I don't know about overt malpractice, but there might be issues with continuity of care in addition to potential ethical issues. I don't know the whole story, but a patient who abruptly withdraws from some of those medications could be at serious risk (i.e., seizures). But, since she gave you the scripts, you are not being put into danger, so no harm was done from that aspect.
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refused to write only a month's worth of prescriptions when it would take two months for me to see a new psychiatrist. These prescriptions include the Benzodiazepines Xanax and Klonopin (the latter which I take daily at the high dose of 8 mg. a day) Benzos are treated as Schedule II drugs in NY so I can't get refills, as well as Adderall.
-when I asked her what to do to avoid withdrawals she told me I could get the scrips from the ER!
I simply went to her office and stared her down and got the scripts.
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It's a good thing you got the scripts because going to the ER does not guarantee that you will get the medication you need. People who go to the ER when they need scheduled drugs are sometimes suspected of "drug-seeking". Unfortunately, the DEAs drug-seeking criteria describes how a non-addicted mental health patient suffering from abrupt withdraw from psychotropics might behave normally in that situation.
That's alarming to me. Not only that, she'd be sending you to the ER for a non-emergency. Continuance of a prescription is not an emergency. It is preventable and known and can be managed outside of the emergency realm as opposed to an accident/unknown health problem. In fact, it's mismanagement of healthcare resources and requiring someone to get non-emergent care at an ER would either waste taxpayers money and resources, insurance money, or both, plus community healthcare resources.
Are you looking into these things because you are angry and want revenge? I'm not judging. I'm just wondering if you might better off moving on since you are on your way to getting your treatment needs met. This could be worked through in therapy.
Good luck.