More Medication Frustration

So where do I begin? Oh, yes, with the last two blog entries.

Called Tricare and they said to get an urgent care referral from my PCM. Called the PCM and the nurse refused the referral because my circumstances aren't considered urgent.

Called four people in Mountain Home, including the so-called advocate's office, which led to another dead end. Some pharmacy guy telling me at first he couldn't help because I wasn't active duty. Then he checked and wanted me to enroll in the medical facility on the base in Mountain Home. 

But I have anxiety, buddy, I don't do freeways. 

So I called up the local urgent care clinic planning on sucking it up and footing the bill. But they won't prescribe medication for an ongoing mental condition. I would need to see my regular provider for that.

Of course.

Once again, the PCM won't see me until November 30th even though I run out of meds in a few days.

And the old doc no longer has me in the system and won't refill my medication.

I called another local doctor and got a message saying they can't get to the phone and BTW, they are closed tomorrow.

I called a mental health place that has a walk-in clinic. I'm waiting to hear back. In the meantime, I'm going a bit insane.

What now, since clearly the government does not care whether a psychiatric-patient dependent goes off of her meds? I'm so glad that up until now I have not had a problem getting them. Upon simple reflection, though, it appears that I am one of the lucky ones.

I can't begin to fathom what the struggle is like for many of our veterans.