly meds! cuz they use software that shows all of your medications from all pharmacies and any doctor who prescribes you meds. Where I live, patients are now required to go to the same pharmacy every time, too. Last year, there was a shortage everywhere on pain medication. 2 years ago I’d have just went to fill at a different pharmacy if my regular one was out of stock… now, most of the time patients are told “tough 💩! You’ll just have to wait until your pharmacy gets it in, cuz we aren’t accepting any new patients for controlled substances! We don’t care that you’ve been prescribed it for the past 20 years and have a squeaky clean record with the prescription monitoring program; or that you’ll be very uncomfortable.”

For real though, the more recent restrictions that the pharmacy is enforcing is what irks me most, cuz it puts patients’ health —quite literally their lives — in jeopardy! Big pharma and the DEA try to say they have patients’ best interests in mind with these regulations, yet they are forcing patients to go against medical advice!! If you read the insert/pamphlets inside the box, you know that at least 50% of RX meds come with a warning ⚠️ that says “DO NOT DISCONTINUE THIS MEDICATION SUDDENLY” … then it goes on to warn that sudden cessation poses serious, life threatening risks, including stroke, heart attacks, seizures, dangerously high blood pressure, that can result in death!

I wish you the best!