One thing about public facilities is the lack of money, many poorly paid “green horn” pdocs, and high case load. They will not permit me to see my pdoc until my appointment. The pdocs are protected in this way so they can see their patients on their overloaded schedules. One time I had to throw a royal fit to get attention. They just sent an email to the doctor which hopefully he would check before the end of the day. Then I waited there all day in hopes that he can see me. This only happens if someone else misses their appointment. I even periodically sent in the pdocs medical assistant to harass him for a decision. This did not work.

I need to get new scripts. So three times a week, I can go in with the date of my next appointment to get new scripts to see me over to that time. If I had to, this is when I can throw another fit, working to convince the prescribing nurse that I desperately need a med adjustment. They normally do not do this. My fear is that they may obsolve themselves of their responsibilities by referring me to a psych hospital. If this works out, they will go to the pdocs office for a consult, which then is when he may authorize a med change.