I'm a PA at an urgent care clinic and I see patients who need anxiety meds every single day. Most providers have no problem whatsoever writing a short term Rx to get you through a rough patch. Please, please don't feel embarrassed about it. On the subject of medical referrals- all the referal means is that it's a doc your T has a past relationship with, it does not mean that he/she is the only person on the planet who can give you the care that you need. Call around, find a doc who has an opening and make an appt there. If you need a referal from your t for insurance purposes (which doesn't sound right to me), than go and ask him for one. Why wouldn't he do it? The goal here is to get you seen, not to line his buddy's pocket with a referral.