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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 660387" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Lil,</p><p></p><p>IC is basically correct: the controlled substances cannot be re-subscribed. Plus, controlled substances can only be transferred ONCE once prescribed, so I'm sort of stuck with this pharmacy until I find a new psychiatrist down here, which has to wait until I find a new primary to refer me, and then wait until there's an opening.</p><p></p><p>I am meeting with a potential new primary on Monday, who will hopefully work out as she comes highly recommended by several folks in the area that I know and trust.</p><p></p><p>The issue is finding a psychiatrist who A: takes insurance at all, let alone Medicare and ChampVA, and B: is taking new patients, let alone taking them without a ridiculous waiting period.</p><p></p><p>There is a terrible shortage of psychiatrists in the area, and unlike in Rhinelander, my income here is too high to qualify for county svcs even if I could wait the 18 mos or so it takes to get an intake appointment.</p><p></p><p>The "drug problem" is so severe in Milwaukee county that pharmacies and physicians, etc., much more rigidly enforce federal and state laws regarding controlled substances, in fact, many pharmacies do not even stock many of them, and I have to go through considerably more contortions down here to fill my two RXs, despite them being only Class C, than I did up in Oneida County.</p><p></p><p>Though the Fed laws are the same, tracking down here is much more rigid.</p><p></p><p>It's a lot to get used to.</p><p></p><p>I have done a lot of driving in the 3 weeks I have been here, and am finding that my Chicago born and trained city-driving skills are coming back full force, which is a bit of a relief, though I still can't parallel park worth crud.</p><p></p><p>Given that at one time I could squeeze a full-sized van into a spot you'd swear would require greasing the bumpers, I am hoping that I'll again be able to parallel park with more practice.</p><p></p><p>At this point, I am mostly handling city traffic, though with a bit of a Chicago flair which is probably a bit unnerving in a SUV with WI tags, but am finding myself a tad unnerved in busy parking lots of all things.</p><p></p><p>I also swear I have picked up more scratches and chips in my poor car's paint job in 3 weeks than I did in 2 years up North.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 660387, member: 1963"] Lil, IC is basically correct: the controlled substances cannot be re-subscribed. Plus, controlled substances can only be transferred ONCE once prescribed, so I'm sort of stuck with this pharmacy until I find a new psychiatrist down here, which has to wait until I find a new primary to refer me, and then wait until there's an opening. I am meeting with a potential new primary on Monday, who will hopefully work out as she comes highly recommended by several folks in the area that I know and trust. The issue is finding a psychiatrist who A: takes insurance at all, let alone Medicare and ChampVA, and B: is taking new patients, let alone taking them without a ridiculous waiting period. There is a terrible shortage of psychiatrists in the area, and unlike in Rhinelander, my income here is too high to qualify for county svcs even if I could wait the 18 mos or so it takes to get an intake appointment. The "drug problem" is so severe in Milwaukee county that pharmacies and physicians, etc., much more rigidly enforce federal and state laws regarding controlled substances, in fact, many pharmacies do not even stock many of them, and I have to go through considerably more contortions down here to fill my two RXs, despite them being only Class C, than I did up in Oneida County. Though the Fed laws are the same, tracking down here is much more rigid. It's a lot to get used to. I have done a lot of driving in the 3 weeks I have been here, and am finding that my Chicago born and trained city-driving skills are coming back full force, which is a bit of a relief, though I still can't parallel park worth crud. Given that at one time I could squeeze a full-sized van into a spot you'd swear would require greasing the bumpers, I am hoping that I'll again be able to parallel park with more practice. At this point, I am mostly handling city traffic, though with a bit of a Chicago flair which is probably a bit unnerving in a SUV with WI tags, but am finding myself a tad unnerved in busy parking lots of all things. I also swear I have picked up more scratches and chips in my poor car's paint job in 3 weeks than I did in 2 years up North. [/QUOTE]
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