Mine won’t do it. Thought I’d avoid a Dr bill and get a prescription when I get my checkup every year. I only go twice a year and can’t foresee any med changes. I’m totally stable and would prefer to see a general physician instead of a pdoc.
Maybe they do it for liability purposes. Just like how the place doctor I went to wouldn’t sign a paper saying I was fit for work and might’ve cost me a potential job.
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Yes I call my GP for a prescription when I’m running short on meds, no longer seeing a pdoc. I’m in Europe, when the pdoc and I decided I was ready to be discharged he wrote some letter stating my condition and a relapse prevention plan to the GP.
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Yes. My GP will refill prescriptions, but all adjustments and med changes come from psychiatrist. I’m very stable and also live in a small town a few hours drive away from the psychiatrist.
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Same here. My “family” doctor gives me my prescription, but med changes must be authorised by my psychiatrist.
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Mine will if I have no Pdoc , which has happened in the past.
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My GP also give me a prescription for AP’s. I normally give him a copy of the psychiatrist’s script when I have visited the psychiatrist. My GP says that they are allowed to treat patients with sz.
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It’s not common for the GP to prescribe AP’s here in the States.
But they do prescribe Antidepressants and Benzos for Neurotic conditions.
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